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December 31 – The Best Bits – Bloggy Review 2009
Last December (2008) I came across this idea to Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month I cheated slightly, as it is my blog, and I can do what I want (sort of!) so having read over my last year…
Surprise!
Last Sunday, after a lunch, we told the kids we had a surprise for them. Here is what happened The box The opening The balloon The realization We are going back to Disney! Disneyland Resort Paris this time…..in February. I think the kids are nearly as excited as I am! On to other slightly less…
Annie Sloan chalk paint makeover in progress – my husband is painting our dining room furniture
We have had pine dining room furniture since we moved to this house in 1998. The time has come for a change ….. with Annie Sloan chalk paint (of course!) I will be sharing our progress on this blog – looking forward to seeing the finished result.
On 6th December – our Church is prepared for Christmas
This morning, before the congregation arrived, I was able to take a few photos in the main church so I can share how it looks for Christmas. However, more important than lovely candles, flowers and banners, is how we are prepared for Christmas in our hearts. Each week of Advent we light some of the…
An eye opening visit
My Show and Tell this week is of a special painting of a special place in our family’s life. The scene is of Clifton, Bristol in south west of England and includes the Downs, the Suspension Bridge and the Balloon festival. We lived for a year in Bristol nearly 5 years ago. We had a…
House swapping, transatlantic visitors and a political tour of Belfast
We love to house swap (you may have noticed!) and have swapped 4 times in the last two years. One of the disadvantages of house swapping though, is you don’t often get to meet the other swapping family, despite having lots of long chatty emails asking and answering queries. When you see their photos of…

