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By now most, if not all, the present buying has been done, and it’s time for some Christmas present wrapping. I really enjoy wrapping the gifts, it’s not at all a chore, as long as I have sufficient supplies – wrapping paper, tissue, gift tags, gift bags and of course Sellotape. Of course Garfield was…
Before blogging introduced me to others Christmas traditions around the world, I hadn’t really appreciated that Christmas crackers weren’t gracing everyone’s table on Christmas Day! I think they have reached the shores of Canada and Australia and other Commonwealth countries, but if you are reading this from another corner of the world, do let me…
Do you love or loathe Christmas sweet mince pies? I’m somewhere in the middle ….. I’m usually not a huge fan of baked items full of dried fruit – Christmas cake and Christmas pudding …..no thanks! However the combination of a small amount of the sweet mincemeat and some lovely crumbly pastry (especially when warmed)…
I bought my first Christmas nativity in London about 15 years ago, and have gathered a few (!) up since then……I bought this latest one in London in November This morning in church, Dr Heather Morris was sharing about the important central role of baby Jesus in the nativity scene, and also in our Christmas…
Last night our eldest daughter had her 16th birthday party at our house (she turns 16 during this coming week). She chose to have mini chocolate cupcakes and mini lemon cupcakes (with one large lemon cupcake in the middle) instead of a traditional cake. As is now a birthday tradition, we borrowed a chocolate fountain…
It is Christmas carol service / Christmas concert season. Today my son was VERY excited to be singing in the choir, although even more exciting was getting to wear a school shirt and tie! (wonder how long that will last!) The songs he sang today included: There’s a Star You’d Better Wise Up Hee-Haw! Time…