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A lot of sad faces in our house tonight, poor George, our ginger cat, will be spending his Christmas with the vet. And his Christmas Day present will probably be the relief of being catheterised again! Poor thing still having problems, but in the best place. Also, in comparison to some really big issues facing…

George is finally home, and in time for Christmas. Our ginger cat, George, was badly injured on 2 November, and apart from a few days, has spent the last 7 weeks at the vets (thanks heavens for pet insurance) Finally, yesterday, we got to bring him home. He has regained some of the weight he…

The title says it all. The kids have stopped school for Christmas, so even less time than usual for blogging. Here is today’s photo – a selection of Christmas Trees on my hall table – can you spot the two made by 2 of my kids?!! Following on from yesterday’s post. I must say I…

It dawned on me yesterday, while competing for the christmas goodies in Marks & Spencers and remembering I already had some crackers, that I have not seen ANY crackers mentioned on blogs, in digi-kits, or even in digital Lay-outs. I assumed therefore that these are a purely British tradition, but a Wikipedia Search revealed that…

Ten years ago today, I gave birth to my first child, Sarah, by caesarean section. She was 4 weeks early, and I was suffering from pre-eclampsia, but all was well, and we both got home on Christmas Eve. This photo was taken shortly after her birth, she lay beside me, eyes wide open but very…

Today, having waited a whole week, I finally stopped resisting and went to the new Ikea store in Belfast. Those who don’t know me so well, may not appreciate quite what a momentous occasion this was. For nearly 20 years, since I visited my first Ikea store in England I have had a passion for…