It is looking Christmassy on my china cabinet!

We are settling in for the evening by the fire, planning to see in the New Year with our older two kids and a neighbour. We’ll watch a DVD then probably watch Big Ben in London strike midnight on TV. We don’t tend to go out on New Years Eve, and earlier today I was…

Unlike me, my kids were delighted to see some snow this morning. Not a whole lot, but enough for a snowball fight before school. Quick post – suffering from toothache – ouch.

I love candles, especially in the bathroom, and I really love this new huge lantern, which was a Christmas present from my husband. (It came from Marks and Spencers) I have tried it in a few different locations so far, and probably when we have friends over I will use it downstairs, but usually I…

Since mum took ill with a major stroke and I discovered how to post my daily iPhone photos to my blog, there hasn’t been very much blogging with words. I miss writing/blogging but at least I am still capturing/recording daily life. When mum first had her stroke I almost stopped blogging and capturing a daily…

One of the highlights of Janmary Designs is being invited along to a hen party. I really appreciate the amount of organising that goes into these celebrations, with so many aspects to coordinate. I enjoy bringing a relaxed and creative element to the proceedings. My latest hen party was for the bride-to-be Kim, organized by…

GREAT NEW GIVEAWAY ON MY BLOG – HEREWin £50 of kitchen accessories from www.cookingessentials.co.uk – open to all in UK! It has been quite a long time since I took part in WFMW (Works For Me Wednesday), but here I am! It is so easy, that it can hardly even be called a “craft” but…