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Tonight’s layout after a lovely weekend
So here is the layout. It is of my middle daughter Jane in Lady Dixon Park, Belfast 2 years ago. I remember it was a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon (just as today), and there was a brass band playing in the park. The girls played with their skipping ropes while we sat on a blanket…

On the 9th of December….. another nativity (a mini one this time!)
On the 9th of December….. another nativity (a mini one this time!). We bought this little wooden one in Bellagio, on the shores of Lake Como. I love to find unusual Christmas decorations on our travels, and if it is a nativity then that’s a bonus!

We are human too!
So my daughters have been begging me to teach them some digital scrapbooking, and together we made some thank you cards and a book mark for their teachers. It was good fun, and already they are getting to grips with it. I have edited the cards to erase the teachers names and protect the…

A fairytale castle in France
Today we headed for a chateau, which made a change from a cathedral! Or else there would have been a risk that this blog and our holiday would need to be remamed “a Tour or French Cathedrals while House Swapping”! It was in the beautiful village of Pierrefonds, and not surprisingly has been used as a…

Sunday Summary
This morning our church focused on our overseas missionaries. We were in charge of the 8 – 12 years olds during Children’s Church and our activity we concentrated on a family from Ireland who are working in Zambia. We helped the kids learn about the country then we wrote letters to the children in the…

22 December – the stuffing is ready and the table is set
Today has been a day for “getting things done” – I love those sorts of days. Definitely feeling a bit festive around here, still some snow lying around the garden, and even the occasional flurry of flakes falling outside. I have made my super simple stuffing this afternoon. Kids are watching a Christmas movie while…