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And the winner is……….
I have always wanted to say that! I am delighted to announce that Tina from mummifiedtimesfive is the winner of the $10 gift certificate from Weeds & Wildflowers Digital Scrabooking Store.The prize was my giveaway for the Ultimate Blog Party – an amazing 1497 bloggers took part! I have already met some great bloggers, and…

It’s Birthday Time
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Welcome Twenty Ten!
Welcome to my world in 2010. To my readers, old and new, I wish you a very Happy New Year. How did you see in the New Year? As usual we stayed in as a family, but this year our 2 daughters managed to stay awake until midnight – with the help of popcorn, marshmallows…
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Day 12 – A Nativity (with an unconventional visitor)
I love Nativity sets and I now have quite a number gathered up over the years. This one is a particular favourite as it is wooden and very child-friendly. I remember buying it in Selfridges in London and when Sarah was small she used to ask why Jesus was born in a table? Today while…

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Let it Snow!
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Nesting and lessons learned
So here is what I learned this week That my son believes he can persuade some birds to come and live in his meringue nest! He ran around the garden with the aforementioned meringue nest shouting “Here, birdie, birdie….come and live in my nest – it is so yummy”! Even the addition of a dandelion…

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And the winner of the Orla Kiely Shopping Bag Giveaway is……
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Review of Bananagram – fun family game
- 1. It was promoted as a game for all ages (from 7 up)
- 2. It was Olympic 2012 special addition and I was in London and promised to bring home a souvenir
- 3. It looked fun while being educational too
- 4. Easily transported for family holidays
We have already played it with friends and family …. and it has been very popular.
The rules are easy, and it can be fun working in team with some of the younger players
The frequent request on completing a game is “just one more game please”
At Britmums I did see a number of other games from makers of Bananagrams and I would be certainly keen to try some more. This game was purchased by me, and all opinions expressed are entirely my own – promise!
What is your favourite family game?
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A different room with a view!
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Lessons, sculptures, jewelery and a challenge!
I’m back, and I missed blogging last week, but not SO much that I actually got around to doing it! Did you miss me? Did you notice? …….. probably best if you don’t answer that……. So here is what have I NOT blogged about – Valentines Day, a weekend at the cottage on the north…
Looks like a hoot! I can’t remember the last time we played a game, so sad! We hope to go camping in the fall and then we will do that – my Mr. bought a Stratego game at a yard sale, he has fond childhood memories of it so guess who will be learning? Have you ever heard of it?
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Barb