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Fountains, fireworks and friends!
Ok – maybe I went a bit overboard with the alliteration, but there will be a little bit of all of the above in this post. Now – for a non-apology. I am so tempted to start this post, as I start many of my posts, with an apology for not posting since…..I last posted!…
What a wonderful christmas time
Here follows a photo story of Christmas Eve and Christmas day at our house. Making the stuffing Lighting the Advent Candles Out for a walk to view the Christmas Lights Watching some TV in pyjamas Reading ‘Twas the night before Christmas Mince Pie, port and carrots left for Santa and the reindeer CHRISTMAS MORNING The…
The tale of the pirate and the two fridge/freezers
Today was Pirate Day for the Primary 5 kids at school today. My middle daughter asked me to draw some “scars” on her face and hands to add to the authenticity! Here is her teacher, getting into the spirit of things. And her class mates too. At midnight last night, while switching off the lights,…
Our French Home from Home – our home exchange continues
One of the top advantages of house swapping is getting to stay in a real home, not an annonymous hotel room or impersonal appartment. While I am not going to show lots of photos of our hosts’ home, here are a few of the wee things I have enjoyed about this house. The gorgeuos tiled…
Giveaway – beautiful Orla Kiela Reuseable Shopping Bag!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED – but there’ll be another one as soon as Tesco’s launch the next Orla Kiely bag! I don’t know about you, but (when I remember to leave them in the car for next time) I much prefer using reuseable shopping bags to the flimsy plastic bags provided. It’s even better,…
On the10th day of December….Santa Claus is coming to town
Continuing on with my daily blogging about Christmas here, today I thought I would share a few of the Santas that have accumulated in our house over the years. I didn’t realise how many there were until I started to photograph them. I will start with a few from the tree Then an advent one…