‘Twas the night before Christmas….
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A Heritage Layout and my weekend.
It is a bright spring morning, and I walked my 2 daughters to school this morning. Sam goes in the buggy, but I have now started to let him walk back. Lots of interesting things to examine on the way home – lamp posts, flowers, birds, Sam the lolli-pop man, pieces of gravel, cars etc,…
A Nesting Christmas
Along with my collection of nativities (and more here), I also have a small but growing collection of nesting Christmas decorations. Can’t remember which set was first – maybe the largest set of 7 Santas. But this has been my most recent one (a half price bargin in Tescos!) My son particularily enjoys playing with…
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!
Entrance Hall Makeover – finished for Christmas!
Ta da! …… after 14 years of living with a green carpet we detested, we finally have replaced it, and all the planned work of the last few weeks of work is finished. This is it just after the carpet was laid – so still a bit bare and this is how it looked just…
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Family Trip to Florida part 6 – Our day at Discovery Cove
It had finally arrived – our day at Discovery Cove. I “encouraged” the kids to get up early so we could arrive just after 7.30am – we were able to walk straight in to Reception and be registered – (TIP – photo id needed for adults but we had read that the night before so…
16 December – Christmas Mince Pies
Do you love or loathe Christmas sweet mince pies? I’m somewhere in the middle ….. I’m usually not a huge fan of baked items full of dried fruit – Christmas cake and Christmas pudding …..no thanks! However the combination of a small amount of the sweet mincemeat and some lovely crumbly pastry (especially when warmed)…