Christmas is a time for indulgence and celebration, and it’s inevitable that many of us might find our trousers a little tighter come January. This piece from the Guardian reveals that reports suggest the average person will eat 6,000 calories on Christmas Day alone.
So yesterday we went and chose our Christmas trees – yes plural! We like to have a larger one in the lounge and a small one in the kitchen. I mean if you can’t be frivolous at this time of year, when can you be? Plus we like to choose trees with more ‘character’ and … [Read more…]
Sprouts – they are definitely the marmite of the vegetable world. You either love them or you hate them. I have to admit that as a child I hated them with a passion. and as much as my Mum would try to disguise them by mashing them in with cabbage, I could always detect their unique … [Read more…]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…… yes we heard the first Christmas song on the way to school on Tuesday, which had me singing along loudly and happily (and out of tune but the boys don’t notice!). I cannot believe that the big day is now less than 3 weeks to go. Where … [Read more…]
With both boys at school now, I am faced with two very hungry children when we get home from school. Some nights we bypass having a snack before tea because according to them ” we are starving Mummy”, so I crack on and make them an early tea instead. Therefore, with them both sat at … [Read more…]