Chocolates play a big part of Christmas really, don’t they? I mean, every supermarket sells those big tins full of assorted wrapped chocolates for you to buy early, and keep hidden away until Christmas. Mind you more often than not I end up buying two because one normally gets eaten way before advent starts!!!
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…]
When I was pregnant with my first child, I had all of these notions of what I did and did not want for my first born. One that sticks out the most in my now patchy memory (lol!), is that I wanted him or her to have wooden toys once they were old enough to … [Read more…]
With a little more than 2 weeks to go until we all find out if we have made it on to the ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’ lists, it is a good time to bake some Christmas inspired cakes.
So it is 49 days until Christmas !!! Is that good or bad news for you? I think it is not too bad, and still seems like long enough. However I am well aware that before I know it it will be Christmas Eve and all of the presents will be under the tree or … [Read more…]