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I’ve previously described our Christmas tradition of putting the decorations up around my dad’s birthday in mid December and then they would be taken down on Epiphany which was his sister’s birthday, a tradition from their own childhood. We have started our own tradition of a night time walk to look at the local Christmas […]

I am not really a fan of cocktails any more (wine, it’s all about the wine now!) But Christmas simply wouldn’t be Christmas without a Snowball. The simplest way to make this is to mix together advocaat and lemonade in equal measure (or adjust to your own taste and need!) Of course, in this cold […]

I hear a lot of jokes as the kids try to out do each other. Even Zach joins in (thanks YouTube for this one that I endure multiple times a day: Knock, knock. Who’s there? The door) But when it actually comes to Christmas jokes, my knowledge and that of the kids is surprisingly lacking. […]

Apparently it is time to get crafty, something which you know I am not keen on! However, after seeing the joy on Zach’s face when he made a ghost for Halloween, I decided to get the PVA glue and cotton wool out again 🙂 Simply cut out a snowman shape. Draw on a face and […]

When putting up our Christmas decorations, we listen to the same music that we have listend to for the last 30 something years. Is is just me or are modern Christmas songs just rubbish??? The last good song was Stay Another Day by East 17 and even that isn’t too Christmassy apart from the ringing […]