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Christmas was always so exciting as a child but there was a lull in my teens and early twenties 🙁 Thankfully having children re-ignites the fun! First Christmas for each of my three little ones: 2010, 2012 and 2016. Christmas is also tinged with a little sadness now as I think back to family members […]

Yesterday I published my own wishlist for the things I would like this Christmas but let’s have a think about the rest of the family… Matthew is super easy as his dinosaur obsession continues. I had no idea that there were so many brands of dinosaur toy! Anya is also quite easy to buy for […]

It is a real struggle these days for me to come up with anything I want for Christmas. We tend to just get on and buy anything we need throughout the year! I remember being a child and making huge long lists of toys and jewellery from the Argos catalogue, helpfully providing my parents with […]

I have been looking back over some of the recipes I have put on my blog this year and noticed that some that I used for picnics are actually perfect for Christmas party finger food as well. This Christmas I intend to make my mocha tarts, cheese frittata bites and pizza tartlets so that I […]

This year something unusual has happened: we’ve put our decorations up already! It is the tradition in our family to put the decorations up on the weekend nearest my dad’s birthday in mid December. When I was a child, his parents would come over to join in and it was a big family event. My […]