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Festive fun at Chiltern Open Air Museum

10/12/2020
Father Christmas riding a golf buggy covered in tinsel

This time of year, we’d normally have lots of festive days out planned. This year though, the calendar is looking very empty without the usual Christmas events. We did have one day out booked in though – the Christmas weekend event at Chiltern Open Air Museum.     Chiltern Open Air Museum is one of… Read More

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Review: Playmobil 1.2.3 Advent Calendar

20/10/202020/10/2020
The Playmobil 1.2.3 advent calendar with a festive Playmobil scene in front showing the pieces contained within the advent calendar

Disclaimer – I was sent the Playmobil 1.2.3 advent calendar to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. All three of my children have loved playing with Playmobil. The girls have had Playmobil advent calendars in the past and enjoyed them although Thomas has been too young for one. He’s now at an age… Read More

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Our second Christmas at Coombe Mill

02/01/202003/01/2020
Sophie exploring the fairy garden at Coombe Mill

Christmas is a tough time for us since Jessica died and we haven’t yet been able to face doing Christmas at home the way we used to. Instead, we headed to Cornwall to spend our second Christmas without Jessica at Coombe Mill. Last year, it was just the four of us, but this year Grandma… Read More

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Merry Christmas

23/12/201919/12/2019
Sophie, Thomas and Jessica dressed as Christmas elves at the table together with a log cabin background with the text "Merry Christmas" across the photo

Merry Christmas to all my readers! I’ll be taking a break from the blog over the festive period as usual, but just wanted to say thank you for reading my ramblings over the past year. I know Christmas can be a tough time for many people, but I hope the festive season will be a… Read More

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Friday Focus 20/12/19 – All ready for Christmas

20/12/201919/12/2019
The word Christmas with two holly leaves and a red berry as the dot for the 'i'

The presents have all been wrapped, cards have been sent, the tree is up and we are pretty much ready for Christmas to arrive. Sophie finished school yesterday and is very excited that Christmas is nearly here now. At the moment, I’m ok with the festive season. It’s up and down – I’m expecting that… Read More

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Visiting Santa by narrowboat

11/12/201910/12/2019
Sophie standing in front of a red narrowboat

Last year, Sophie enjoyed taking a narrowboat ride to go and visit Santa. It was such a lovely way to see Santa that I decided to do it again this year for our family time in December. Last time, hubby and Sophie had the last two spaces on the boat trip. This time I was… Read More

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Festive fun at the Christmas light switch on

05/12/201905/12/2019
Sophie bouncing around a Christmas tree and snowman inside the inflatable snow globe

The festive season is now upon us and we started off ours with an afternoon at the school Christmas fayre followed by the Christmas light switch-on.     I find the school fayre hard these days – walking around the school that Jessica should have been going to; seeing her friends and wishing she was… Read More

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I'm Louise, mummy of three - Jessica, forever six, who was born with half a heart and lives on in mine; and heart-healthy Sophie (born 2013) and Thomas (born 2018). I blog about living with grief after child loss, crafts, days out and the little moments of family life.

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