At this time of year, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed, caught up in the pressure to create the perfect Christmas. There are cards to write, presents to wrap, trees to decorate – so much to do and so little time. Sometimes we need to stop and remember that it’s just one day… Read More
Last December we performed “We Need A Little Christmas” from Mame in our fundraising concert. This year, we decided to perform the same number again – with a little twist. This time, with our concert taking place in November rather than December, we decided to bemoan the fact that Christmas seems to start earlier and… Read More
I have to admit that I love putting the girls in matching clothes when I get the chance. Most of their matching outfits have been gifts from Nanny or Grandma though. I rarely buy matching clothes myself – Sophie has so many clothes that used to be Jessica’s that it seems a little extravagant to… Read More
Amongst all the lovely Christmas presents I received were a few books from my lovely hubby who clearly knows my reading tastes very well as he chose the following books for me: The Women of the Cousins’ War: the real White Queen and her rivals – Philippa Gregory, David Baldwin and Michael Jones Elizabeth… Read More
For me, one of my favourite things about Christmas is spending time with family. With four brothers and four sisters, that’s a lot of family to try and catch up with over the festive period though although I managed to catch up with seven of my siblings – four of them before Christmas and three… Read More
Well, there can really only be one word to sum up this week and that is: We’ve had a lovely Christmas Day at home with hubby’s parents. This year’s Christmas dinner was relatively stress-free (thanks to buying all the trimmings pre-prepared – just had to put them in the oven which made life much easier!)… Read More
I’m signing off for a couple of days to enjoy focusing on spending Christmas with my family but just wanted to wish all my blog readers and followers a very Merry Christmas! Thank you for taking the time to read my posts over this last year and wishing you all peace and blessings for the… Read More