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I love simple crafts – I love crafts that take seconds to do and have a big impact even better. Every year my boys get excited about the Hallowe’en party which we have at home and so I like to make a few extra special touches to their other meals too. These Hallowe’en party drink…
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Our homemade pot pourri is in progress – for the first time ever, we dried fruit! It was surprisingly simple. If you want to make some [and make your house smell very Christmassy indeed], all you need are the oranges, cloves, a baking tray, baking paper and an oven. Heat your oven to its lowest…
This month’s #BostikBloggers theme is snow. My parents, in the Midlands, have already experienced their first [and definitely not their last] snow of the year but here in leafy Hampshire we are still snowless. Generally if we get any it seems to arrive around January time which is a bit disappointing, especially when I grew…
AD – We were compensated for this post We’ve had elves in our home now for ten years. And I say elves, because there are 6 of them. It’s a team effort each Christmas and after ten years, even though we’re more prepared, we’re less full or original ideas. For this reason, we’re always on…
It’s not very often that you get any time to do something purely for the joy of it – and so when my mom and dad came to stay for a few days, I managed to steal a few minutes to myself at the table and whip up one of my favourite decorations – a…
It’s back to school yearbook time. I think I blinked and missed these summer holidays after Hero’s party was over. Probably because I’m in denial that not only is Jensen going back to school for his third year, but that this September my little Lyoto is starting school. He’s still a baby to me. My…