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We saw “IBM Father Christmas” yesterday. Yes, that’s his name. He brings presents to all of the boys and girls of IBM parents, then he goes off to help the normal Father Christmas, apparently. He also provides a magic show, disco, face painter and card making station. He’s pretty amazing.
Father Christmas is a big deal in our home. Every one of our boys still believes and I’m incredibly grateful for that. I won’t tell you how long it was that I believed for, but let’s just say the boys have quite a way to go to beat my record. Anyhow, I’m hanging onto the…
As the Easter Bunny, Father Christmas, the Tooth Fairy and the Irish Leprechauns all stopped sprinkling me with magic a (far too) long time ago, since 2010 I have sought solace in something else. Sorry magical folk. You deserted me and I’ve replaced you with the Morning Reveal. The Morning Reveal deserves its status as…
In truth these aren’t my Christmas Day breakfast photos. We had to have a redo with exactly the same styling as thanks to my clumsiness, I have grainy JPEG photos from my lovely new camera instead of these brighter RAW numbers. Note to self: check your settings twice next time. Anyhow, as the mister pointed…
Continuing to try to catch up with my Christmas backlog, today I found I’d uploaded these photos in readiness for the post and just needed to write it. Hoorah. The Jones Family Annual Reindeer Food Preparation Station. Last year it was slightly less impressive (it was a bowl, oats and sprinkles) but this year I…
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It’s just a field. A field that grows magic. The tree farm. We don’t know what it’s called, and we don’t know how we found it. They don’t advertise…and they always ask us not to tell others. And with gloopy mud puddles, jewelled cobwebs and mystical weeds, we find Christmas here, every year.
At the first glimpse of Easter sunshine peeping from the perpetually cloudy Hampshire sky we bunny hopped, skipped and jumped at the chance to get out into the fresh Spring breeze and hunt…because the Easter Bunny’s treasure awaited us! The Jones Family Candy Hunters were corralled in the garage whilst things were set up. …
Love that moody photo and love his beard. Great photo. Hope you've sorted your phone xxx
Thanks Lisa – no such luck though yet :/ I am still phone-less! Boo 🙁
A great photo, your boys look so blonde here x
Thanks Jane – they are bright blonde now – Hero is a brunette like me though 😉
That's such a lovely photo! I remember the Father Christmas at my Dad's work, I think he always had a few beforehand! 😀
That photograph is magical!
What a magical photo! One to treasure for sure.
Wow IBM does sound pretty amazing! Love the photo x
Loving the photo – I bet you will look
back on this in years to come and be transported back to this time
What a lovely company IBM is. My husband's company is more likely to take presents off children!
Aw what a fantastic idea! You're picture is beautiful by the way x
Such an adorable photo, really magical
Love the picture and I would welcome a visit from this Santa too 🙂
That photo is brilliant, it looks like one off of a Christmas card!
Love that photo – captures christmas perfectly
what an an absolutely beautiful picture