So Facebook is ten and everyone has the opportunity to make a video of their time on the social media site. I admit it. I cried. I joined in 2007 and so many things have happened since then. I’d just met my (now) husband. There’s been highs and lows. I must admit I’m not one … [Read more…]
My friend introduced me to this diet over ten years ago. In my 20s it was a great way to kick-start my dieting if I had hit a plateaux in weight loss. The diet claims you can lose up to ten pounds in the three days. I only lost ten pounds the first time I … [Read more…]
My friend introduced me to this diet over ten years ago. In my 20s it was a great way to kick-start my dieting if I had hit a plateaux in weight loss. The diet claims you can lose up to ten pounds in the three days. I only lost ten pounds the first time I … [Read more…]
I love baking. I prefer the decorating to the actual baking but it is very hard to get to the decorating stage if you don’t crack the eggs in the bowl if you know what I mean. At the beginning of November I made my Christmas cake. I am not loyal to one recipe. I … [Read more…]
I will not get drunk. Last year, my brother-in-law brought champagne. We live with mother-in-law on the farm and he was visiting for the season. I decided to calm my ‘cooking-Christmas-dinner-nerves’ with a gin and tonic, then had another. It was Christmas after all. My husband then invited me to join his family in their … [Read more…]
Every year, the village of Culcheth near Warrington holds a Victorian Day at the end of November. It happened today and it is a lovely day for all of the family. Local business owners and their staff dress up in Victorian attire and it ends with a Santa procession, carol singing and the switch-on of … [Read more…]
So it’s December 1st on Sunday and I have dusted off Boo’s Advent calendar. I bought her one of those reusable wooden Advent calendars last year. It is cute but on reflection, I still buy a chocolate one to put into the reusable one. So as of Sunday there are 24 sleeps until the big man arrives. I … [Read more…]
We love making things with salt dough all year round, not just for Christmas, but as the season draws near, it is a cheap activity that all children will enjoy doing. All you need is salt, water and plain four. I have specified plain because once we only had self-raising flour and the decorations were … [Read more…]
