This weekend we visited the High Legh miniature railway at High Legh Garden Centre near Lymm, Cheshire. Boo and I visited a couple of years ago in the summer but I think she was a bit young and I fear I enjoyed it more. This time was different, at Christmas the railways gets all festive … [Read more…]
Some people may be putting their trees up today. Some may already have their decorations up. I am going to try and hold off just one more week. Not least because we have so many decorations, it may take me a week to prepare and then get it all up. With young children though, it … [Read more…]
I make a Christmas cake every year. It’s a boozy affair started sometimes, as early as October, and I wouldn’t recommend driving after a slice. I didn’t make one when I was pregnant with Boo as I selfishly thought why should I if I can’t eat it myself? I am afraid I have taken the … [Read more…]
This week we received a lovely box of Christmassy crafts from Baker Ross so what better way to spend my first afternoon of maternity leave? We got crafting Christmas style. The first thing to catch Boo’s eye was a pack of cards in the shape of baubles. They came in a pack of six complete … [Read more…]
Can you believe another week has flown by? We are nearly in December and I am getting really impatient about putting my tree up. I am going to really try and wait as I have previous convictions of peaking too soon. Last week’s #TinselTuesday offerings were a lovely mix of recipes and musings. I … [Read more…]
Last year I was in awe at the effort that went into many people’s Elf on the Shelf. So this year, I got us one. Well actually, in true Emma style, I got two a ‘real’ elf off eBay and another one from Sainsburys. For the last month I have been trying to come up … [Read more…]
I recently saw a delicious looking soup in a sandwich shop. Christmas soup. I was really excited about it but imagined it would have turkey in it. It didn’t, it had ham so I still couldn’t have it (remember the vegetarian farmer’s wife). So I decided I wasn’t about to miss out and made it … [Read more…]
#Tinsel Tuesdays is back for week two. We had some great entries this week including a delicious looking festive marmalade cake from Time to be an Adult and homemade, mince meat from Mama Frog. Non-edible offerings came from Mummy M’s Memories who was lucky enough to go and see the new Nativity 3 movie … [Read more…]
Boo is firmly out of the weaning pouch stage but I remember when she was. That first Christmas, she was 11 months old and I really wished a Christmas dinner pouch had been available for when we were on the go. This year, the lovely people at Ella’s Kitchen have come up with a limited … [Read more…]
Once upon a time, mummy and Boo got the train to Liverpool to visit Santa’s Magical Grotto at St George’s Hall. They don’t travel very much on trains so the journey there was very exciting despite the pouring rain and there was a lot of “choo-choo-ing” on the way. Neither of them had been … [Read more…]
