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Christmas

My Letter from Santa Claus

September 18, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 2 Comments

It may only be mid-September but mark my words, Christmas is coming. There are so many magical things around for children and, as Boo will be nearly four, I am hoping this year, my own little Christmas elf will understand a bit more. So recently we tried out a letter from Father Christmas from My Letter from Santa Claus. … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Lifestyle, Parenting..., Reviews Tagged: Christmas, Father Christmas, Letter from Santa, magical, Santa Claus

Win £750 worth of vouchers with National Cupcake Week

September 4, 2014 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

It’s only 15 weeks until Christmas, Sorry to scare you. For most of us, that’s only four, maybe five pay days. How do you fancy winning £750 worth of vouchers for the likes of Boots, Toys R Us, Amazon and Early Learning Centre? Your Christmas shopping would be sorted. Well, thanks to Betta Living, you … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Recipes, Reviews Tagged: baking, Christmas, competition, cupcake, Great British Bake Off, win

Christmas cake efforts 2013

December 22, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: cake decorating, Christmas, christmas cake, icing, marzipan, penguins

ELC kitchen erection nightmare or breeze?

December 21, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy 3 Comments

So last night the elves (my husband and I) did the thing I had been dreading. We put my daughter’s ELC cottage kitchen together (http://www.elc.co.uk/Wooden-Cottage-Kitchen—Red/136819,default,pd.html#q=cottage%20kitchen). I had been worrying about it for a while. I could see us up until 4am Christmas Day morning doing it and, with a day of play and cooking to … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Parenting... Tagged: Christmas, DIY, Early Learning Centre, ELC, flatpack, play kitchen, Santa's Elves, stress, toys

You know it’s Christmas on the farm when…

December 20, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy 18 Comments

You know it’s Christmas on the farm when:   You have the same conversation every year-should we buy a turkey from a shop or buy poults and rear our own? People ask you, in earnest, ‘do you still have to feed the cows/sheep/horses/pigs (delete as applicable) on Christmas Day? The farmer’s wife buys reindeer antlers for … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: Christmas, farm, farmer, farmer's wife, livestock, reindeer, sheep, turkey

The vows to myself about Christmas Dinner

December 20, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: Christmas, Christmas dinner, sprouts, stress, turkey

Santa Express our trip on the East Lancashire Railway

December 2, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

So yesterday we visited the East Lancashire Railway in Bury for one of their Santa Express trips. The day had been recommended by a friend and it didn’t disappoint. My two year old squealed with delight when she saw the station all lit up with Christmas lights and the steam train parked up in the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Reviews Tagged: Bury, Christmas, family days out, steam, thomas the tank engine, trains

Culcheth Victorian Day 2013

November 30, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy 3 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Christmas, Culcheth, Victorian Day, Warrington

Tryin not to peak too soon

November 29, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy 1 Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Lifestyle, Parenting... Tagged: Christmas, decorations, peaking too soon

Salt Dough Decorations Recipe

November 27, 2013 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Lifestyle Tagged: boredom buster, cheap activities, children, Christmas, decorations, recipe, salt dough, toddler
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