Christmas – it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Decorating the house for the festive season is one of my favourite activities in the lead up to Christmas… Think fairy lights, colourfully-decorated trees, nativity displays and sparkle, lots of sparkle. In this post, I’m going to share a few of the tips I’ve picked…
Did I ever mention how much we love Christmas? When I say we, I mean me but I think Boo might be learning my Christmassy ways. I’d say it starts early October, my festive fervour and lasts until I cave in and put the decorations up. Recently, the Christmas Boutique asked bloggers if they…
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…
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…
So if you’ve read any of my previous posts, you will be aware we live on a farm (I suppose the name of my blog gives it away). Many people think this is some kind of idyll existence and, on many levels, it is. However there are drawbacks to rural, country living and one of…
I don’t know about you but when it comes to Christmas, I’m all enthusiasm and effort with little success. Nothing seems to go the way I has thought about it in my head (it’s a minefield in Emma’s world, I’m telling you). My tree ends up with lights at one side and not the other. I have…
