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Advent day 13- a day late! Party outfit
I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday- I'm actually a day behind and I need to do my Pause for Advent post but it's something I wanted to think a bit more about and I haven't got time today so something...
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Advent day 15- 6C
This picture comes from Sunday. That's the Bishop sitting on the floor with some kids.He decided to sum up the Christian faith in 7 words using sign language to go with it.CHASM- Before God created...
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5 brooches part 12- glitter fest!
Hello there,Thanks for your comments. The 'Come and sing' went ok. Some parents and kids seemed to love it and a few looked a bit harder to read- a few left early, but then they had younger children,...
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Advent day 17- Oh no it isn't!!!
One of the things I delight in at Christmas is the sheer artistry and beauty of shop fronts, especially independent ones. We went to Herne Hill to celebrate Canopy Beer's 1st anniversary of opening on...
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Advent day 18- Dress the tree!
Yesterday's Advent picture was of a beautiful shop front in South London. Today's comes from an Essex boutique CBC and I left our favourite Thai restaurant and saw this display in the front of the...
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Advent day 19- A joke and a bungee jumping wreath!
I really like the way Transport for London have a sort of motto, quote or a joke in this case at the station. I will be honest with you here- those really saccharine quotes about friendship or those...
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A pause for Advent 4-Day 18 - Join in our story
As you might know if you've stuck around here for a few years (and shame to the THREE unfollowers in the last 2 days- that's not in the Christmas spirit!), I always write a Christmas song for the kids...
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Advent Day 21- Over the top Christmas Jumper day
Today's Advent pictures are building up to an over the top Christmas jumper day outfit. For someone who is rather a terrible clothesaholic and hoarder, surprisingly, I am rather picky and frugal about...
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Advent day 22- 5 Christmas brooches!!
I've enjoyed trying to make sure my posts have had an Advent or Christmassy link each day, no matter how tenuous! Since I wanted to do the brooch thing each week, I decided this week would ALL have to...
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Advent Day 23- the best Christmas pudding ever (with cameo from the daleks!)
So in the early days of my Advent calendar this year, I alluded to my long-term dislike of seasonal desserts. My mother, of course, knows of this as she has long suffered my fussiness at Christmas with...
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Advent Day 24- Berries, berries!
And so we are here on Christmas eve! The delighted anticipation of seeing family, the last minute dash to wrap presents (although I have completed mine!) and to seek the elusive last Vegetarian...
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May the force be with you!
Our friends organised a trip to go and see James Bond together on opening night in October which we did and really enjoyed so we booked to go and see 'The Force Awakens' on Saturday 19th December....
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A Christmas selection box
Hello there!I'm back from my Christmas vacation in London. Very different for me to spend my Christmas in the city and in Essex after a good few years in Northumberland or Kent. However, it was...
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The Wellcome collection and the Disney tree!
On the 27th, CBC, WKWTTG and I dashed out of his flat to meet their parents at King's Cross to see them off. It was so sad saying goodbye to them after only seeing them for 3 days. After that, in true...
View ArticleNew Year- the obligatory 'Blog summing up introspective!'
It's funny, the concept of New Year- really it is just a certain date like any other to signify that 365/6 days have passed, I supposed we could celebrate a new year most days, like Unbirthdays, but...
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It's the snowflakes again- best post before this becomes outdated!
Morning! I figured I had better share this post during epiphany as it features my snowflake necklace. Technically, of course, snow should not be beholden to Christmas months only but I suspect if I...
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2015- my year in books!
I decided that my posts on reading this year have been absolutely abysmal- I got bored with doing reviews because I want to take my time over them and then they add up and I become despondent. Thus, I...
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New year's swing fling!
I thought I'd better share the New Year photos before the sight of snowflakes and Christmas tree became too unseasonal - we didn't get many good photos of our new year's Lindy ball.Here we are at the...
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A seasonal walk with a bonus WHAT IS IT?
CBC and I met our friend for a walk near Danbury lakes in Essex during the holiday- it was really nice to get out and about, get some air and see somewhere new!There MUST have been some scouting...
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