Okay we really are getting close to Christmas now. It’s such a frantic time of year, so much about the present buying, the parties, the decorations, the cheesy music. I feel myself becoming more and more stressed out trying to … Continued
Have you decorated your house for the festive period yet? What a strange thing it is, putting a tree with shiny hanging things and flashing lights on in the corner of your living room. Some years I can’t wait to … Continued
With all the Christmas adverts on the telly box, the town Christmas lights sparkling away, and all this talk of sales and delivery deadlines, you can’t blame me for turning my attention to the gifts I might want to give … Continued
Are you ready for Christmas? I’m nearly there, I think. I’ve got one more present to buy (must do this immediately after writing this blog post), a handful to wrap, a fresh food shop to do (tomorrow morning at the … Continued
It is the season for giving, and I couldn’t let the month go by without at least one gift guide. I naturally decided to take an outdoors theme to my gift ideas list, and all the suggestions on here would … Continued
Since I posted about my mini Thanksgiving feast I’ve been asked a number of times for the recipe. And seeing as Turkey will be the meat of choice in most households towards the end of this week I figured I should just give in to … Continued
Unsurprisingly, most of my photos this week have a Christmas theme… Table set for Christmas dinner. Christmas Dinner at home. Lemon meringue ice cream (home made Vienetta!). Read the recipe. I received a beautiful Mondaine Swiss Railway Watch from LincsGeek … Continued
This is a very simple recipe ideal for mid-week and when you might have left overs hanging about. It’s a “dry” rice dish (unlike risotto which is often quite wet) that uses the paprika oil that comes from cooking chorizo … Continued
We had our office Christmas meal this week – I had a really good time at The Castle Hotel in Lincoln, the food was good and we laughed alot! This was my place setting. It’s rather warm for the time … Continued
Marks and Spencer are running a campaign to encourage people to spend just a little bit of their own money to spread Christmas cheer by giving back something to make someone else’s life better. With a particular family in mind … Continued