A handmade paper wreath by Simple Things Magazine…
I love to decorate for Christmas, particularly handmade and using natural elements, ivy, spruce, holly. Bringing nature into the home. Among all the greenery I also love to add paper, paper baubles...
View ArticleDIY Wooden Tree Decorations
I was playing train tracks with the boy a while ago, standing up the little trees, when I thought what cute Christmas tree decorations they could make. Don’t worry though, I didn’t take the boys ones!...
View ArticleSchool Christmas Dinner, in France
My boys both had their school Christmas dinner last week and I was blown away by their menus, particularly at the lycée. I hadn’t thought ahead and was frustrated that I hadn’t asked them to take...
View ArticleI think we’ve finally cracked Christmas
I think we’ve finally cracked Christmas Well apart from the decorations. I don’t seem to have a festive bone in my body. Give me a bunch of holly, ivy and eucalyptus and you’ll end up with something...
View Article‘It’s the thought that counts’
‘It’s the thought that counts,’ is said far too often after Christmas. Of core it is the thought that counts, that’s what giving presents is about. But when is it actually said? When a present is a...
View ArticleA Nice Christmas
As 2014 draws to a close and everybody is busy with the Holidays, I’ll leave you with some images of the magical Christmas illuminations in Nice. The theme this year is Belle Epoque with a magnificent...
View ArticleA gluten free Festive Afternoon Tea at The Westin Dublin
In addition to the Most Peculiar Afternoon Tea I had at The Westin Dublin just before Christmas with my family, the hotel also created a gluten free Festive Afternoon Tea for my mum. Going by the...
View ArticleMaking our Christmas cards
This year I said I’d make my own Christmas cards. It’s something I aspire to every year… but somehow every year the last posting date hurtles towards me more quickly than the previous year and the...
View ArticleWord of the week: Musing
Well, Happy New Year, I hope you’ve had a fab Christmas break. We have, it’s been a busy one where we’ve caught up with almost all our family, hosted Christmas and Boxing Day lunches at home as well...
View ArticleOur Alternative Christmas
First of all, I want to wish a New Year full of surprises and joyful moments to you, my readers. Thank you for following my adventures and for taking the time to comment, it is always very much...
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