I just discovered the Portable North Pole website the other day and had fun setting up personalized messages from Father Christmas for my boys.  I even sent one to my sister, ye know on account of her being on the naughty list and all! Anyway, my...

It’s a year today that my granny passed away and for this week’s Musical Monday … the last one before Christmas Day . . . I’ve chosen Keane’s cover of the classic White Christmas. It’s classy, understated and lovely just like she was.  I really like...

It was my middle son’s school Christmas band concert the other night and he was so excited to be playing the trombone to an audience for the first time.  Not sure where he gets his nerves of steel from . . . his Dad shied away from doing any kind of...

Last weekend as part of my mum’s Christmas present I took her to a local dinner theatre that was putting on a Christmas show in the style of your typical British panto. All right then, let me hear you all  now – “It’s behind you . . . oh no it’s...

For this week’s WW, I’ve chosen the photo I took for our annual Christmas photo cards. They almost didn’t happen because I really wanted to take a photo this year at the beach, however, Mother Nature and sickie bugs had other ideas.  We happen to be...