what a beautiful day. not only was it the last day of work for me before christmas and i don’t go back until the 6th of january! *punches the air* *wiggles bottom* but check out the glorious sunshine that covered london town. it was glorious. so this lunch time, i took a rare stroll down to kensington gardens and sat by the pond for just a short time. it was lovely. these were my mates for the brief 20 minutes that i sat by the pond.
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something rather special happened today
ronnie received a christmas card from the actual north pole from the actual santa
how excited is this little face
thank you santa (aka tired mummy of two)
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in the little part of london where we live, there is a lovely little tradition that has been happening for quite some time. we have been enjoying this tradition for the last 7 years that we have lived here. however this year it was just that tiny bit more special than it has been previously for us. you see this is what happens. the last wednesday before christmas the salvation army come along and set up shop just outside our front door. all the neighbours come out to play and with us we bring mince pies and mulled wine. we wrap up warm in the cold night and for an hour we sing christmas carols.
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someone is getting into his christmas groove already
crafty christmas – make your own crackers
many years ago i used to work for a retailer buying their christmas department. it was a huge amount of fun and as part of the development process i learnt how to make crackers. they are not difficult, you just need a little bit of patience and a some time to pull everything together. it’s so wonderful to pull a cracker on the day, and for your guest to have something personal as a gift rather than something fairly random or useless, and yes they do have to laugh at the jokes otherwise no turkey!