Happy Saturday. It’s been a beautifully crisp, sunny day here in the south-east of England. So the kids and I headed up to the forest for a proper long walk. Good exercise, good banter – just all-round good. And not another soul in sight! Five days before Christmas… now that is something. You know what they say: The best things in life are free…. Later this afternoon, we made our way to The Pantiles, strolling through the cobbled streets and…
Hi there. How was your day? Mine has been a good one thus far. Grace and I went to Lewes this afternoon, to do some Christmas shopping. On the way from the car park to the High Street, we met a homeless guy called Mark. I have met him there before. Spent a good while talking to him today, and listening to him. He’s usually quite chipper, but today you could see he was very low. And just in case…
Hi there. Thanks so much for sharing all your Musical faves yesterday! So good to remember those great performances. I remember taking my Nan to see Cats with Elaine page in the 80’s. She was so chuffed to have front row seats. I will never forget that day with her. Right. Ready for a run down of today? It was pretty epic! Train up to London this morning. Wait for it: £12.90 cheap day return. I’d say that’s a bargain!…
Hi there Just got in from a lovely evening! We all went to see Evie (Grand-daughter) perform in her school musical,Annie. Absolutely delightful. It was great to see the kids and characters on stage. Miss Hannigan in particular was so talented! He will go far. But what am I saying. They were all simply awesome. And tomorrow we are all off to see Lionel Bart’s Oliver at the Gielgud Theatre in London. So it’s been quite a week of orphans!…
Hi there That little trip down Memory Lane yesterday really took me on the Nostalgia Bus, and judging by all your comments, you were right there with me! Nice xxx Makes you feel like you were there when it was special, doesn’t it? So how did you get on with the Word Search the other day? The 12 Days of CHristmas? Did you find all twelve? There was a little curve ball, a little cheeky diversion with the Pipers…. errr….
Hi there We looked at family traditions yesterday, and I showed you our Adventskranz, which sits on the window ledge in the kitchen… This got me thinking about what December used to feel like, in the run-up to Christmas – before it became quite so busy, quite so loud. What Christmas was like back in the day. When I think of past Decembers and Christmases, I always think of England. Even though I lived abroad for many years – in…
Hi there, Happy Sunday. How are you?This 100-day countdown has certainly been picking up speed, hasn’t it? And in December there always seem to be several countdowns running in parallel. You’ll certainly have heard the word Advent. Most of us think first of Advent calendars – 24 little windows, one opened each day in December, often with a chocolate reward inside. But here at our little farmhouse, we uphold a different tradition, one my Mum passed on to me –…
Hi there. Oh boy oh boy. 12 days to Christmas. That arrived fast, didn’t it?! Did you know I drew the 12 days of Christmas years ago – They make lovely Christmas cards and tags! But I would say it’s a little bit late for making cards 12 days before Christmas! Tags maybe though… CLICK HERE to find that artwork. And here are a few lovely cards, just to get us in the mood… 🎄 A Little Christmas Brain Teaser……
Hi there! TGIF!! It will be good to slow down and get the house ready for when the kids come home next week. Paul did a cracking job on Hobbymaker with these 3 brand new smashing Groovi plates. I drew them as stamps a while ago, and now we’ve made them into Groovi. FIND HERE They sit beautifully alongside the Art Nouveau Collection we already have. I’ve long admired the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and it was a real…
Hi there, HAPPY NATIONAL CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY! What’s it all about Alfie? Well…it’s for SAVE THE CHILDREN. Simply put, it’s a day to wear festive jumpers to raise money for children in the UK and worldwide. Well, at Clarity, we put our Christmas Jumpers AND our thinking caps on – and we have come up with a perfect plan… Remember Jim’s old Christmas Jumper? Well, we shrank it! It’s so brilliant now! In fact we have speed knitted 6 new Christmas…