Hi there Four days to go, and the party poppers are poppin!! After an early Roast lamb, we headed off to the rugby club up the road, for a sing song. It was epic, as ever. So many friends and families. Just love it. Spot Grace and Mark…and guess which Carol we were singing. Let me give you a clue: it was MY FAVOURITE! đ I loved being kind of invisible in the crowd, if you know what I mean….
Happy Saturday. Itâs 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. Heâs 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 80âs. 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: ÂŁ12.90 cheap day return. Iâd say thatâs a bargain!…
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, doesnât 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, hasnât it? And in December there always seem to be several countdowns running in parallel. Youâll 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, HAPPY NATIONAL CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY! Whatâs it all about Alfie? Well…itâs 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 Jimâs old Christmas Jumper? Well, we shrank it! Itâs so brilliant now! In fact we have speed knitted 6 new Christmas…
Hi there Happy Saturday. Happy Feast of St Nicholas Day! Did you put your shoe out yesterday evening? Was it full of sweets and nuts this morning? When we were kids, our Mum always upheld this German tradition. Well, St Nicholas is celebrated in many countries, not just Germany. Dates back to the 4th century, apparently. Anyhow, it was always very exciting in our home as children. I remember putting my little shoe outside – fair and square – and…
Hi there How about a trip down Memory Lane? I remember designing these two Framer stamps many years ago. They were so popular, we developed a whole collection of âOâ Stamps. Can you remember them all? They all come with fabulous little scene-building stamps too. I guess these were the first designs we came up with, where you created little scenes within a frame, a shape. Weâve certainly been on that trail ever since, havenât we?! I have asked Tom…