Ho Ho Ho! How are you?! Having a peaceful, joyful Christmas i hope. Forgive the late post – been spinning like a top, cooking, entertaining and having way too much fun! My jaw aches from laughing! Started with a lovely brisk walk after breakfast. The weather was glorious, so we walked down to the ghyll, the ancient woodland near where we live. The kids couldn’t resist the playground of course – … only Dad remained the steadfast adult. He is…
Hi there,Thanks for popping in. We are celebrating Christmas this evening, so can’t stop.Apart from the water pipe which sprang a leak above the kitchen, causing it to rain indoors, everything is peachy!CLEAN KITCHEN FLOOR THOUGH! I do hope you are having a lovely evening.Must go. The family is waiting xxxWe have had our Christmas Eve meal: Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and onion gravy. Deeeelicious !Time to gather together, light the candles, pour a drink and open the gifts underneath the tree.No….
Hi there! Thanks for popping in! It’s all go here! The weather has been less than lovely today, bit of mizzle, so we passed on the bust rip (errr… I mean bus trip!) to Brighton and stayed closet ohome (close to home!). This is what happens when you type fast!! The Christmas Market at the Tunbridge Wells Pantiles (gotta support your local artisans), and then Champagne, Cheese and Carols at Crowborough Rugby Club prevailed. Oh yes! What a splendid carol…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Forgive me for not hanging out much this evening. Grace and her lovely fella Mark have landed safely too, so now we have them all back in the nest…. Spaghetti Bolognese followed by vanilla ice cream with fruit compote. We’ve been yack yack yacking for hours! Poor Dave! It goes from just the two of us for months, rattling round in the house, to an invasion of two huge blokes and a beautiful chatterbox….
Ho Ho Ho! Thanks for popping in. Just got home from one of the best Christmas parties ever ever! Clarity Christmas at the Spa in Tunbridge Wells takes some beating! We had so much fun! The inimitable Jayne worked her magic again, and games and fun were had by all… A formidable Secret Santa game which was hilarious (to the left to the right to the right to the left and on and on ) And then, to crown it…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Just tuned in to the latest news of chaos from Gatwick. A drone has brought the airport to a standstill? Over 750 flights have been cancelled? They are bringing in the military to find the operator? Dearie me. Am I right in thinking that a lot of schools finished yesterday? So a lot of families will be flying out to love ones and on holiday today? What a shame for those people. I watched…
Ho Ho Ho! Thanks for popping in. Well, Mark’s home safe and sound. Great to see him, to catch up, and listen to him telling me all about Life in the Bay Area. So I didn’t go to work today. They don’t need me there! Methinks they are having way too much fun though!!!! There seems to be a real Christmas Jumper thing going on at Clarity! Our usually stringent dresscode has definitely been relaxed in the run up to…
Ho Ho Ho!Thanks for popping in.Counting the days to Christmas here!Mark is flying home from San Francisco tomorrow, so I really must whip the hoover round and fluff the pillows!Here’s a quick-trick Youtube, turning a stencil into a stamp… Hope you enjoyed that! This trick works really well with so many stencil designs! Try it!And the Maya Angelou moment in my life? I shall never ever forget it.When she strolled across that stage, strutting her stuff, reciting Phenomenal Woman, there was…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. How’s your day been? An ever optimistic friend of mine always used to say that we have good days and growing days. Well, in that case, I’ve grown lots today! Just seem to have rolled from one bullshit situation into the next one. And I still can’t get into my PJ’s yet and switch off! Ah well, this too shall pass. But these are just irritating little pebbles in my shoe – not harrowing game…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. I’ve been wrapping presents and generally preparing for Christmas. You know, unwrapping the ornaments, getting all those lovely candle holders out, those beautiful things which only come out in December. I came across this little box, carefully and lovingly wrapped, waiting patiently to be brought out again. It’s been in the Gray’s Christmas treasure chest for years. Starting with the lid, each side sports one of the Twas the Night stamps. And when you lift…