Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Do come in, let me take your coat. Would you like tea or coffee? Sit down, pull up a chair by the Aga and warm your hands. It’s great to see you again. Been far too long! Chat chat chat… We were only saying yesterday how lovely it is to all get together and catch up. Yes, it’s lovely having the kids home. We had a great time with Mum, Dad and the Grays….
Happy Boxing Day ! Thanks for popping in. Has it been raining where you are? Or have you enjoyed a white Christmas? It has been pouring all day here – except for the point at which Grace, Mark and I decided to go for a walk through the woods to the pub. Just at that place where it’s too late to turn back and you may as well keep going, the heavens opened. But whatever. It’s only rain. So we…
Merry Christmas Everyone! Thanks for popping in. I do hope that all is well with you, and that you are enjoying the festivities. It’s been pretty hilarious here at home. If you haven’t played Mouthtrap, you haven’t lived. I KNOW there are several of you who are at home alone, who are struggling with this day. And that makes my heart heavy. All I can do is tell you I am thinking of you and wishing you lived closer. This…
Hi there. Well, here it is. Christmas. Today is the Big Day at our house. We celebrate this evening. The family will arrive late afternoon. We will eat a traditional German meal: Bratwurst, Sauerkraut with mashed potatoes and onion gravy. It’s modest, working man’s fayre. None of your lobster thermidor under this roof! Delicious though. Then the kids will clean the kitchen, the grandparents will retire to the living room with a glass of port or wine, and the ones…
Hi there. Thanks for joining me here. I imagine that most of those who usually pop in here are busy wrapping and cooking. But I know at least one person who will always read this daily missive, will never miss a post. And therefore, I in turn will make sure to have the proverbial kettle on and the candle lit in the window here, too. Especially at this time of year. ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. We have received…
Hi there. Thanks for joining me. Ventured out at lunchtime to collect Mark from Gatwick. Traffic’s pretty dense round these parts! But no sooner had I parked and run to Arrivals than he landed, the beautiful boy. He’s very handsome, you know. You can see the girls checking him out! Tall, with a year round tan and tasty! So we had a good old catch up on the way home. Then I left him to unpack and chill, and came…
Hi there! Thanks for joining us. Ho! Ho! Ho! We have had the most splendid Christmas Ding Dong today! What a great turnout at the Spa. It started out so calm and civilised. You will recognise many of the team here – Dee, Tina, Mel, Paul, Rosie to name but a few… This was definitely the more raucous table! See Jayne here? The one next to little Dotty, who’s sitting next to her mum Annie, who designs so many of…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Sitting here in the kitchen with Dave, Linda and Rob Williams. Whilst they listen to a pod cast on why we are all magnesium deficient (wtf ??), I decided to blog and share some very interesting news with you. Magnesium gives you flatulance. Sorry. I really must stop listening, and concentrate on you! Right. Focus, Gray! Starting in January, we are firing up our Youtube Channel again. The first thing we will be doing…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Tuesday’s Blog I can do as I please, right? Well, the postman dropped a card through the door yesterday, telling us we had to go collect an envelope from the post office. So off Dave duly trotted, in search of said envelope, armed with a utility bill and my passport. And what should he find, but these four beautiful cards, which dear Emma made for the last TV show with Tina’s new plates on…
Hi there!Thanks for popping in. Stencils tonight! (not chicken!) One of the things I enjoy about our stencils is that the emboss beautifully when run through a die cutting machine. I do like my E-Bosser. It’s not the latest one, but hey! I only use it as a mangle! Here you can see our snowflake stencil on our ultra glossy Chromo Card. Glossy one side. Matte the other. snowflake set Simply brush Black Archival ink across the raised snowflakes. The…