Hi there. Thanks for popping in. The countdown is on for Christmas, and so today was THE day for cleaning, decorating the house and getting the beds ready for when the family land. The thing about letting the house go for weeks without cleaning is that when you do eventually brace yourself and roll your sleeves up, you get a real sense of achievement, with an undercurrent of “Yikes” You know that old Yellow Pages ad, “…and you don’t want…
Hi there!Thanks for popping in. Firday’s blog a private peek, right? So I wanted to share Wednesday evening with you. We had a marvelous time, Dave, Sheila, Steve and myself. It was a Murder Mystery on the Bluebell Railway. We had to dress up to the nines and be at Sheffied Park Railway Station at 6.30pm prompt. There, we witnessed a murder. It was pretty comical and very entertaining actually. Then we climbed aboard the most beautiful old steam train, …
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. While you’re here, would you be so kind as to tell the driver to slow down? We are hurtling towards Christmas and we haven’t even got a tree up, or cards written. What am I saying? Written? I haven’t made them yet! Ah well. It will all get done, but I do wish there were about 48 hours in each day just now. I said to Dave this afternoon, “What I need is for everything…
Hi there. Thanks for joining me. No I know that Wednesday is usually the day we do some soul searching, but to be frank, I need a creative fix! (Who’s Frank?) Have you made all your Christmas cards yet? Yes? Well, Good For You!! Ask me whether I have. Go on, I dare you …. But rather than get into a spin, I decided to kick back and enjoy the day ahead. One card is better than no cards, so…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Very late this evening. Just got in. Boy oh boy. What a trip back from our little shopping excursion. It was going quite well all the way through Germany, Holland, Belgium and France, despite the mental drivers, the sleet and rain, the wheel slurry from the juggernauts and virtually no visibility. We made good time and were even loaded onto an early train at the Calais Eurotunnel. Happy Days. Until the hydraulics seized up…
Hi there. Greetings from the Fatherland. Or in my case, Motherland! Today was our shopping day. 8 hours later, and the boot is filled to the gunnels with German sausage, Sauerkraut, cheese, marzipan and anything else we love!! In addition to the very necessary and Christmas-wouldn’t-be-the -same-without-it Lebkuchen, and Dominosteine, There are bound to be a few things which would make your toes curl, like Harzer käse …. #mumlovesit #barbhatesit Then there’s the Speck, which is a solid block of…
Hi there! Thanks for joining us. Woke up to a blanket of snow…. room with a view. As soon as I opened the curtains and saw the weather, I thought of Frau Holle. Who is Frau Holle? She’s shaking out the feather beds in heaven.I like to think of her as God’s housekeeper. Well, that’s what my Mum always told me as a kid, and I guess it stuck. So here we sit in the warm, while Frau Holle makes…
Hi there! Thanks for joining us here in Bergheim, Germany. After a smooth ride through France and Belgium from Calais, we crossed over into Germany and BOOOOOM! Two words: SPEED MERCHANTS !! Speed limits flung to the wind, indicators switched off, and any respectable stopping distance just an opportunity to squeeze 2 more cars in the gap. The good news is you stay WIDE AWAKE! So we were truly grateful to arrive safely, and not having had the side of…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Oh boy! Have we got news for you !! It’s official now. This afternoon we locked in on the day, the place – and even the music… About six months from now, after a rather long engagement, Dave and I are finally tying the knot. And if the Christmas decorations at the venue are anything to go by, it will certainly be a wedding to remember!! Excited now. I was quite anxious before the…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. I was thinking about actually making a few cards for Christmas this year (although thinking and doing aren’t the same thing!) Just so much going on! But at least Mum and Dad should receive a handmade one, eh…. Anyway, I thought about the Bespoke stamps we make, so that you can put your name on the back of your work, and I bet there are plenty of you who didn’t even know we do this….