I had a totally different blog post for today. I wanted to post about a number of unconnected acts of kindness that I have received in recent days. Not earth shattering, but through the gloom of January, each have lifted my spirits in their own way. I want to cherish […]
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Waxed pine cones
Yesterday was twelfth night. Traditionally, that is the last day to take the Christmas decorations down, else they stay up for the rest of the year. To take them down after that date is deemed to tempt bad luck to the household. Whether it is the possibility of bad fortune […]
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So the thank you cards have been made and written. The decorations are coming down. Leaving little bits of tinsel and pine needles. Oh, and memories. Like the children setting up the best snow scene ever and using some of their loved toys to make the scene their own. This […]
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While reading one of my favourite blogs, I realised that I hadn’t posted about the gifts that the girls made for each other. This is the first year that they have exchanged homemade presents. AJ decided she really wanted to make a rabbit with a carrot for her little sister. […]
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