Decorating my home for Advent and Christmas is one of my favourite things to do. I could spend days and days planning, buying, trying out ideas and generally fiddling about with ribbons, wreaths and candles. I could. But I can’t. Time just doesn’t allow it. With work, children and taking care of the housework, sometimes… Continue reading A Festive Jar Of Walnuts
I am spectacularly late on this. Seriously. The production time on this post would rival that spent on any Hollywood blockbuster. The budget was ever so slightly lower though. On the 14th November, on the spur of the moment, I decided I would film the making of my homemade foodie gifts. What I neglected to take… Continue reading Homemade Christmas Food and Drink Gifts – Part Two
The commercialisation of Christmas bothers me more with each passing year. Maybe it is because I am getting older. Maybe it is because Christmas is being forced upon us earlier and earlier in the year. Maybe it is because of phrases like ‘the religious side of Christmas’ (hello! it is a religious celebration, only existing… Continue reading An Old-Fashioned Christmas for Us
I though I was doing things right, going to bed with a hotwater bottle and a book at ten pm. But here I am at twenty past midnight, wide awake, drinking cocoa and with the word knoedelbrot* stuck in my mind. Not being able to sleep is not a thing that happens to me. Outside… Continue reading Cocoa and Knoedelbrot
I have an ambitious plan for today. I am going to organise Christmas. Tomorrow we are getting the tree. Today everything else is being done. ALL the presents will be bought. ALL the presents will get wrapped. The goose will get ordered from one butcher. The special Christmas Eve sausages will be ordered from another… Continue reading Christmas in One Day
I don’t know why but Christmas is very much about food, isn’t it? Much more so than any other day of the year. We plan for ages in advance what we are going to eat, we do mountains of food shopping and we give and receive hampers. I love all of that, but I think… Continue reading Homemade Festive Food Gifts
By now I have made a fair few mentions of Advent and the traditions that go with it here. Since last week I have been busy as a beaver with all sorts of crafts projects as well general making and baking, with the result that the house looks great and smells delicious. My Husarenkrapfen –… Continue reading The Arrival Of Advent With Its Wreaths, Calendars and Cookies
It may only be mid-November, but Christmas is definitely in the air. I love this time of year – the planning, the organising, the making and baking. It is quietly festive. No rush and bustle. No need to go shopping or be bombarded with Christmas music. I prefer to keep the TV off and live… Continue reading Zazzle Personalised Gifts Review
