December is rushing past or, more accurately, I am letting December pass me by in a blur of meetings, appointments and planning sessions, almost all of which are entirely unrelated to Christmas. Advent, as I have mentioned here on this blog often, is a time of year I love. The anticipation, preparation and the weekly… Continue reading The December Rush
Thirteen or fourteen years ago a good friend of mine, my first friend in Germany, gave me a gift of an Advent calender. I still have it. I was about to type that it is a firm favourite among my Christmas decorations but that wouldn’t be true. Advent is not Christmas. Advent is the lead… Continue reading An Alternative Advent Calendar
Life is not like in the movies. We all know that, but it can be hard not to want to feel like one of those movie mommies who peeps in at her kids last thing at night, tugging a blanket over a shoulder, removing a book from the hands of a sleeping child. Real life isn’t… Continue reading Movie Moments and Feel Good Quilts
Now that my children are out of babyhood – and almost out of toddlerhood in fact – I keep coming across the most adorable, cool or just plain practical things that don’t seem to have been around nine years ago when I was originally in the market for baby paraphernalia. At times it makes me feel… Continue reading Win A Personalised Scrabble Art Frame from Say It With Scrabble
Over the years, since I started this blog, I’ve mentioned crochet several times. I’ve also spoken of and even posted tutorials on paper crafts, decoupage, patchwork, felt crafts and sewing. Crochet has remained a hobby I’ve worked on but never gone into detail on. After years of crocheting, but still considering myself to be at beginner… Continue reading What Makes Crochet The Perfect Craft
My blog productivity has been very low lately. Usually when that happens it is a sign that life is getting on top of me and I simply haven’t the time to sit down and type. Or I’ve been writing articles for other sites and not had time to blog. This month, luckily, that hasn’t really… Continue reading Everything But Writing
A few weeks back I wrote about about the makeover I was planning for our guest bedroom. I say “I” rather than “we” as this is a pretty personal makeover. The Bavarian is happy enough that there is a bed for guests to sleep in . I, on the other hand, like to have things… Continue reading Our Guest Bedroom Makeover with Laura Ashley
One of my favourite things about shopping trips to Dublin as a child was going into the Laura Ashley shop on Grafton Street. I know it is a brand that many consider old-fashioned and terribly floral, but it has always been special to me. I used to go in with my mother. She had some gorgeous… Continue reading Planning Our Guest Bedroom Makeover
Do you remember the show on the BBC The Great Egg Race? I don’t remember much about the actual series but I was fascinated by the opening. I looked it up recently to show the children and was pleased they like it to. This post is nothing to do with the TV series and everything… Continue reading The Great Egg Race, or 3 Last Minute Easter Decorations
Being a working mother has made me terribly efficient at shopping. I can cram in a few purchases into the tiniest of time slots. Take last week for example. With a little bit of time to kill at the train station in Darmstadt after a meeting, I popped into the super market and bought a… Continue reading Wire Basket Easter Centrepieces
