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337/365 Snuggle up for some Christmas traditions

December 4, 2013 By Ellen

They’re doing a lovely thing at Boy Three’s nursery. It’s advent wishes. Each child makes a Christmas wish for something they want to do. The wish is assigned a number, written on a star and tied to the tree. Every day a child gets their wish. Boy Three wants to make some special decorations for […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, Christmas, kiddiewoe, pyjamas

316/365 If only we lived in a snow globe land

November 13, 2013 By Ellen

Or how some days I’d gladly swap my children for half a box of Quality Street and ten minute’s peace with a week-old copy of the Radio Times… Look at their smiley little faces – all happy to meet Santa and excited about Christmas. Thanks to the team at the St Enoch Centre in Glasgow […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, children, Christmas, Father Christmas, Santa, snow cone, St Enoch, St Enoch's

270/365 Seasons of mists and brandy liqueurs….

September 27, 2013 By Ellen

Dear Co-op, I like you, I really do. That’s why I visit often. Frequently, I’m found pondering what’s for tea or finding the one thing I’ve run out of in your sell stocked aisles. You’re handy and there’s parking. I love your loyalty card and the fact you send me a dividend every year – in fact, […]

Filed Under: Autumn, Christmas, Co-op, shopping

Marco Pierre White’s no-stress Christmas dinner

September 19, 2013 By Ellen

Marco and I, we’re like this… Christmas dinner is a load of hassle and that’s why we only cook it once a year. Right? Wrong actually. Short-fuse celeb chef Marco Pierre White shared his festive cooking tips with a bunch of bloggers (bunch? a collective noun needed here) at his shiny restaurant at Chelsea FC. […]

Filed Under: Christmas, cooking, food, Lean on Turkey, Marco Pierre White

6/365 Fir goodness sake

January 6, 2013 By Ellen

At Ikea there was a cage of discarded Christmas trees. We added ours. I wonder why they were kept penned in, perhaps they were in danger of charging over to the shop and liberating their already recycled forest mates. Perhaps they were just pining for a change of scene…

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, Christmas, Christmas tree. recycling., Ikea

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