Tag: advent calendar
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BOXING DAY MENU- THE BRUNCH
Well we all know what will happen on Christmas day, those are mum and dad’s office hours, mostly mum’s, but for the sake of the season we will imagine it to be dad’s too. They’ll be in the kitchen cooking up a storm and bottoming it up with a cheeky glass of sherry here and […]
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#8- FOR LITTLE AND NOT SO LITTLE ONES
All credit to my sister who is an avid children gift shopper and an expert researcher when it comes to gifting children because any old book just won’t do. Any old rag doll is not okay. Give books, always to children, but where books have been given and given and given again, try something from […]
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#7 | FOR THE KITCHEN
Every kitchen must have a good bottle of extra virgin olive oil and short of going to Italy, there is a shop in London that gets you closer to the country without having to jump on a plane. Debraggio in Richmond is such a shop and the second best place for Italian in the county; […]
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ADVENT STORIES #9 | AND SO IT GOES
Today Ava is early, they are on time for the gates, her son had a good breakfast this morning, as good as can be; yoghurt, granola and berries. It involved no stove or hot stuff. He ate, he loved it and they were out the door in time to make the gates when every normal […]
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#5 | GIFT FOR THE FAMILY
Freeze your memories in time with a puzzle. Puzzles are a wonderful way to spend time with the family, make some new memories and while away time whether solo or all together. Take it one step further and frame the puzzle to forever hold that moment. What you’ll need; IKEA Frames and Glue. HOW TO: […]
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#4 | GIFT OF MEMORIES
London at Christmas time is magic and filled with wonder. There are many small business owners running tours in and around London. Many places to dine in that can bring the city to life unlike other seasons. Dine on the Thames? Check Dine on a boat? Check Dine in crypt? Check. Check. Check. You would […]
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#2 | THE GIFT OF A GOOD MORNING & THE ARTS
I am not a lover of coffee, but I can appreciate this morning routine by those who indulge in it hence I am a firm believer in gifting good coffee; nothing short of excellent, because if there is one thing I know, true coffee lovers do not play with their coffee. More often than not, […]
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 24 | THE HOLIDAY WINDOWS- SELFRIDGES
Home. A concept we have become even more familiar with these last ten or so months we have been asked to stay indoors as the world heals herself from within. Home, the one place we ought to find love and light and be nutured. Home as a concept and a physical safe space to be […]
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 16 | BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR
With the new lockdowns announced, duh like we did not see it coming, Christmas is going to be harder for everyone, especially those who have to spend time alone or the elderly etc. So look in on your neighbour, bake something for them and let them know you are thinking of them this season. Bake […]