Tag: advent calendar
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HOME SCENTS- CANDLES
Diptyque- Feu De Bois: I am not one for woodsy scents but I was in Gleneagles and there was a particular scent all over the hotel, it was so particular, wood without being murky, smooth and ever so wintery… I think I found it, Feu de Bois will make your home smell like woods and…
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#5 Mother Dearest
‘Have you spoken to your sister?’ Gyll asks Fen her oldest and least obstinate daughter; they are at Sotheby’s to pick up the art work she bought at auction. ‘Yes mother, I have and she is doing well and looking forward to Christmas.’ ‘She’s not taking any of my calls.’ ‘That’s nothing new.’ Fen shrugs.…
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THE LAST MINUTE GIFT GUIDE
First things first, it’s hard this time of year to know what to gift someone, to afford what you want to gift them, there are so many crisis raging around the world, not least, cost of living crisis which I have talked about in moments in this newsletter; its real, its out there, its in…
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#3 – ANGELS
‘Whose turn is it for the angel this year?’ Rocco asks both girls. They have just finished putting up the last of the Christmas trees and as usual he’d gone overboard, all three trees stand at 10 feet one feet up from last year. One in the foyer, one in the living room, and the…
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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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#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…