Tag: advent calendar
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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…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 14 | NOTE TO SELF
2020. What a year it has been. What a year we won’t soon forget. Write a letter to yourself. Be honest about the ups and downs of the year, what this pandemic has revealed about yourself in those moments when you thought sod it but you came through. We did. Some did not, there are…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 12 | HARVEY NICHOLS WINDOWS
BAH HUMBUG in the glitziest of lights. 2020, what a wild ride. She came, she saw, and she sure did conquer. Man oh Man are we glad to see the back of her. Roll on 2021 because whatever the new year has in store, she couldn’t possibly be as cantankerous as this year right? At…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 8 | READ COFFEE TABLE BOOKS
Coffee table books have become part of a culture of home, something we use for decoration more than to read, but with more time spent indoors, (remember outside?) I have developed a habit of not simply oogling the pictures of a coffee table book, but properly delving into them as well. I have a few,…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 7 | INDULGE
I am a sucker for a good night time routine, because its so soothing for the soul and encourages a good night’s rest. Not that I can ever find the time but when I do, I like to indulge in a proper lush night time routine with all the bells and whistles on. Run a…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 6 | WITH THANKS
Tis the season we would normally traipse from party to party, hosting people in our homes but this year we cannot so we are going to host things a different way. First things first, get your thank you cards out and write a thank you note to your guests for the times they graced your…
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ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 5 | SWEET MAGNOLIAS – SOOTHING
This was released in the summer but I cannot help but include this in the advent calendar ritual because it is such a series that it ought to be repeatedly relished whatever the season or occasion. Sweet Magnolias… from its release in the summer, at the peak of the pandemic, I have watched this show…