Tag: christmas
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Christmas Day?
I’m really struggling with what to do for Christmas Day. My family are in Canada and hubby’s family is deceased. So on Christmas day it is just the 3 of us. Too be honest it can be a bit boring, as all our friends are busy with their families. The morning is fine. We get…
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Twelve Days of Christmas! Kiwi Style
Next contacted me to help promote their Twelve Days of Christmas, it immediately reminded me of New Zealand. I originally trained as a teacher in Canada but there wasn’t a lot of work for teachers. At the time, NZ had a shortage of teachers and were offering $3000 to relocate. You didn’t have to ask…
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Santa’s Magical Kingdom, Kent, UK
We went to see Father Christmas on Saturday courtesy of the lovely people at Hop Farm in Kent! I know, it’s only flippin November and Christmas Comes Far Too Early! However, it was absolutely brilliant and worth the 70 mile journey with a 3 year old in the back alternating between ‘where is Father Christmas’…
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Christmas Comes Far Too Early
Photo Credit I must admit I’m a wee bit Bah Humbug when it comes to Christmas. I absolutely love the aspect of excessive eating, drinking and spending time with family and friends but the over-commercialisation of it gets on my wick. So, when I learned that Selfridges Christmas Shop opened on the 2nd August, 145…