It's the 1st December and thus begins the crawl to the Christmas holiday, for all those who celebrate. If, like me, you've purchased an Advent Calendar (or two, or three, or... you get the picture. Open all those doors) then you're opening to a little treat every day on the lead up to one of… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 1: Leek, Egg and Smoked Salmon Yule Log
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Choosing an Advent Calendar (A Semi-Review, plus Big News)
There's way too much choice... Right? Last year in a fit of madness (and with good intentions in mind) I bought multiple different types of Advent Calendars—at different prices—to see what was worth spending the money on and what type of Advent Calendar I’d suggest buying again. Obviously this is entirely from my personal perspective… Continue reading Choosing an Advent Calendar (A Semi-Review, plus Big News)
A Gift At Halloween (A Short Story)
My Grandma had always told me that our family had a gift. That no matter where we went we could see what most other people couldn’t. My Mum had made sure we didn’t visit Grandma too often. After the one time she’d taken me on a ‘holiday’ to the local graveyard to go and see her dead mother, and locked me inside the crypt, my Mum had vowed never to let me see her ever again.
