December 14th

It may now be reaching the time of year where the panic is setting in... you planned to make all your Christmas presents and all of a sudden the size of the task you set yourself is dawning on you.

Lot's of big supermarkets now sell value versions of plain white mugs, by buying a few pottery pens ( this site is pretty good), and searching for embroidery designs on Flickr, then copying the design on to the mug, you can end up with some cheap, personalised Christmas presents!

December 13th

By now I've reached the time of year where a stiff drink is on order. I've probably not made all my Christmas presents, the kids are going crazy and the weather has probably driven me mad.

How about a little Christmas Spirit

December 12th

If you lack the skill to knit my latest design (though it's honestly not that hard....) then maybe you can sew your own... ok at this point in the year maybe sewing your own might be a little ambitious too. How about buying one of thee delightful stockings?

Available from Bungalowquilts

December 11th

This photo is from a few days ago. I nearly always put up paper snowflakes at this time of year. They're cheap and very easy to make, I even made boyfriend do some during the snow days as he was starting to drive me a little crazy!


The link where you will find hundreds of templates to print out is here

December 10th

Christmas doesn't feel like Christmas until the Coke advert appears on TV...
I might not agree with their ethics, but they're the ones who gave us a festive red Santa.



Photo from L.A. Birdie

December 9th

One of the highlights about Christmas for me is the number of roast parsnips I get to eat. They're my favourite part of a roast dinner.

I don't tend to buy them at home as I rarely can be bothered to do a full roast, however, this recipe looks like it could turn my love of parsnips in to a quick meal. I love Jamie Oliver's recipes, they're quick and generally fool proof!

December 8th

One of the things I am most looking forward to seeing is the Dr Who Christmas Special, of course I will be away skiing when it's on, but that's why iPlayer exists!