Christmas with kids in Hampshire

Christmas with kids in Hampshire

Yes, I'm talking about Christmas in July but unapologetically so! Christmas needs planning and many places are already taking bookings!

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CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVITIES

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVITIES

This Christmas is our first in our new home. I cannot begin to explain how excited we are. I would love it to snow, but perhaps that’s a tad optimistic! We have a ‘Christmas on the farm’ advent calendar from Playmobil to celebrate country life! And all the various village events are in…

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The story of (my well travelled) Christmas (decorations)

The story of (my well travelled) Christmas (decorations)

I have always enjoyed the Christmas break – a time to recharge and reconnect with family and friends.  I am already excited about an enjoyable Christmas (and I have of course had my flu jab to ward off any more christmas-flus!).  I love decorating the tree each year, the house looks so snug…

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Travel Advent Calendar – A Rural Retreat for Christmas

Travel Advent Calendar – A Rural Retreat for Christmas

As part of the #traveladventcalendar I am taking this opportunity to tell you about a lovely Christmas we had in the middle of nowhere a few years ago! The year that we got married had been busy so at Christmas we decided on a rural retreat, just the two of us. It was…

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It’s beginning to feel a lot like #Christmas… everywhere we go!

It’s beginning to feel a lot like #Christmas… everywhere we go!

This is actually a post from Christmas 2013, but so far this year my search for Christmas things in the UK has been hampered by a pre-Thanksgiving trip to the USA!  As a result having toured much of the US, I saw just one Christmas tree – so my Christmas count is currently…

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Vienna in November

Vienna in November

A weekend in Vienna in November was a real treat for us! Last month we went through the holiday blues coming back from the warmth of Greece with no more sunshine trips on the horizon (having thoroughly spoilt ourselves this year). But this month we had a long weekend visiting friends that live…

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