For the first time ever, this year we left Sydney and celebrated Christmas away from home. We booked a pet-friendly holiday house (because Rosie doesn’t like to be left behind), on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast so we could celebrate with Drew’s parents, brother, sister-in-law and their three small children, who moved here about a decade ago. […]
Archives for December 2015
Santa Photo, 2015
December 22, 2015 By 31 Comments
The planning of the annual Santa photo is very involved. Choosing the date and the time causes a lot of fights with everyone yelling the details of their tight and restricted schedules and for further emphasis, sending me text messages in CAPS with how challenging and unreasonable my request for a trip to Santa actually […]
Foodie Secret Santa
December 19, 2015 By 26 Comments
It’s that time of the year again when Claire from Claire K Creations organises a Foodie Secret Santa for all those wanting to be involved. I was happy to once again be participating. As I did last year, I made cranberry sauce and cherry chutney as the gifts for my recipients. The bloggers my gifts […]
It’s Beginning to be Very, Very Frantic
December 13, 2015 By 39 Comments
This was a weekend where I had to double-dose on my multi-vitamins. It started abruptly with a 4.45am wake-up call to quickly throw on some clothes, wake the little guy and put him in his scout’s uniform, then head up the road to unload 200 Christmas trees from a truck. We then had to stack […]
Mini Christmas Truffle Puddings
December 7, 2015 By 38 Comments
I’ve written about the little supermarket up the road a few times; most memorably was the time I was asked to present my Seniors Card almost two decades ahead of being eligible to receive one. It’s where I do most of my shopping and for some reason, strangers don’t mind striking up a conversation. December […]
Frozen Chocolate Christmas Pudding
December 5, 2015 By 25 Comments
A few weeks ago an email went out amongst a group of my friends regarding our annual Christmas party. It’s an event we’ve enjoyed for the past few years that’s always a Sunday lunch with around 12 adults, a handful of kids and everyone provides a dish. I put my hand up to bring a […]
In My Kitchen, December 2015
December 2, 2015 By 37 Comments
My last IMK post for the year and firstly, I’d like to thank my friend, Celia, for hosting the series for the last five years. Celia has done an amazing job of managing all our posts and sending them out all over social media. She is now passing the baton to Maureen who couldn’t be […]
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