Category Archives: Christmas

Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2013 by nicdempsey

Ma and I are sitting in the sofa after a fairly hectic day and wondering how Laura manages to keep up with Oli. Highlight of the day was the wind up penguin races! The lovely thing about Christmas Day is … Continue reading →

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The Night Before Christmas…

Posted on December 24, 2013 by nicdempsey

 

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Christmas decorations

Posted on December 24, 2013 by nicdempsey

On Friday I bought a Christmas tree and put up decorations. The moral of the story is that I can’t be trusted to buy an appropriately sized Christmas tree for my living room, this is a big tree in my … Continue reading →

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Weekend Tasklist

Posted on December 21, 2013 by nicdempsey

It’s the last weekend before Christmas, anybody else running around like a headless chicken or is that just me? Last weekend, I decided that I wasn’t going to get it all done and that I’d need another day this weekend, … Continue reading →

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It’s like this every year…

Posted on December 19, 2013 by nicdempsey

This week has been tough, no actually that’s not true. This week has felt tough. I’m tired, in migraine fortnight and it’s really, really dark so my SAD urge to hibernate has turned itself up to a million and I … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas – Mint Chocolate Sugar Scrub

Posted on December 18, 2013 by nicdempsey

Like a lot of the things I am giving to people this year, the idea is not original. There are a ton of homemade sugar scrub recipes around at the moment but this particular one came from How Sweet It … Continue reading →

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Advent Calendar

Posted on December 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

I’m really loving this year’s advent calendar, which never has chocolate in it… It really comes into it’s own when it’s dark and there are candles   The window for the 6th December (St Nicholas’ Day)   The calendar is … Continue reading →

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Cheese Stars

Posted on December 17, 2013 by nicdempsey

I gave in,  I added Cassie’s Cheese Straws to my baking list. Only I did it slightly differently because I have to be me and because I didn’t have some of key ingredients or a cookie press. They are really … Continue reading →

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Weekly Tasklist

Posted on December 14, 2013 by nicdempsey

Time for the list. Lots to do this weekend. I’m having a haircut this morning and doing a big Christmas shop with Ma this afternoon and tonight is Grace, the theme is Christmas by Numbers. One of the joys of … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas – Biscuit Tins

Posted on December 12, 2013 by nicdempsey

One of my more expensive habits is Illy coffee, which comes in lovely tins. Tins that mostly end up in the recycling, because I can’t think of anything to do with them. When I was thinking about Christmas and handing … Continue reading →

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