Noël

Christmas was finally all about the boy in our house this year. He LOVED the build up. We had many chats about the bearded fellow I discussed in my last post, and whilst we did not entirely give in, there came a moment when he asked ‘Mama, can we just pretend that Santa will come […]

Whiling Away the Winter Days

The winter days are lengthening finally. We no longer leave for work and drive home in the dark. But there is an icy grip on the land still, and whilst darling little buds are appearing in the garden (pinch me, I have a garden, with buds in it!) we are still cosying up for the […]

Christmas Recap

And, January disappeared! Where did it go? Before the rest of the year escapes me…let me fill in a couple of gaps. Christmas was a fab festivity. Finally I get why it becomes all about the kiddoes – Kaz had a marvellous time. With all of it! He began by eagerly anticipating the arrival of […]

This Moment – Yuletide Gladness

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Have a wonderful festive weekend! See other inspiring moments at Soule Mama.

Christmas Countdown

Only eight more sleeps to go…This year I really wanted to initiate Kazuo into the counting down to Christmas that was such a cherished part of my childhood. He is still acquiring the capacity to deal with delayed gratification, so this has been an interesting lesson. I did feel that having a tiny treat each […]

Finally At Home

It has been a rather lengthy hiatus of painting, re-insulating, packing, unpacking, getting a hundred colds and flus and trying to juggle the minutiae of daily life with the desire to prettify and make homely…but I can finally report that we have made ourselves well and truly At Home. I mentioned some months back (in […]

Sunrise

We have been rising before the sun for some time now. Some recent mornings have been stunning. I will not mind getting up before the sun if it treats me to these kinds of displays.

Tomandclaire

On the weekend we had our friends Tom and Claire, who live in Manchester, come and stay. The December weather was an initial deterrent to their pre-Christmas visit plans, so it was wonderful that they could finally join us. Though of course we would love them to be able to pop in every weekend! However, […]

Welcome to A New Year

New Year Happiness everyone! It seemed that once we hung the decorations on the tree, the holidays simply overwhelmed us. I am not one for spending too much time online when there is a house full of people…so I have taken a little hiatus. But here is another wonderful new year full of possibility, so […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like…

Our driveway – like many others in these parts – has turned into an ice rink, and so the treacherous journey to the road is perhaps the worst part of any outing at the moment. This did slow our efforts to bring Christmas to the house this year…we set out and abandoned the tree-purchasing venture […]