I think this could be the last year that Bunny believes in the magical Father Christmas. It started with a few questions last year about how Santa looks different in different pictures and movies. Talk of Santa’s with fake beards, poor quality costumes. Santa’s with broad geographical accents throw further curiosity out there. Last year we even met […]
Xmas
Birmingham Christmas Market
WARNING: This post may induce mouth-watering, a deep feeling of festivity and an insatiable hankering for Gluhwein! Or it may just make you laugh at pity our stupidity, including our tales of getting lost numerous times, falling over and getting refused alcohol! It was a bad start to the day… almost instantly after arriving in […]
Silent Sunday
24 Family Advent Activities
Having heard so many people talk about their homemade advent calendars and different Christmas traditions people have with their children, I felt a bit… UnChristmassy! Bunny has a chocolate advent calendar and she’s been counting down the days until the first chocolate, for over two weeks! But we don’t really have that many things […]
Christmas… is in December!
For me, Christmas shopping is all about feeling the atmosphere and the excitement of Christmas. Christmas shopping shouldn’t be a chore or a burden, it should be fun and festive. I never understand the people who shop before mid November – they’re missing out on that festive feeling. Really if you shop before December, it’s […]