Christingle

Christingle

Dec 2, 2017 | Celebrate, Inspiration

I had the benefits of a Church education. That didn’t mean much at the time apart from drawing lots of people in robes in our religious education lessons and being told that Jesus wouldn’t love us if we didn’t play nicely. Unfortunately for the eejit...
Christmas Comes To Fizzy

Christmas Comes To Fizzy

Nov 30, 2017 | Celebrate

This post is a public service announcement.   I really love Christmas. I mean really, really love Christmas. I have always really loved Christmas. My DNA is probably 50% humour, 20% eyeliner, 20% tinsel and the remaining 10% the stuff that keeps me...
Married Life

Married Life

Nov 19, 2017 | Celebrate

Today is my second wedding anniversary. I was not the girl who dreamed of marriage and was certainly not the marrying kind. Too independent, too busy, too much for that kind of thing. I met the beloved after a short spell of internet dating that I was forced into by...
John Lewis Christmas Ad

John Lewis Christmas Ad

Nov 8, 2017 | Celebrate

For those of you with tinsel in your heart and fairy lights behind the eyes, we get to see the John Lewis Christmas ad tomorrow!!!   Apparently, it’s a goody. Not sure you can beat dogs on trampolines or the little boy who couldn’t wait to give out...
Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night

Nov 5, 2017 | Celebrate

When I was a child celebrating Bonfire Night at home was a thing. A few friends round, a box of fireworks from the newsagent, torches galore, gloves and a bucket of water for the sparklers.     As health and safety has got better people are more likely to go...
It’s Fizzyween!

It’s Fizzyween!

Oct 21, 2017 | Celebrate

Fizzyween is upon us!     The monkeys asked for their own holiday so they’ve got it. At their request, there is a gold twig tree covered in pink spiders, there will be sausage rolls, chilli and spider cake. I’ll be drowning sweets in jelly. They...