It's December. This is probably going to be a hard Christmas for us. One of my cousins died earlier this year, and growing up we always spent Christmas together. My memories of Christmas are tied in with him so strongly that I can't think of Christmas without him, and we miss him so much. White …
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I decided to take the advice of my Yates Garden Guide and treat this summer as a season in which I do not grow much. The weeds did not get this message though. I am trying to do as much weeding as I can at the moment in the brief moments of time I have, …
As the one in the family who used to get paid to write things, I was asked to help put together the eulogy for my grandfather. So I sat down with Nan yesterday to try to get some words out of her. Then tried to fill in the rest with my mum later on. It's …
I have been keeping my eye out for an advent calendar for when Little F is old enough to understand what it is. A friend of mine has three lovely ones for her children, with little boxes for tucking little treasures into. I nearly ordered one, but then I thought - where would I put …
Welcome to the first day of Holidailies! If you haven't visited here before, hello! I'm Alissa. I redid my About page not too long ago so you can go and check it out if you want. If you are a regular here and you're wondering what Holidailies is, it's pretty simple. My present to you …
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