Australian Christmas songs either seem to be cringingly over the top, or songs designed to make you cry. This one manages to fall in between those two categories. As long as you don't think too much about being away from family at Christmas, or traditions around making gravy. I used to be in charge of …
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It’s sentimental, I know, but I just really like it
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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A simpler Christmas
We're doing a scaled back version of Christmas this year - the little one won't cope with our usual busy day, and with not working, I don't have much money to buy presents. But that's making for a much less stressful time. I'm trying to do some hand crafted presents, and some baking over the …
Cute ideas for Advent calenders
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 …
