I'm pretty sure I just blinked and 2015 came to an end!  Life seems to be flying by lately (with not many blog posts happening very often either!), so I'm pausing, and as I have done in previous years I'm taking stock of this year (mainly for my sake) and remembering some of the great things that have been, and looking forward to...

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I've never ever made a Christmas Cake before, and while telling my Mum-in-Law this just before Christmas, she gave me a copy of a very old and simple recipe that she had stored away with her recipes.  She even sent me home with half the ingredients so I was pretty much ready to go! This cake is easy, cheap to make (compared to...

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Christmas has come and gone, and it was wonderful! The Christmas celebrations started at our place with a beautiful Christmas Eve service at our church - so good to get your focus on the most important One right from the beginning. We had our first Christmas at our new home - and despite fears "it just won't be the same", it was great...

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Merry Christmas everyone! We attempted a lovely Christmas family photo just for you... But ended up with a crying child, blurry and freaky faces - yes, this sums up our family pretty well! Have a wonderful CHRISTmas! Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince...

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It's the Eve of Christmas Eve... the most wonderful time of the year.  Although there hasn't been any sleigh bells ringing around these parts, there has been a lot of fun and excitement and Christmas celebrations... There's been the Star Wars new movie excitement, with my son hosting a movie marathon for his mates before the official release... There's been shopping shenanigans -...

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I've had a few moments to play with my new sewing machine lately and finally finished a "Skunk Ape" softie my eldest son has been asking me to make for a couple of years!   If you don't know what a Skunk Ape is, click here - basically it's a strange creature that my cryptozoology obsessed son loves (personally it just looks like...

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