Tomorrow I am hosting the family Christmas do (again). Surprisingly (for anyone who has ever met me or read one of my blog posts) I'm rather relaxed. I'm keeping it simple.
Ok, so we don't have an elegant matching decoration theme (unless you count half-chewed-by-cats tinsel strewn across the floorboards with baubles and other christmas tree [...]
The whole point of being organised is so that not all is lost when something unexpected happens. The beauty of planning and preparedness is that (believe it or not) it gives you a lot of flexibility later.
Oops...
Case in point: in an act of complete stupidity last week I fell over and landed entirely (and heavily) [...]
The gift of taking joy in eating and cooking is one of the best things you can give a child. Encouraging the natural curiosity and urge to touch, smell and take pleasure in food is a gift that will be lifelong.
The power and beauty in a healthy understanding of where food comes from and how [...]
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