Countdown to Christmas: Day 8
Today was a very sociable one! It was mostly just me spending the day having festive fun with some really lovely women. Yay! Christmas Do I was at our work Christmas Do at Cosy Club this afternoon. I...
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As we're going away on Monday for our big festive holiday, a lot of the day was spent getting ready and finishing off some jobs that needed to be done before we go. However, we did have a very special...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas: Day 10
Our pre-Christmas holiday starts tomorrow, so this evening was completely taken up with finishing off jobs from the to-do list that needed to be done before we go (which I almost managed). During the...
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We're on holiday! Of course, this meant that most of today was taken up with packing the car and driving to Cornwall, but we managed to make the drive as festive as possible (apart from the bit where...
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We're on holiday! It's our annual pre-Christmas Cornish getaway! Lizard First day waking up in our isolated little cottage at The Lizard. Christmas Rainbow I saw a rainbow this morning. I'd like to...
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We're on holiday! Woohoo! Lizard Another day in our lovely remote little cottage at The Lizard! Pumpkin and Red Pepper Soup I made Pumpkin and Red Pepper Soup today. Most of the ingredients were from...
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Our Cornish holiday continues! We come here every year, and we have a few festive traditions we like to enjoy each time. Today was all about those traditions, and so it was a super-Christmassy day for...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas: Day 15
Our Cornish pre-Christmas holiday continues... Lizard Another day in our lovely little isolated cottage at The Lizard. Christmas Earrings And another new pair of Christmas earrings! A little pair of...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas: Day 16
And we're still on holiday! Woohoo! Lizard Another day in our remote little cottage at The Lizard. I don't think I mentioned this before, but there are cows right outside the cottage. Hannah’s...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas: Day 17
Still on our pre-Christmas holiday! Lizard Another day in our little cottage at The Lizard. Mulled Apple Juice I was mulling again today! This time, it was apple juice made with the mulling spice...
View ArticleImbolc Stories Wanted for Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester FM
Submit your seasonal flash fiction to be played on Hannah’s Bookshelf this January! Can you tell a seasonal story in just 3 minutes? Want to have your work played on the radio? This month, I’m looking...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas: Day 18
Another day on our Cornish holiday! Coastal Walk We went for a lovely walk along the coastal path today, into Lizard village and back again, saying hi to the cows near our cottage. Ann’s Pasties And at...
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Still on holiday in our little cottage at The Lizard! Twilight Walk This evening, we went for a twilight walk to the cliff edge near the cottage. There's some really dramatic rocks there that looked...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas: Day 20
It's the final day of our stay in Lizard. Tomorrow, we'll be heading back to Manchester. Lizard Last day of our stay in our little cottage by the cliff edge. We're not sad though - mostly because next...
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Our holiday is sadly coming to an end, so we left Lizard this morning to head back north again. A Trip to Truro Before we left Cornwall completely, we stopped off in Truro for a bit of Christmas...
View ArticleCountdown to Christmas: Day 22
Back in Manchester after a wonderful pre-Christmas holiday! Lots to do over the next couple of days though. More Mulling! Time to mull some more apple juice. Bailey’s Wood Winter Solstice Walk I led a...
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Today was a very busy day. Lots to do before tomorrow (which is going to be even busier) and then Christmas Day (also Rob's birthday). Christmas Rainbow I spent a big chunk of this afternoon shopping...
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Christmas Eve was an insanely busy day, not helped by the fact that I didn't get any sleep last night. But it was all very good festive stuff, and I had an amazing time. (I just wish I hadn't been so...
View ArticleReview: Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World – The Musical (Kenny...
Thursday 7 December 2023The Lowry, Salford On Thursday 7th December, I was at The Lowry for the press night of Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, a musical based on the picture book by...
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