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Things that I have #LikedandLoved in December 2022

by RachelSwirl December 31, 2022

So here we are, at the end of yet another year. I’ll be honest – I’ll be quite happy to see the back of 2022. Saying that there have been some good times, just not quite enough of them sadly. Speaking of the good times, here are some of the things that I have #LikedandLoved throughout December. The White Stuff December saw the UK being blasted by the ‘big freeze’ with temperatures dropping to minus ten in some places. Though it’s nothing in comparison to the likes of the USA, it was still flipping freezing! The kids were delighted to …

#LivingArrows – The Big Unwrap 52/52 (2022)

by RachelSwirl December 26, 2022

Whilst on a personal level Christmas felt somewhat alien this year, the kids thankfully loved every moment of the day. They especially enjoyed the ‘big unwrap’ which I watched from the kitchen whilst multi-tasking between latticing bacon over a turkey breast and sealing a beef joint. After decimating their piles of perfectly arranged parcels into bin bag fulls of ripped wrapping paper, the kids pulled their crackers and eagerly tucked into their Christmas dinner at the table. Though I’d usually spend hours writing lists, prepping, and stressing over timings for various dishes, this year I seemed to have everything sorted …

#MySundaySnapshot – Merry Christmas 52/52 (2021)

by RachelSwirl December 26, 2021

Welcome to this week’s #MySundaySnapshot post, which is part of a snap-sharing-blog-linky series that you are very welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. And so here it is – the final week of #MySundaySnapshot for 2021. Thanks to all of that you have participated by either sharing your snapshots, linking up or commenting on the past year’s posts. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. “So here it is Merry Christmas Everybody’s having fun Look to the future now It’s only just begun” Merry Xmas …

The Siblings Project – December 2021

by RachelSwirl December 15, 2021

It’s most definitely ‘beginning to look a lot like Christmas’, certainly so in this household! My Mum and the kids teamed together to put up and decorate our Christmas tree. For the second year in a row, I stood back and stayed away from the chaos, watching with wonder as the magic happened. The kids must have inherited my eye for symmetry as I haven’t had to rearrange or rehang a single ornament – talk about a job made easy! My husband has spent the past week or two hanging lights, lights, and more lights in an attempt to ‘keep …

#MySundaySnapshot – Tree Lights In Town 50/52 (2021)

by RachelSwirl December 12, 2021

Welcome to this week’s #MySundaySnapshot post, which is part of a snap-sharing-blog-linky series that you are very welcome to join. Click here for further information and guidelines upon this linky should you wish to take part. We are now mid-way through December and I’m no longer the only one with my decorations up. I love looking at all the twinkly, Christmas lights, especially during the dark and dismal December nights. With less than a fortnight to go until Christmas, the local tree has been put up in town and the lights are now switched on and ready for the seasonal celebrations. It’s so pretty! Thanks …