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#LivingArrows – The Countdown To Christmas 49/52 (2022)

by RachelSwirl December 5, 2022

The elf made an unwelcome return as December arrived and whilst E was over the moon that her annual elfy friend had returned for his annual visit, I on the other hand was struggling for elf-orientated ideas. Paul, being the inspired type, decided to have the elf dump the decorations in the living room with a request that we arrange them accordingly ready for the silly season thus we spent Saturday putting together and dressing a tree that’s somehow half a foot shorter than last year. Once Paul had strung the tree with lights, the kids did all the hard …

#MySundaySnapshot – Christmas Has Arrived 49/52 (2022)

by RachelSwirl December 4, 2022

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. Whilst we are yet to decorate the exterior of our house, Christmas has otherwise arrived in the form of a Christmas tree and various decorations here, there, and everywhere around the house. If I’m honest I’m not really feeling all that festive this year, thankfully the kids were happy to decorate the tree as I was way too emotional to even attempt stringing the lights never mind hanging baubles …

#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 …

Things that I have #LikedandLoved in November 2021

by RachelSwirl November 30, 2021

So here we are at the end of November already, Christmas is rapidly approaching and winter has most definitely arrived. Temperatures have plummeted to below freezing, thus I’m togged up keeping toasty warm in my fluffy, fleecy pyjamas as I write this. Though November isn’t a month that I usually favour, particularly this year as my family marked twelve months since my Fathers passing, I was pleasantly surprised by a few of the endeavours and events that I’ve partaken in. So without further ado, here are some of the things that I have #LikedandLoved throughout the past thirty days. Matchy …

#LivingArrows – Trees, Tubs & Turmoil 48/52 (2021)

by RachelSwirl November 29, 2021

Though we had originally planned to visit the local Dickensian Festival over the weekend, our plans changed somewhat due to the rath of Storm Arwen. After spending Friday night listening to the wind howling and wailing, we woke on Saturday morning to find that hundreds of trees around our local area had fallen leaving thousands of people without power, and in my Mum’s case without power, a phone line, or water… Given that most of the local roads were blocked with fallen trees, and with the recent outbreak of the ‘Covid 19 Omnicrom variant we deemed it safer to stay …