PREPARATIONS & CELEBRATIONS

Carrying on with the preparations for Christmas, I managed to get a few days in London visiting friends, drinking and eating too much and fitting in a little bit of Christmas shopping.

Met my friend Jaz at Liberty's, and spent a lovely day catching up and wandering the beautifully lit streets of London.

Love Liberty's at Christmas

Back home and after two more Christmas fairs, Christmas carol concerts, rehearsals for plays, and christmas shopping, I set about decorating the house.

Saturday I took Mabel and some friends to see The REAL Santa in the prehistoric caves Kents Cavern in Torquay, truly magical. It made me a little sad wondering whether this may be the last year of really believing for Mabel. A pizza at Amicis and a sleepover followed!

Falling right in the middle of the preparations is Mabel's birthday. This cheeky little baby has now turned into............

this cheeky little girl. Aged 8

With less than two weeks to go before the big day, there's a fair amount of wrapping to be done and there's also 20-25% Off everything over on the website. 

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

I very hectic build up to Christmas this year, with Christmas Fairs, birthday parties to organise and attend, Christmas discos, carol concerts, nativities and Christmas shoppingI 

I love finding new fabrics and this was one of my favourites of the year a piece of 70's retro flower print that made up just a few dresses.

Another amazing find was this vintage Lego fabric from Sweden

This month Mabel turned 6 and added to a hectic calendar this month we found time to organise her a much deserved birthday party for her and her classmates, the theme was mermaids and pirates.

 

Party over we "decked the halls" and put up the tree and decorations.

The Christmas Fairs this year were both successful and good fun, with an evening at the Clipper in Shaldon, Bishopsteignton Christmas Fair and a weekend at the Ode Cafe and of course the school fair!

Mabel and Bella both took part in the Christmas Carol concert and Mabel played a snowflake in her school nativity which along with being so sweet, always has good comedy value!

And sadly at the end of the month a dear friend Christina lost her battle with cancer, an amazingly strong, funny and inspirational woman who will be missed so much not only by her friends but her young family.  The service was sad and beautiful and the wake was a party to celebrate her life as she requested. RIP