When the Beans met Santa on the Santa Special Steam Train
Last weekend we travelled over to Ludborough near Louth in Lincolnshire to take the Beans to see Santa on his Santa Special Steam Train.
memories
Memories of Christmas past . . .
When you think of Christmasses gone by, what memories spring to mind? Do you reminisce over time spent with family and loved ones, do you smile at the thought of gifts received or special celebrations? For me Christmas has always been about family. Up until the age of 11 my Mum and I lived with … Read more
NORAD Tracks Santa is now even better!
If you haven’t heard of NORAD before then “where have you been hiding?”. If you have children who believe in Santa then you really need to be paying attention right now! Every year millions of people tune into NORAD to track Santa’s movements on Christmas Eve, my children watch it and they completely buy into … Read more
What ordinary family moments do you look forward to?
If you have children then you can pretty much guarantee your life will be far from mundane. Children have this way of livening things up, bringing joy to some of the most uneventful activities. Playing on a swing isn’t just playing on a swing, it’s a rope in the jungle getting them from branch to … Read more
Who knows what tomorrow brings?
Nobody, that’s who! For a large part that is one of the reasons that I started this blog. Without being too morbid, we in the blogosphere have seen the tragedy that can happen when someone is taken away from us too young. Children have lost a parent and parents have lost children and whilst nothing … Read more
Review: Fingerprint Tree
I’m a sucker for ‘memories’ I like to commemorate special events in time, to give me something to look back on which will trigger the emotion of a day and who shared in that day. On Sunday our family and friends gathered together to celebrate Jelly Bean’s Christening and this time we had a new … Read more
An Oscar winning delivery . . .
Last week a parcel arrived on my doorstep from Warners Bros which has added class to my DVD collection, I am a huge lover of films. I would rather sit and watch a film any day of the week over general TV. A good film has the ability to take you away from this world … Read more
Top 10 Favourite Memories
I started up my laptop with a whole different post lined up in my head, but for some reason, my fingers developed a mind of their own and typed Top 10 Favourite Memories instead!