Friday, 30 December 2011

Christmas A-Z

EDITED. It's gone and done it again! this is my Christmas Day Post here but Blogger has put it before THIS post...Whats going on? If you are remotely interested in our Christmas day...I have posted about it here. or scroll down to the post before this one!!!

For some strange reason Blogger has moved my Christmas A-Z to the 6th December!
I can't work out how to repost it here so I have done a link here. Please pop over to take a look....because it took me blooming ages to put together!!!!!

Thank you


Wednesday, 28 December 2011

how was it for you?


Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.
Ours was quite quiet but nice and relaxing with family.

On Christmas Eve the house was tidied and then we decided to go for a walk.

It was a bit chilly and rain was expected later so we stayed local and walked through Rough Hey Woods towards the village. The trees were bare and we could see our house through the branches as we climbed the hill opposite to it.

Then we reached the open fields and walked along the track

Where we called in here for a bite to eat and a drink

When we left the rain had started and it was getting dark
and we had quite a walk facing us.
Vintage place cards
Christmas day dawned and we opened our stocking gifts in bed before going down stairs for some breakfast and the main event.
We received some lovely gifts from family and friends.
Then my mother and father in law came for lunch.

I used these vintage snowmen place cards which belonged to Hubby's grandma but she had never used them.
It was a lovely lazy day, watching TV and chatting, eating and drinking.

Boxing Day and this time it was my Family's turn.

Another relaxing day...with plenty to eat!
Since then we have had plenty of visiting and a bit of walking. I will leave that until the new year, but until then.....
I wish all my lovely readers a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2012.

Saturday, 24 December 2011

Christmas Eve


It has been a busy few days here.

Last Saturday I went Christmas shopping with my mum in Manchester.

It was a typical grey, wet, Manchester day

we went first to the John Rylands Library for a coffee and a look around this magnificent building

Then we wandered around the Christmas Market in Albert Square


And we popped inside the entrance of the Town Hall to see a few stalls set up inside.

It was busy but not too crazy and the stall holders were doing a fair trade. After a little shopping....


..... we headed to the Little Yang Sing for tea!

Hubby's Birthday was on the 21st and it was the Shortest Day....grey and drizzle didn't keep us in

we decided to go for a walk locally





Then on the Thursday it was a beautiful day but Hubby was in work!

I went to pick him up in Manchester after his Christmas meal.

The stalls on the Christmas market were packing away to go home  for Christmas
I got a great bargain of a big bag of mixed bulbs for £1

and on another stall I bought some little wooden Christmas trees and the stall holder threw in a handful of little tree ornaments for nothing!


Then yesterday it was food shopping and delivering presents to family and friends and a quiet night in front of the TV.
Today the sun is shining so we are off for a walk...see you later.

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

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