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Fitness or not?
Confession time – Christmas has come early in the form of a Wii fit balance board and fitness games. Well, we had to make sure it worked so it had to come out of the box and get connected up. … Continue reading
The Nativity Story
Just because it’s good and I’m a big softee. Thanks to Ruth and Randall and others for posting this.
Tradition
If you are a regular of this blog you may have heard me mention Amontillado sherry. It is fast becoming a Christmas tradition to have a half glass in the afternoon, as dusk falls. HBTW was very happy to adopt … Continue reading
Bustle and biz
It has been a busy few days – last minute shopping and chores to do; they were made all the more Christmassy by the couple of inches of snow that we have now. Most secret of all was a visit … Continue reading
It’s Complicated
It’s been a long time since I have laughed – guffawed even – out loud, literally holding my sides and unable to get my breath. This film was excellent; the cast are ideal in their roles as late middle-agers going … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews
Tagged Alec Baldwin, It's complicated, Meryl Streep, romcom, Steve Martin
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Promised photos
A selection to prove the festive season has started. In other years I removed the picture before taking photographs but this year the whole crib scene has grown in leaps and bounds so it almost seems a part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged baubles, Christmas, Christmas tree, crib set, decorations, deer poo, Fontanini, mingin
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It’s going to happen
Yes – it’s official, Christmas is starting to happen. However there is a problem. This year’s additions to the Fontanini crib set consist of an elephant from a source in America, plus a goat, a dog and a shepherd boy … Continue reading
Healing in unexpected places
Yesterday I found myself trawling blogs and youtube, in fact anywhere, trying to find something to cheer myself up. You could say it has been a difficult few days and I suspect lots of people are feeling a bit iffy … Continue reading
The animals: Deck the halls
Thanks to Ronnie at Time Goes By for posting this:
Double Bill
Just to be clear, I don’t do horror movies. I get too scared and end up hiding behind a paper, a chair, the dog or anything handy. At least I do usually. I take everything too literally with cinema and … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews
Tagged Eclipse, horror movies, New Moon, Twilight, Twilight Series
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