Countdown to Christmas: Day 4

Another Christmas Countdown blog post from me. It's not the longest post I've done, but that's because I was gearing up for a big week of work before our big December holiday!

Advent Tea

Today's advent tea from my Bird and Blend Tea calendar was Snowball Hot Cocoa!

Christmas Earrings

Today's Christmas earrings were these cheeky-looking Santas!

Litter-Pick in the Park

We were at the monthly Friends of Crumpsall Park litter-pick today. Not festive in itself, but it did give us the opportunity to enjoy a lot of seasonal greenery that definitely had a strong Christmas vibe.

Countdown to Christmas: Day 3

Another day of celebrating the Christmas season, and another blog post that's a little late! It really was a very busy start to December!

Advent Tea

Today's advent tea from my Bird and Blend Tea calendar was Rhubarb and Custard!

Elf Bath Bomb

A festive bathtime with an elf bath bomb from Bomb Cosmetics!

Ghost Stories at the Old Library

We had a fab night tonight at Levenshulme Old Library, listening to ghost stories by lantern-light, written and told by Richard V. Hirst, Adam Farrer, Melissa Wan and Marie Crook. Proper seasonal entertainment.

Countdown to Christmas: Day 2

Another belated Christmas blog post from me! It feels like the first part of December was a bit of a blur, but (not to jump ahead too much) we discovered later on the in the month why these seasonal blog posts are important to us, so I'm going to keep trying to catch up with them, even if it's posted a little after the fact.

Advent Tea

Catching up on my Bird and Blend Tea advent calendar... Day 2 was Chocolate Digestives!

Ninja Book Box Week 1

I opened the first lot of parcels from my Ninja Book Box advent calendar today. Advent Week 1 gave me Insignificance by James Clammer and a lovely little gift edition of 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry!

Charlestown Age Friendly Benches Launch

Very much a 'work, but make it festive' thing today... I was at the launch of the Charlestown Age Friendly Benches this morning. I wasn't able to stay for all of it, but I did enjoy the Whitemoss Youth Club's hospitality (including soup and karate!).