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Christmas chocolate

Christmas Chocoholics

The other thing I should mention here is that my in laws are chocoholics (this inherited trait has been passed...

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Christmas games

Christmas Games

My in laws are absolutely fanatical about playing games, seriously. And I happen to love this about them. No game...

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All I want for Christmas

One of my most absolute favourite customs of Christmas is gingerbread. It seems a small thing; a confection made with...

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Dreaming of a White Christmas

My children were thirteen and ten when I decided that our next December getaway would be spent in Austria, the...

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Love family laughter

Love, Family, Laughter

As parents of teenagers will know, there aren’t that many times that your children want to just sit and talk...

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Field of women

Field of Women

Yesterday I participated in the BCNA “Field of Women” at the MCG and what an amazing experience it was. A...