SUGAR & SPICE CHRISTMAS 2012

Well, Christmas is over for another year.

and it was an extremely successful day with good food and good company.

We had 12 (+ kids)  for dinner/lunch and this year I decided on a sugar and spice theme.

I love those candy bars that are used for weddings and when I saw jars 40% off (plus birthday discount from Robins Kitchen) the theme was set!

Below is this years delicious menu…

The great graphics I got as a free download from a wonderful website I found called, hostess with the mostess. If you want a little inspiration for party planning then go and have a look at the amazing things they do!

http://www.hwtm.com/

Above are the candy boxes for guest to take home the table decorations.

Graham and I hope you all had a Merry Christmas 
and we wish you a safe and happy 2013.

(Note to self....Its time to change the watermark on my photos again!)

Until next time, Kim

Birthday Thanks

Whoops.

Sorry I  sound a bit crabby in my last post about my birthday.

*Blush*

But I am legally allowed to be a Grumpy Old Woman now!

I forgot to thank everyone for the lovely gifts, cards and good wishes.

Especially, Graham, Emmy, Sean and Andrew who gave me a lovely antique ring.

Until next time, Kim

Feels like Christmas!

Graham and I have been busy Christmas-a-fying the house.

I don’t think that's a real word!

Anyway – this year I’ve gone fairy light mad. Almost every time I come home from the shops I have another packet. They are so cheap these days.

And I’ve planted festive red & white petunias.

The Christmas village has a new addition which is the Big ben Pub.

I seem to have run out of space on the sideboard so next year I may have to get creative about how to display my village.

I had a bit of drama with the Christmas tree lights.

The flower lights I usually use have stopped working – that's the problem with LEDs you can’t change the globes so once a light blows they need to be tossed out.

Just as well I tested them before I put the rest of the decorations on.

Luckily- a  little bit of Christmas serendipity clicked in. I had some lights in the cupboard that I was planning to use on the Christmas dinner table. Big rattan hearts in pink, red  and white.

So I whipped them out, tossed them on the tree, and kept the rest of the decorations a bit simpler. Looks pretty good I think and a little different.

Until next time, Kim