Tag: christmas
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Boxing Day
Though Poppy did get some Christmas left overs her manners leave a lot to be desired. This is her latest trick. To rear up and plant her feet straight on top of the gate or fence snorting and shrieking and drooling. Not a pretty look HopandPop Poppy. She does not stand like that for long so…
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Christmas Eve/Day
Because Christmas is not polite enough to fall on the same day of the week each year, I am Always mixed up. I need continuity. Without a TV or radio to remind me of the day – a muddle happens. Two of my children are on my side of the globe but three of my…
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Who is looking in your door?
I am a very lucky girl. A. because I love to have Tima looking through my door and B. because Tane cannot climb the steps – yet! Anyway he is too busy in the frog garden, he has discovered some unharvested beets and has a pink nose and lipsticked lips from digging them up and scoffing…
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The Sustainable Christmas Tree: Who Let the Grinch OUT!
Lauren, at the Vet’s Clinic, handed me the package. Merry Christmas, Grinch!, she said. Who told you I was the Grinch? I said. She just laughed. Poo, I said as I left. She laughed some more. Mama (policeman sheep) is suddenly limping badly and has a cough. So first I will worm her. Sheep crop…
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How to Make an Ice Bucket for Chilled Champagne
A special occasion needs a special ice bucket just for the bubbly. Here is how to make a nice Icy Ice Bucket. Fill a clean bucket with water. Sit the bucket outside overnight so that the water in the bucket freezes. The next day, upturn the bucket and bash it until the ice slides out.…
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