Category: Holidays
O Holy Night
Chriatmas Eve, my favourite day of the year, when we slow our pace to imagine what is possible, a night when we open our hearts to the miracles of Birth and…
Read MoreShop Local!
We love our local shops and try to support them whenever we can. One of our seasonal traditions is to go to Rayleigh to pick up a Christmasy box of Essex…
Read MoreSeasonal Sighting
Walking down the road, this was lying right in the middle of my Path…. a gift! Or rather, the announcement of a gift just waiting to be found. There weren’t any…
Read MoreA Proper Village Fayre
Thundersley did itself proud this afternoon. Friends and neighbours gathered to celebrate the season and wish each other well as shopkeepers welcomed us with open doors and festive food and drink. Jenny…
Read MoreThe Heart of Art
Once a year, on a Tuesday night shortly before Christmas, our bead group has a party. It’s fairly constrained, not in the least bit wild, the kind of event that…
Read MoreChristmas Coffee
We made a little holiday pilgrimage to Squires in Rayleigh this afternoon. Squires is a delightful little coffee and tea shop on the High Street that serves more interesting brews…
Read MoreMainstream
Like almost everyone, we are busy little elves these days, shopping, cleaning, wrapping, celebrating– well, you know how it is… One thing that I will freely admit is that I’ve…
Read MoreWinemaking in Essex?
Absolutely! And with this year’s mild weather, we’ve heard that the local vineyards have had a super year, so we were really keen to head out into the Essex countryside to taste –…
Read MoreHello, December!
I am excited about the arrival of the Christmas season now that December is really here. For me, the Thanksgiving weekend always marks the beginning of decorations and Christmas carols,…
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