When it started to snow last night we decided to go out and play - even though it was cold and dark and the kids were already in their pyjama's! After all, its not very often that it snows like that and usually when it does, either the kids are at school or I'm at work.When everyone was dressed in about 6 layers of clothes we ventured out (well, I say everyone but Mr Frugal decided to join in the fun by standing in the warm and watching out of the window). After being hit by a few random snowballs when the kids managed to aim right, we decided to make a snowman and Pattie was born.I have no … [Read more...]
Track Santa on Christmas Eve….
I am sure that most people have tracked Santa before on his journey around the world on Christmas Eve but just in case....You can track him here on from about lunchtime on Christmas Eve.We love doing this and have done every year for the last three or four years.If you have a look at the page now it shows you some of the highlights from last Christmas Eve.... … [Read more...]
Rose Wine Cocktails….
I love Rose wine and I have just seen a recipe for a Rose wine cocktail on one of Rachel Allen's TV shows and it sounds absolutely gorgeous....Chop up 1 nectarine (or apparently you could use raspberries or strawberries) and add the juice of half a lime.Add 2 teaspoons of sugar and blend together.Pour into a jug and top up with chilled Rose wine.Stir it together and voila... Happiness in a jug! … [Read more...]
Salt Dough Decorations….
After watching Kirsty's homemade Christmas last week i felt inspired to make some salt dough decorations of our own. Now before we started I had my usual Domestic Goddess visions where I pictured our decorations as stunning works of art! As usual with my visions - the results were nothing like I hoped but we had fun making them so it was well worth it.The dough mix is so simple. All you do is mix half a cup of salt and a whole cup of flour and then slowly add one whole cup of water to the mix. You (or the kids) need to then knead the mix for 10 minutes - don't miss this stage out as … [Read more...]
School Visit….
I have had a lovely day today, all of the parents were invited into school to do some activities with the kids so both me and Mr Frugal managed to finish work early to go. Master Frugal had sports all afternoon so we spent the whole afternoon with Miss Frugal in her classroom.There were different activities set out on each table and we chose to make some Christmas tree decorations and to write a Christmas poem. Miss Frugal was really proud of hers and read it out to anyone who would listen:I love ChristmasI love presentsMerry ChristmasTo everyoneIt didn't have to rhyme but each line had to … [Read more...]
Going Bananas….
I have just found two bananas hiding at the bottom of my fruit bowl that are looking a but past it. Rather than throwing them out (as I usually would) I decided to see if I could find a way to use up these sad looking specimens....There are loads of recipes out there on the internet using bananas but the simplest one that I have found was for Fruity Banana Bread.Ingredients100g sugar,75g Margarine,200g plain flour,2 teaspoons baking powder,2 eggs,2 bananas,50g dried fruit.First of all you need to cream the margarine and the sugar. Then mix in the eggs and add the two mashed up bananas. Mix in … [Read more...]
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