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25th October 2012

Featherdown Farm Holiday

We’re all getting pretty excited here and no it’s not another Christmas post, (‘cos let’s face it, I’m a bit of a Christmas nut and the excitement for that time of year is slowly creeping up on me!) it’s a Featherdown Farm post because our holiday starts tomorrow :o)

I really can’t wait to get away for the week with Ant and the kids and the thought of cooking all our food on a wood burner in the tent or on a fire outside fills me with happiness!

I normally plan a full menu for the week when we go on holiday which usually includes a complete shopping list to accompany it, although we’re not that good at sticking to lists when it comes to holiday food shopping.
It seems to have become a tradition with us that whenever we go on holiday we spend half of the first day in Tesco, stocking up for the week and we usually spend more than double our weekly shop because we buy treats for everyone; things we’d normally say no to on a regular shopping trip get put into the trolley because, ‘hey, we’re on holiday, we might as well enjoy it’, syndrome steps in!

This year however, I aim to stick to my slimming world diet, so I won’t be buying too many goodies! I’m pleased we’ve chosen this holiday and not one where I’ll be tempted by fish and chips and hot doughnuts!
I haven’t planned the food though and I’m running out of time so I’d best get some ideas down for cooking on a wood burning stove!

This will be my last post for the week. I was going to schedule some for next week but again I’m running out of time so you all get a break from me for one whole week!

See you in November :o)

Read 100 Books – #16 Bah Humbug

This was a nice light read and if like me, you love Christmas, it’s perfect to read at this time of year; not quite the holiday season but close enough to bring forth a little frisson of excitement every now and then!
I’m a sucker for a love story and Bah Humbug didn’t disappoint.
I suppose it helped that the main characters both had jobs that I envy! As the product description says, Lexi  is a Martha Stewart type television presenter who also happens to be a single mum to two children while her love interest, Kyle, is an author suffering from writer’s block and not a fan of Christmas.
A bit predictably, she helps get him in the Christmas spirit and break through his writer’s block and he helps her find a family again.
Some people might read the word, predictable, as a negative but it isn’t for me…I read these kind of stories for the predictability I like to know what’s coming next; it’s what makes a nice easy read when all you want to do is relax a while and slip into a different world.

If you’re wanting a book to sit and relax for a few hours with, this one’s for you, especially as it’s free on Amazon Kindle right now 🙂

 

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