Posts by Debbie Harris
Advent: 16.12 – Spirit of Christmas
Our village event in Carbrooke was a great success. We had ice sculptures, a craft fayre, a story telling santa and to top it all Radio Norfolk arrived on the Village Green as part of treasure quest!
Read MoreAdvent: 15.12 – Home make cakes and stand!
Not only did I make the cup cakes but I also made the cake stands too! I’ve had a box of vintage crockery stashed under the stairs since last year’s cup cake candle project. Geoff has been keen to get shot of them so was only to willing to do the drilling part of the…
Read MoreAdvent: 14.12 – Time for some cake!
This sticky and slightly boozy cake is a healthy alternative to Christmas cake. Its cooking will fill your kitchen with a gorgeous spicy festive smell. What’s more, as it’s full of fruit and vegetables, you can easily count it as part of your five a day! You’ll need: 175g dark brown soft sugar 2…
Read MoreAdvent 13:12 – Frost and sun
If yesterday was amazing this morning was sublime!
Read MoreAdvent: 12:12 – Fog and ice
I’m going outside – I may be gone for sometime…. I took a proper camera on today’s walk – the fog and frost were simply amazing! was simply amazing!
Read MoreAdvent:11th December
This morning was very cold, very slippery but glorious. The air was very still so the sounds of the pheasants and the rooks seemed to be coming from all around. Incidentally is there a name for the noise a pheasant makes? Answers on a Christmas card please! I
Read MoreAdvent: 11th December – Morning walk
I mentioned yesterday that I now also have a personal Blog called The Pixel Chef. Since I launched it back in the spring I have used it to post pictures (usually taken on my mobile phone) from my early morning walks. I go for about half an hour most weekday mornings – it’s a great…
Read MoreAdvent: 10th December – Limoncello
Every year at Christmas I always come up with one scheme or another to make something a bit different to eat or drink. Last year it was raspberry gin and pickled pears. This year I stumbled across the recipe for Limoncello via the Domestic Sluttery Blog and though that I would give it a go.…
Read MoreAdvent: 9th December – Christmas Bokeh
As if I haven’t got enough to do already I’ve made a bit of a rod for my own back by adding my Advent posts to both our business and this my personal Blog. So far I have just posted the the same thing on each Blog. but today Ithough I’d do something a bit…
Read MoreAdvent: 10th December Limoncello
Every year at Christmas I always come up with one scheme or another to make something a bit different to eat or drink. Last year it was raspberry gin and pickled pears. This year I stumbled across the recipe for Limoncello via the Domestic Sluttery Blog and though that I would give it a go. …
Read MoreAdvent: 9th December Christmas tree festival
A lovely display of trees again this year – 37 trees and 37 charities. This years theme was to think outside the box and there certainly were some lovely and unusual entries. The festival closes at 4.00pm today so you still have time to get to All saints church in Shipdham if you are…
Read MoreAdvent: 8th December – An unexpected sunset
Today I was going to be Blogging about the Shipdham Christmas Tree Festival which kicked off this whole advent blog idea last year. Driving across to Shipdham the sky was amazing. For a change I had a decent camera with me so I seized the moment. I have loads of photos of the Christmas trees…
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