Christmas arrives at Alderville Rd

I had a little helper this year!

Max got to wear the special 'decorating apron' & Santa hat.

We started off with the bay tree out the front.....

Welcome to our winter wonderland!

Max took it all very seriously, and did a brilliant job. Maybe this stuff is in the genes???

I'll let you in on a little secret. I told Richard I would put up the tree 2 weeks before Christmas. And he was the one who went and got it out of storage and asked could I please put it up in November as per our Cardiff family tradition! Love that.

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Husband hits 40!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARLING!

Hoping this is your best ever year of family, marriage, fatherhood, fun, work & play.

So happy to be on this journey with you!

Your Jo

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Birthday weekend treats

The weekend I turned 37 went a little like this.....

Saturday - Windsor. A walk by the river. Max finding sticks. Trying not to skid on all the duck poo. A pub lunch.

Sunday - presents, afternoon tea at The Langham Hotel, a spectacular sunset, X factor & X stitch! (Cross stitch! My Emily Peacock cross stitch project arrived yay!)

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Pretty Coastal

Quite transformed by these pics found at Desire to Inspire.

Flowers, found objet, stripes, rough timbers, books, art, all thrown together in a seemly effortless manner.

More is more people!

xxx

Today was all about.....

Those last few leaves.......

Long shadows.......

Icing ginger biscuits with Max......

Happy.

xxx

Cushion d'jour!

In love with this 'Concourse' cushion by Andrew Martin available at John Lewis.

Love it, want it, need it!

xxx

Charmed I'm sure!

Okay, okay, okay.

I may just have found the perfect gift for the special women in your lives.

Guys listen up!

What could be sweeter than a completely individual and personal charming charm necklace?

As usual Anthropologie have nailed it with these babies.

The idea is you choose a chain, (from memory there were 5 different styles) priced at a very reasonable £14. Then you add whichever charms (all £12 each) take your fancy.

All the charms have that 'found at a flea market' feel about them.

Likey likey!

xxx

Sofa LOVE

Check out this super cool sofa my friend Holly had made for her son Artie's playroom.

JUST....LOVE....IT.

xxx