Christmas in the Mountains

I was very lucky to spend this Christmas in Villard Reculas (part of the Alpe d’Huez resort in the French Alps) along with my mom, dad and brother. Although there has been very little snow this season in the northern parts of the alps, we did manage to ski every day with the added bonus …

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A Boxing Day Stroll

A white Christmas would have been lovely, but if it can’t be white then a Christmas with a little sunshine is a good alternative.  I’m back home at my parent’s house for Christmas again this year and its great to be able to get out of the house for a lovely stroll with the dog …

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Time to Make my Christmas Cards

For at least the past 5 years I’ve made all of the Christmas Cards that I’ve sent to friends and family.  I wasn’t convinced I would have time to do the same this year because my Masters Dissertation has taken over my life somewhat.  Thankfully, the dissertation has now been submitted and life is resuming! …

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CHRISTMAS!!!

Its Christmaaaaasssssss!!! Alas, the day is drawing to an end and there is a break in the good TV so what better a time to upload a quick Christmas blog post.  Here is a the documentation of my day. Here’s Ellie waiting for the fun to begin And here are the oh-so-tempting pressies Quickly followed …

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Christmas Decorations

We’ve had our Christmas Tree up for a couple of weeks now and it is still looking fantastic.  This year we have mostly red, white and silver decorations.  Some were newly purchased from various stalls at the Country Living Christmas Fair in Glasgow.  They look great all hanging their together, but are equally attractive pieces …

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