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Via http://www.mammafelice.it/2010/11/30/50-calendari-avvento/# some wonderfully creative ideas for advent calendars. C’mon, you’ve still got 12 hours.
On the other hand you could for the Imperfectionist way and pick up a Maltesers chocolate one from the supermarket. It’s more the thought of doing something creative that counts, innit?
Above: my way.
Below: the Delia way.
http://www.deliaonline.com/how-to-cook/baking/how-to-make-a-christmas-cake.html
12 steps versus 1 credit card = no contest.
And I get loyalty points on the old M&S credit card, so bonus.
Visit www.unclutterer.com to see how this chess set packs away. How long in your house before you lost just one piece though? About 4 hours in mine, I’d say…..
For the sweet toothed amongst us, although those of us who remember four Fruit Salads for 1p will be wincing at the price.
However, those of who saw the price of Bertie Botts’ every flavoured bean in Harry Potter Universal, Orlando are now thinking this represents a bargain.
A couple of years ago we bought the Grannies a Nintendo DS each for Christmas. Sound move – they’ve been playing Sudoku on them ever since and then got totally addicted to Professor Layton. The Professor’s back with Part 3 for this Christmas, so this is what the Grannies will be doing on Christmas night….
Umm…. can’t decide if this is a nice idea for the nieces (with their names on, obviously) for Christmas. Or unspeakably naff. Help.
This is why I am the imperfectionist. Nigella would just know.
Cool and educational. What’s not to like?
It’s finally happened. In a daze the other morning I was opening the cornflakes packet when I saw that there were some grooves marked into the cardboard. Even in my daze I thought that this was different, so I flipped the pack and read: K-LOCK PACK. Next to this was a handy dandy four step illustrated diagram of how to close the new box so you ended up with a pointy top rather than the previous flat top, thus rendering the box taller and no longer able to fit on the shelf. I’ll give you a sample. STEP 2: AFTER pouring at least one serving, FOLD flap with tab (FLAP A) into carton and OVER the inner bag to TRAP against box. FOLD both side flaps into carton. (their caps). Simple.
The words were out of my mouth before I could stop them. “What was wrong with the old way?” I said, plaintively. Swiftly followed by: “Oh god, I’ve finally turned into my mother”. Seriously though, what WAS wrong with the old way?
flickr creative commons photo by dan taylor