Whatever the finer details of your Christmas may be, I hope they bring some joy, smiles, laughter and a little hope for further adventures.

Today sees the last candle on the advent wreath being lit, just as we have slipped past the Winter Solstice...

Looking back to my experiences of Christmas as a child, there are things we still do today and others that got lost along the way...

Today's window takes party hats as its subject, to be more precise it references all the different hats that we find ourselves wearing.

'Tis the season for games and merriment - isn't that right? I wonder how many of you look forward to playing games with the family...

I've chosen to share a poem close to my heart that reflects the joy of a child at play... the poem is called 'Maisie Jane.'

The lights, the music, the colours all combine to create a special atmosphere that I think feels a bit like being wrapped in a warm hug.

With the clock ticking down the number of shopping days left, it would be useful to be able to freeze time for a bit...

Looking through my window at the world outside, valuing how we all need connections.

There are several 'family recipes' that I would like to have, if only we had asked these relatives to write them down at the time.

Along with grief and loss we also celebrate our memories and the images that come to mind when we see an empty chair at our Christmas table.

What Christmas tracks are your favourites? Music always has the ability to inspire, to connect, to bring joy and emotion.

I like to be sat with a frothy cupful of caffeine, people-watching and allowing my thoughts and writing ideas to percolate onto my notebook.

This is a snapshot of a Christmas from my past... a simpler time perhaps but still valuing the same as today - family, fun and togetherness.

There's still something heartwarming about opening a card that has landed on your doormat...

Pass the coat hangers and tinsel, it's Advent Sunday.

When I think back in time, to my own childhood though, the first day of the summer holidays meant possibilities...

Celebrating a book launch and my achievements as a writer.

What makes a good marriage? What does true love look like? Maybe it's not what you'd expect.

Does time mock us in our darkest moments? A blog about making the most of the moments we share with each other.