When is it considered acceptable to start selling my Christmas stock?
So…can someone please tell me, when is it considered acceptable to start selling my Christmas stock? This will be my 4th Christmas as a gift shop retailer and every year I seem to have the same argument with myself. There are many seasonal celebrations throughout the year, and depending on your beliefs, some are more [...]
Some Enchanted Evening …
I have always wanted to visit one of the many gardens / arboretums that have special evenings, where cleverly placed lights in varying colours highlight the autumn/ winter garden. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in Dorset run a special event called ‘Enchanted Floodlit Evenings’ for the last two weeks of October, I thought this would be an enjoyable evening out.
What to buy the woman in your life for Christmas
It’s coming up to that time of year again when the significant other has to buy the woman in their life something for Christmas. I can tell you now that I will not be given one single domestic appliance by husband. Can you remember that film? Love, Actually. The scene with Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman? She [...]
Spring Gardening Made Easy!
Planning now for spring colour will help wipe away the grey, cold days and help give you something to look forward to. Adding bulbs to your garden is easy to do.
What is Christmas like in Africa?
This is a question that I have had to answer more times than I care to remember! In this thread I will tell you about Christmas in my family back in Uganda Christmas had always been a happy day in our household not least because it was the only day of the year that mother [...]
In her shoes: My descent in entrepreneurial hell
In her shoes is a series of anonymous posts from women in business, sharing their experience. In your comments you are asked to answer the question – What would you do in her shoes? My story began 9 months ago; it is a story of self-realisation, friendship, love and betrayal. After 11 years at home [...]
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