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Photomarathon

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Photomarathon Competition As a fun day out / adventure, Adam and I decided to challenge each other to a photomarathon competition. We each chose ten words, then from each others lists we chose five and mixed them up to make … Continue reading

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Purton Hulks, Gloucester

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We recently went on a wonderful photography adventure to Purton Hulks in Gloucester (GL13 9HU). It was a beautiful crisp winter’s day and we had a muddy but delightful walk along the Severn Estuary, snapping away at the sunken barges … Continue reading

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Matilda at Cambridge Theatre, London

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My Mum took me to see Matilda at Cambridge Theatre in London, as an early birthday present. I loved it and have wanted to see it for over a year!! There are some details in my Tim Minchin post from … Continue reading

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Belleville Rendez-vous by FellSwoop Theatre

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FellSwoop Theatre are currently touring their adaptation of Sylvain Chomet’s Belleville Rendez-vous. An animated film about an elderly lady who coaches her Grandson (Champion) to participate in the Tour De France, but during the race he is kidnapped by the … Continue reading

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“The Artist” Film

We went to see “The Artist” last weekend, it is fantastic, a film you can get totally lost in. Funny, enchanting, wonderful and entertaining. The cast, the music, the dancing, the silence – all magical. Here’s the trailer, I hope … Continue reading

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2011 blog stats in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for my blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 9,900 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading

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Mulled Wine

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Last year I shared a Mulled Cider recipe, so this year I thought I’d go with a Mulled Wine recipe, we used this when we had a few friends round before Christmas. 1 bottle of red wine 1 orange (cut … Continue reading

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Snow – Photos – January 2010

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Although two years ago, I thought I’d share the snowy photos I took in January 2010. I used some of them as Christmas cards and was pleased with the results. Some of the photos were taken while I trudged to … Continue reading

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One Year Today!

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Today marks one year of bakedcottonstar blogging! I hope you’ve all enjoyed reading my blog as much as I’ve enjoyed writing and sharing it, long may it continue! .

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The Christmas Alphabet – Robert Sabuda

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I recently discovered this brilliantly simple pop up book titled “The Christmas Alphabet” created by Robert Sabuda in 1994. Sabuda is a very skilled children’s pop up book maker, he has also produced other Christmas related books, as well as … Continue reading

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