Our Banjo Grew His Angel Wings…

Yesterday our Banjo grew his angel wings and left our home forever.

Beautiful Banjo joined our family late in 2009, he immediately blended in with our family both human and four legged, of then, an elderly Pekingese, Princess, and Christoopher’s new Border Collie puppy, Duchess.  When the breeder asked what I would like to name our kitten, it was immediately obvious to me, his mother’s name was Matilda, so he should be named Banjo!

Banjo and Duchess become best friends, Duchess would let Banjo get away with all manner of torture that a cat could bestow on a dog, teeth, claws and dive bombing her at speed!  Duchess was a gentle soul.

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The Month that was Christmas!

The month of Christmas began with appropriately themed cooking classes run throughout our district, and finished with fabulous family gatherings…

Cooking classes for kids were all about Christmas treats,

and for the adults there was a meal that was budget friendly, various Christmas dishes from around the world and, of course, the Christmas hamper.

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Our Family’s Traditional Trifle

While there are many fancy versions of trifle around, for me, there is no going past the traditional trifle that my mum, and my Nana, used to make!  It takes time, so was really only prepared for special occasions, and you know what, I think that’s what makes it even more of a treat!  The anticipation makes your mouth water as you wait for it to appear on the table during festive celebrations.

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