A Little Kentish Magic

Seeking out little moments of magic amidst the humdrum of every day life.

christmas

  • Festive Fun

    In the run up to Christmas, I normally make an effort to visit a different town every weekend, to see their lights and have a browse around the Christmas markets. Unfortunately this year, there were two weekends with severe storms which coincided with the special Christmas events in Tenterden and Rye, where I decided that Read more

  • Advent Countdown

    Over the years I seem to have accumulated more and more ways of counting down the Advent period, and it is now becoming quite an undertaking to keep on top of them all! However, they do bring me a lot of pleasure and I thought that I would share them here. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas Read more

  • Preparing For Christmas

    In our house, Stir Up Sunday is a hotly anticipated date in the run up to Christmas – the last Sunday before Advent and the day traditionally reserved for making Christmas puddings. The name comes from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, which includes the line “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills Read more