Book Club: Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson
Our book of the month for December. 'A Funny, raunchy, and heartwarming story' - perfect for Christmas...
Christmas, a humbug?
Why Freedom loves Christmas...
Top ten tips to enjoy a night out and stay healthy
I don’t know about you, but I have mixed feelings about Christmas. I love the Christian celebration part but struggle with the cost and the emotional turmoil. And there’s the calorie overload and the very thought of feeling ‘out of control’ of food, exercise, sleep, alcohol and myself! Perhaps, like me, you have two competing voices […]
10 alternative films for the holidays
Like many people, I love movies. One of my favourite ways to treat myself is to indulge in an evening watching a favourite piece of cinema. It’s like visiting an old, trusted, happy friend. And, who doesn’t like doing that during the holidays? For many people, there are certain Christmas films that are almost ritualistically […]
Notes from the Auvergne: Christmas in France
Christmas in France, like any country, is (excuse the pun) wrapped up in traditions. Some French people, especially in the east and northern parts of the country, celebrate St Nicolas on 6 December (like Holland and Nordic countries). In Alsace children put boots out overnight to find them filled the next morning with fresh clementines, […]
The perfect little black dress for the festive season
Fashion expert Emma on how to find the perfect little black dress. Scroll down for Emma’s top picks of this season’s LBDs That time of year is finally upon us. A time that induces panic, anxiety and sweaty palms in even the most calm and cool headed of us. A time preceded by weeks […]
Christmas: A time to help those in need?
Christmas isn’t always straightforward… I may hide away from Christmas AGAIN this year. Christmas can highlight the good as well as the horrible times, feelings of being alone, enhanced by being with couples enjoying themselves and being on one’s own, in a group, can make one feel really lonely at this particular time of the […]