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Author: jenny

A Short Guide to Buying Tyres Online

Posted on July 15, 2021October 2, 2024 by jenny

Disclosure – this is a sponsored post If you are not sure where to buy tyres Basingstoke does have some outlets – but why not save yourself the time and inconvenience of shopping around in person and get yourself online instead, sourcing the best set of tyres for your vehicle for a great price and…

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Our 2021 home improvement plans

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 by jenny

Disclosure – this is a sponsored post For the last 3 months we’ve had a house guest. It has been lovely to have the grown up company, and babysitter on tap, but now they have finally moved out. For three months our spare room was in use and one of the side effects of this…

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Monday Happy List {Week 352}

Posted on July 12, 2021January 9, 2022 by jenny

Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday…

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The summer Sampler

‘The Summer Sampler’ Block of the Month Club {update 1}

Posted on July 11, 2021 by jenny

This year I am trying, and failing, to not buy any more craft kits. At the start of the year I added a little list of unfinished projects to my sidebar and had great fun ticking them off. I recently came across the ‘The Summer Sampler’  Block of the Month Club which I bought in…

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{Free printable} Beach Scavenger Hunt

{Free printable} Beach Scavenger Hunt

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021 by jenny

We all love a trip to the beach and loved our recent stay at Southwold with its amazing beach and colourful beach huts. The children wanted to spend all their time on the beach and we were lucky with gorgeous weather to enjoy it. the kids built sandcastles, hunted for beach treasure and buried each…

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Monday Happy List {Week 351}

Posted on July 5, 2021 by jenny

Starting the week by writing the Monday Happy List  is something I’ve been doing for a while. It’s a chance for me to sit down and reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as well as to record some of our family adventures. It’s a post I always love to write. Monday…

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Wild flower meadow Ickenham

Posted on July 4, 2021 by jenny

I was really keen to re-visit the wild flower meadows we discovered in Ickenham last year. I had a few comments about it on my Instagram and wanted to pop over to see if the same fields had been left as wild flower meadows. We’re lucky to have lots of open green spaces in Hillingdon…

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Musings at the end of a school term

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by jenny

With three weeks to go I am hopeful that both my children will be able to enjoy the last few weeks of term. I am certainly looking forward to a 6 week break if we can get through the next few weeks. Unfortunately my son has had his Transition Day and Year 6 trip cancelled…

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Easy no sew lavender bags

Easy no sew lavender bags

Posted on June 30, 2021October 4, 2024 by jenny

Our garden has really come alive this year. It bring the whole family joy and we all enjoy spending time, nurturing our plants! So far this year we’ve eaten homegrown peas, our sunflowers are growing tall and we have gorgeous lavender. We’ve crafted with it before and I couldn’t resist sharing our easy no sew…

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Welcome to the gingerbread house blog. I’m Jenny, London mum of two teens. Craft and family lifestyle blogger, occasional baker of gingerbread. Find out more about us, our latest crafts, and be inspired by our days out. Contact me jenny@the-gingerbread-house.co.uk

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