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Goodies…

Posted on August 31, 2007 by jenny

Look what my lovely boyfriend bought me! Something good to read on the long journey to our holiday cottage in Devon tomorrow.

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I made something!

Posted on August 27, 2007February 26, 2026 by jenny

I’ve had a great Bank Holiday weekend, just the right amount of seeing friends, DIY and doing cool new stuff. We went to Walthamstow Stadium on Saturday night to watch the Greyhound racing. It was so much fun and I even broke even! We also finally had the time to do the Parkland Walk from…

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Cigarettes and alcohol

Posted on August 18, 2007April 25, 2012 by jenny

Today we made a day trip to France to pick up some booze for us and fags for my sister. We spent a couple of hours driving round Calais, completely bewildered by the local tradition of wedding parties driving around the city centre tooting their horns! Saturday must be wedding day over there. Then we…

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Columbia Road Flower Market

Posted on August 12, 2007October 12, 2024 by jenny

Today we went to Columbia Road Flower Market. I hadn’t been in years but it had hardly changed. We bought some new houseplants and got loads of good advice from the flower sellers – I’m never buying from Homebase again! Columbia Road Flower Market I loved the window display of Fred Bare Headwear (great name…

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Wee Wonderfuls birdie pattern

Posted on August 10, 2007March 6, 2019 by jenny

I was lucky enough to test this pattern a couple of months ago. The pattern was really easy to understand and took a couple of hours to make from scratch. I used some of my favourite Cath Kidston fabric for the body. Buy them here.

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Moo stickers have arrived

Posted on August 7, 2007 by jenny

I finally have the chance to post some pics of my lovely moo stickers. I ordered a little book of my favourite flickr pics last month. They are lovely, as is the packaging! Too nice to use in fact.

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What's your blogging type?

Posted on July 28, 2007October 27, 2013 by jenny

Your Blogging Type Is the Private Performer Your blog is your stage – with your visitors your adoring fans. At least, that’s how you write with your witty one liners. And while you like attention, you value your privacy. You’re likely to have an anonymous blog – or turn off comments. What’s Your Blogging Personality?

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Freaked out by facebook

Posted on July 21, 2007September 7, 2017 by jenny

I’m sure I’m not the only person to be 100% freaked out by the phenomenon that is facebook. Friends Reunited – fine; Twitter – fine; MySpace – fine; but facebook is just too freaky. I am tagging people that I haven’t seen since High School, Uni and previous jobs that I haven’t spoken to in…

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Yo-yo

Posted on July 21, 2007 by jenny

So I finally had some time to try and make a yo-yo. I bought three different varieties and sizes so I could make both regular round ones and flower shaped ones. The Clover Yo-yo maker is kind of cool but the instructions were obviously translated from Japanese and a little hard to follow, especially at…

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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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