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The Nutcracker: Bringing Its Magic Back To Birmingham
The Birmingham Royal Ballet returned to the stage of the Birmingham Hippodrome last night with, what has to be the most magical and exquisite Ballet of them all. Yes, I’m talking about Sir Peter Wright’s masterpiece, The Nutcracker, which traditionally brings Christmas officially to Birmingham. Forget the German market, when Tchaikovsky’s overture begins, Christmas is truly here. Tchaikovsky’s classic Christmas tale of magic and mystery that takes place on Christmas Eve is a festive staple. And after taking a break last year for the marvellous, and sometimes hilarious Cinderella, The Nutcracker made a welcome return with what may be its most beautiful staging ever. The story is a simple one,…
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Autumn/Winter Style With Cotton Traders
Although this is definitely the time of the year when we look at our wardrobe and start to long for sparkle and velvet, that doesn’t mean that our everyday, basic style should be ignored. With the addition of a few, good quality, wearable pieces, our wardrobes should be able to make the transition from Autumn to Winter very easily. When I look at buying new day wear, clothing that looks great when you’re working from home, heading out shopping and doing the school run, I always turn to Cotton Traders. It’s a brand that really understands that dressing during the day should not be restricted to jogging bottoms and tracksuit…
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Christmas Gift Guide For Kids
Continuing on our road to Christmas Eve, is a gift guide for those younger members of the family, the children. This is just the start of some more unusual ideas, so please bookmark this post for inspiration for the kids, and for the ideas that are still to come. Personalised Advent Calendars from Vistaprint There is still time to get a fully personalised advent calendar from Vistaprint if you order before 10.59 p.m on 1st December. The Advent Calendars are fully customisable with chocolate inside in a choice of 3 new options, Kinder chocolate, Lindt and Mars. Choose a lovely photograph, or a special memory, and enjoy the countdown to…
