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• Hazel Butterfield
• 20 December 2015

Every Christmas Eve in the Butterfield household we have a movie and luscious food night with one of my best friends and her bloke. We then get a tad tipsy and stage a Santa break in for the kids. Dress up, take photos of catching him in the act nicking a shot of baileys, eating his treats left out by the kids, using the loo etc.. Then excitedly show the kids in the morning. It's a tradition, it works for us and we like it. A week before we democratically decide on the chosen movie, last year was The Holiday, this year we are still amidst our selection process.

• Hazel Butterfield
• 18 December 2015

This year has been crazy in so many different ways. There are the obvious atrocities, but the strength of anyone and any community is the ability to see what is good and positive rather than dwelling on pessimism. A year can fly by and it's nice to have a good old reflect on the craziness that can be life. So here it is, the highlights according to me. Sharing is caring.

• Hazel Butterfield
• 14 December 2015

So I have this amazing Turkish place that I regularly go to and quite frankly what they can do with a simple onion and pomegranate molasses is delicious. So I have been a molasses fan for some time and had tracked it down, although this was about 2 years ago and since then it has been easy to get hold of, even in your local M&S. But.... On the usual online order a few months ago, they had run out and the men in blue had sent Grape Molasses as an alternative which I accepted and duly left in the cupboard, until now.

• Hazel Butterfield
• 12 December 2015

Great ideas make it look like you made loads of effort and really put some thought into what you've chosen. Magic.

• Hazel Butterfield
• 11 December 2015

Earlier this week I met up with Steve to have a good old chinwag, see what's going on in his exciting career and he even sung some cracking acoustic tracks for us. Some from his new album and a great Chrimbo number that cannot be missed.

• Hazel Butterfield
• 10 December 2015

Right as the next few weeks pass and we haemorrhage cash like nobody's business, I know I will be making an extra special effort to keep my wallet closed as much as possible in the New Year. It's all about being smart and trying a little harder, rather than giving things up or just doing without.