Christmas Grace

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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This week in... December 5, 2022

Nov 27, 2022

There are so many reasons I love Christmas – the carols, decorating the tree and finding that perfect present for the right person. But most of all, it’s all about family. My four children will be there on Christmas morning when we wake and we’ll ope

Games World of Puzzles

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Yuletide Reading

Sep 24, 2020

Many classic novels and short stories contains Christmas scenes-merry or otherwise. Can you indentify the works from which these holiday passages are excerpted? 1 “Merry Christmas, little daughters! I’m glad you began at once, and hope you will keep

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

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Editor’s Letter

Nov 30, 2022

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas. The carols are playing, the lights are twinkling, the cards are arriving… But alongside that festive fun comes that tense, clammy, slightly anxious response you get whenever you look at the current date. O

Country Life

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Oh, The Agony!

Mar 2, 2022

Q On many occasions when I have given wedding presents or new baby gifts to family and friends, I have not received a thank you. Why? I spent hours choosing the right gift or days knitting a special blanket for their newborn. It is very hurtful and I

Australian Homespun

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Better Late Than Never

Nov 30, 2022

It's too late for this Christmas … but while you're in the festive mood, perhaps it's time to start working on a quirky advent calendar in plenty of time for Christmas 2023! It's been designed by British craft blogger, Mike Aspinall. There are quite

Today's Quilter

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Fresh Picks All The Latest Quilting News

Sep 30, 2021

Ho, ho, ho! Riley Blake are ramping up for Christmas with their quaint and traditional vintage-themed fabric collection, Christmas at Buttermilk Acres! The cosy collection, designed by Stacy West of Buttermilk Basin, is sure to add an extra helping o

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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This week in... May 8, 2023

Apr 30, 2023

Celebrating that special mum in your life is always an important time of the year and this week we kick things off with Catherine, Princess of Wales, who shares that despite all the help she is lucky enough to receive, motherhood is not always easy,

Independent on Saturday

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GETTING AWAY Meet Our Winning Valentine’s Day Couples

Feb 13, 2021

ONE couple never had a honeymoon, another need a break from being locked down with their 10-year-old triplets, and for another it’s a chance to celebrate their second wedding anniversary. These are the winners of the Independent on Saturday’s hugely

ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME

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KATHRYN AT HOME: A Guide To Simple Entertaining

Dec 8, 2017

The starry, candle-lit stretch from Thanksgiving to New Year’s brings out your inner entertainer – along with pretty linens and twinkling stemware. But this book, Ireland’s sixth, carries the message that hosting doesn’t have to be stressful – no rea

Chat Specials

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Chat Come On In!

Dec 1, 2022

Christmas is all about family, and this year it feels a little more special than ever. For many, this may be the first Christmas that we’ve spent with our loved ones since the pandemic. As we open gifts and celebrate the festivities, we’ll remember a

New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

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This week in... New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Aug 20, 2023

It’s easy to get swept up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and all that it throws at us. But when a medical emergency hits home, it promptly yanks everything into perspective. When the Weekly caught up with Sam and Sarah Wallace, and their

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

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Do It Your Way

Dec 4, 2019

Christmas is always great fun and I love being part of The Australian Women’s Weekly’s Christmas issues. They pull out all the stops and make the season sparkle with lots of impressive food and festive ideas. While Christmas is a magical time of year

Homes & Interiors Scotland

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My Christmas COINNEACH MACLEOD

Oct 20, 2023

My Christmas traditions start on 21 December. We call it Oidhche nan Seachd Suipearan or ‘night of the seven suppers’. It’s the winter solstice and the darkness lasts so long there’s time for us to eat seven times before the sun rises again. That’s t

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ASK Aunty Nelly

Nov 23, 2023

Q My mother-in-law throws a fit if we don't spend Christmas Day with her. But my teenage kids really want to spend the day at home. Just us, not surrounded by their much younger cousins. I agree with them, but I know my husband's mum will kick up a f