{"id":420,"date":"2022-12-24T19:32:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T19:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home-ed-in-a-shed.blog\/?p=420"},"modified":"2022-12-24T19:32:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T19:32:17","slug":"this-christmas-i-give-you-my-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/home-ed-in-a-shed.blog\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"This Christmas, I give you my Blog\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hey Blog! It\u2019s CHRISTMAS! 2022, and my second year of Home Ed in a Shed. You\u2019ve been privy to most of my goings on for more than a year, but that doesn\u2019t mean the fun ever lessens. This week I\u2019m going through three things \u2013 the Great British Bake Off, making Dad\u2019s Christmas present, and Christmas itself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last spring, in The Great Bailey Sewing Bee, I talked about watching the Great <em>British<\/em> Sewing Bee, and being inspired to make a bag (you may be pleased to know I have now finished all the badges to sew on it). The aforementioned program was designed as a spin-off of the Great British Bake Off, which we have now discovered too. The two programs are similar, but instead of making stuff with fabric which you can wear, Bake Off is about making stuff with food which you can eat. We have decided the Sewing Bee is slightly better, but still\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This program has also been an inspiration. Dad always says he doesn\u2019t want \u201cstuff\u201d, just edible presents. 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