Operation sparkle

Meet the late lifers who are using their skills to create some festive magic…

Laura was out to impress – but was she missing the point?

With their husbands’ feud set to ruin Christmas, it was time for Carol and Rita to step in…

MAUD had been looking forward to finally getting her decorations out again. And now with a whole afternoon at her disposal she was really going to savour the experience and make it something special.

JENNA arrived at nine o’clock to open up the stall. Since Lily had been working on her dissertation until the early hours of the morning, she was having a lie-in and would arrive later. Jenna wasn’t l

THESE new candles smell divine, Auntie.” Lily took the lid off a tin containing a Gingerbread Hug scented candle and inhaled. “Thanks,” Jenna said. “Cosy Cinnamon’s my favourite of the new collection.