Hello December | 2nd tree is up | New DUNELM Bedding | Christmas party in town | Advent Calendars

[@BlackSheepCrafter]

I 🫶 you Claire. Every home video you do makes me feel like I'm hanging with a best friend and catching up. As someone who never leaves my house, I only have my husband and maybe two friends but I don't interact with people so your long videos are really nice for me.

[@athomewithclaire]

heyyyy lovely xx thank you so much that means a lot - so happy you enjoy them xx

[@shirleyandersen4724]

👏👌👍

[@madeleinegombert661]

I feel for you Claire the world is passing us by and it's scary. Love your humor.

[@JayneHartnett]

You can put Vaseline on the pole, or a slinky. If the squirrels climb on the slinky they will go down to the ground. 🤣

[@athomewithclaire]

Ohhhh Vaseline isa great idea - thank you I will get some today :)

[@karenlloyd16]

Thank goodness you have George there to warn you about marauding squirrels!! ❤😂

[@LizfieldsDesirabledesigns]

you had me in stitches good lord infectious giggles needed lol thank you x

[@kateivester3122]

I am laughing my arse off, if I went shopping with you I wouldn't stop laughing.

[@athomewithclaire]

ahhh ha thank yoooo xx

[@antonietta2874]

Love the bedding its beautiful. Perfect weather for a stew looks so yummy. Have a wonderful week.

[@lynnmorris8578]

You really did have a packed week full of fun. I am in LOVVVVVVE with George! He reminds me so much of our Midnight that passed away when he was 2 from heart break (vet's words). Hope you remember to get the sweet boy his calendar. Have a fabulous week and keep smiling. :)

[@Glory3823]

😂😂😂😂perhaps he thought you gonna hit him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💞💞

[@muddeeewenched854]

Leicester gal here Born & Bred but now living on the southcoast of Dorset now and MISSING the historicness of The East Midlands. Steeped in history there... Few pirates here... 🤔😎😏 Love your art 💜 Just found this one 🎉 Blessed Be 🙏

[@LiveItLikeLisa]

George had the most sweetest face!!! And omg that advent calendar looks amazing!! I’ll be excited watching you open this throughout December. I couldn’t find any decent advent calendars here so I skipped it completely this year! 😢

[@karenlloyd16]

Claire the spade wielding serial killer!! 😂😂😂

[@madeleinegombert661]

I always look forward to your videos. Hello Claire and Tim 👋👋👋

[@hillarygroundwell2807]

Love the bedding. Tim's stew looked so yummy.Its just the right weather gor them both 😊

[@APOKreations]

I love adventure calendars! This year I just happened to see some chocolate ones and bought them. Harry Potter and then the Grinch ❤

[@Kathy-Carr]

I have a green belt behind my house and get to listen to a couple of Barred owls at night. SarahBelles has an IG account. Sadly, just for UK. This is one of favorite videos. Loved each minute! 🎄❤️

[@erinhurlock5521]

I have been waffling about decorating for Christmas this year. I'm not really feeling it. Your excitement and joy are making me reconsider. Thank you for being unapologetically Claire ❤

[@Glory3823]

that Stew looks yummy and the Dumplings 💞💞

[@diannesart]

I normally would never watch an hour or more KZbin video, but you are so entertaining and funny. I think it's cause you keep it real. Thanks for your videos. They are inspirational ❤😂.

[@athomewithclaire]

wow thank you xx that is a huge compliment and thanks for watching it all xx

[@kateivester3122]

That bedding is gorgeous!!!!

[@Glory3823]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤Squirrels we three are having a party

[@LauraCastro-df1cn]

I can't help it,!GEAORGE! love him 😊❤🤩🥰

[@lesleyharris525]

Thanks for a lovely video, I'm really stressed just now, don't know if I start chemo or not, so a shot of happy was lovely. ❤

[@sylviakelly4943]

Claire, love❤❤ that bedding. You are so funny, the spade is for digging a whole top bury a body. Lol

[@athomewithclaire]

haaaa thank yoooo lovely xxx

[@madeleinegombert661]

❤❤❤❤ The bedding.

[@michelle_resinrebel]

Hi Claire great vlog just catching up, aww George 🥰 chase thoes pesky squirrels 😂, grave digger 😂 thanks for sharing ❤❤❤ xxx

[@athomewithclaire]

thank you so much my lovely xxx the squirrels will be the end of me haaaaa I need to get some squirrel proof cages :)

[@HelenMAnderson]

Lovely video Claire, just adore your excitement 😀. Floral Street is gorgeous and quite expensive, so that was an excellent Day 1 from M&S! I love their Electric Rhubarb and Arizona Bloom. Think you would like them too - I don't like sickly sweet either. Aww, sweet George has the most expressive face! He's a sweetheart 🩵.

[@athomewithclaire]

thank yoooo so much Helen - oh you know the scent ? isnt it lovely xx so glad you enjoyed the video xx

[@kathrynseaman6482]

Love the depth of history you have in the UK in comparision Canada is very young! Love hanging out to see you shopping etc and yes George! Such a cutie!

[@athomewithclaire]

so happy you enjoyed the vlog thank yooo Kathryn xxx yeh it is very cool to have such old stuff around - especially here - our old town was only built post-war - so it is lovely to have historical buildings around me now

[@paulinehiggins8239]

God you’re so funny Claire, love your home videos but also your crafty corner just you’re more relaxed at home. 🥰

[@athomewithclaire]

thank yooo so much Pauline xx

[@sueturner2624]

I nearly bought that one Claire 😊

[@craftybee3189]

Hi Claire, you’ve had me in stitches, especially with the duct tape and cable ties 😂I’m another white bedding freak - not that I’m calling you a freak! But you may have converted me, your new bedding is gorgeous. Ps, have you planted that tree yet 😂😂😂

[@LorE_aka-midwestmemaw8555]

ROTFL!! That reminds me of when my kids(adults now) where teens and use to intentionally go into a store and by random weird stuff that could look suspicious! They did it for the look on cashier expressions. LOL

[@athomewithclaire]

lol I can imagine that was fun haaaa

[@kateivester3122]

I bought all my kids Cadbury advent calendars 🥰

[@athomewithclaire]

wish I had one haaa

[@AngelCrafts1999]

Great video Claire loved it and your nails are so pretty,,,,I absolutely love how excited you get,,,,I'm like you I don't like fruity sweet smells I prefer the musk scents

[@susandean5553]

love you have a fab week

[@Og-Judy]

Poor George 🐿🐿🐿🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@madeleinegombert661]

Give George a hug.

[@MelanieIrving-e6g]

Hi Claire I have same problem with squirrels in my garden and I found the only thing that stops them is called a squirrel baffle its a plastic dome that fits on the pole underneath the bird feeders depending on height of pole you place it about 4 ft from the ground or a little higher as long as the pole is a good 5ft away from any trees or walls they go so far up the pole and then cant fatham what this thing is and they get fed up they sell on amazon hope this helps

[@Crazy_PurpleHaired_Lady]

💜💜💜💜

[@cannylouise]

i really wish you were my neighbour...we would have some craic together.. you never fail to make me smile. xx

[@susanm3503]

Love this vid❤

[@Glory3823]

😂sash squash Claire 😂

[@mizzuzie3338]

I spent some time at a Christmas market today, or rather a huge bake sale where school children tried to earn money for trips in the Spring... Poundland in the old Stratford shopping mall had Pepco last year. I was really disappointed when the Poundlands I visited after Maker's didn't have one. I thought they all had...

[@genajones2823]

❤❤❤❤❤😅

[@clairelouisegibson5060]

😂😂 just loved this vlog xx

[@athomewithclaire]

Thank yooooo xxx

[@Kera.S.]

There are lots of leg warmer patterns for knitting if you know someone who knits.

[@laurawilliams4005]

I got one of those fir garlands for about £12 in Sainsbury's. The picture on their website looks bad, but the one I bought in the shop looks lovely just like yours.

[@athomewithclaire]

oooo Laura that is great to know - thank yooo I am absolutely heading to Sainsburys in the next couple of days xx

[@roygarcia4176]

This video is exactly what I needed… I’m in between cleaning the water damage and decorating for Christmas…. I poured a cup of coffee and watched on every break… It took me about 6 hours to finish… Loved every minute!! George just gives me the warm fuzzies!! That face!!! So, I get spending more on a quality tree, we we’re spending approximately $100-130, on a real tree every year, Roy finally said, this is crazy… So, we bought a Balsam Hill tree ( I’m an idiot, it’s 9 ft, and literally touches the ceiling) 😂 My justification is that in 15 years it will pay for itself…🤣🤣🤣 My husband calls that girl math… He has been buying me 2 of their garlands every year for my birthday… I now have 6.. it’s enough… Your bedding is just gorgeous!!! The colors are so unique!! Still laughing at the spade story!! Totally ironic that you have squirrels on your bedding…🤣

[@athomewithclaire]

OMG Squirrels on the bedding - literally !!! haa as I was editing the video I thought wow - I didn.t even mention it ha I am soooo jealous right now - BALSAM HILL is the dream - absolute dream Tree !! and wow a 9ft one - we would have to cut a hole in our ceiling for that haaaa I would !! haaa

[@roygarcia4176]

@ I did almost have to cut a hole in the ceiling… 🤣 A smarter person would’ve measured it!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@athomewithclaire]

@@roygarcia4176 ha ha ha brilliant

[@jeancan2]

Squirrel vs. slinky on you tube!

[@athomewithclaire]

oooooo I will check it out thank you xx

[@adelealdridge2080]

Ok i was there Friday what's with the bauble next to the tree lol in the town , btw your still too funny with the spade story , marmalade yep in my house

[@sugargmum4517]

That bedding is stunning 😍 Tim's stew look very yummy 🤗As far as a calender for George to be honest some of them I would not recommend because they are made up with unhealthy items. We have 3 rescue dogs and one of them that has diabetes so it has made us more cautious on what our dogs eat. So many people buy Christmas rawhide chews for their dogs not realizing how bad they are they are for them.

[@athomewithclaire]

so glad you like the bedding xx yes I am always conscious of rawhide :( making sure it isnt in anything and I don't understand why stores still sell it :(

[@sugargmum4517]

I love the bedding Xx 😍I'm very big into animals lol.I agree with you about why they are still selling the raw hides.

[@Glory3823]

🤣it will be a re leaf 😂😂🤣

[@fairyspunfibers9098]

WOWWW. That isn't a "storm" - it's a DELUGE! 😵 Poor Wales! I know it has big storms, but...yikes! 😫 That settles it. I'm moving to England! I'll leave a note for my hubby so he won't worry! 😅 I HAVE to go shopping at Dunhelm (sp?), B&Q, and Poundland. HAVE TO. Home Depot? Bleh. Meh. NOT as attractive as B&Q! LIVE your B&Q spade story! What a dummy that security guard must be! Good grief, *everybody* here has shovels and spades, whether they need them or not! Usually several (with broken handles). 😅 bedding. GORGEOUS bedding, girl! It looks AWESOME! All I have is white bedding. 😊 I just LOVE George's adorable ears!! ❤💕❤💕❤ Well, he's adorable everywhere, but...those EARS!! Oh, I just haaaate my corner cupboard! I like your future plans for the kitchen, too. Can you get a stacking washer/dryer set? Was wondering...would that fit in a corner of your huge bathroom once it's sorted? That would give you TONS more cabinet/drawer storage in the kitchen. Ooooh, GORGEOUS nails!!! SO glad you're feeling better today. 🤗❤ Hey...those gutter traps? The gaps won't stop smaller bits. What you can do is buy some window screening (do they even sell that there? - they come in rolls), wad it up, or cut it to fit inside those things, and absolutely *nothing* but rain, dust and dirt should get through it! You might even be able to cut long strips of it, secure them together, tuck one long edge under the shingles, the other long edge down INTO and against the inside edge of the gutter, and have a total gutter guard. I would us the plastic-y window screen for those gutter guard balls, but METAL (aluminum, painted black) screening for the gutter cover guards. Maybe even use black zip ties to secure the long strips. I dunno...just an idea. Gutter Guard systems are quite expensive over here. Kind of have to make-do sometimes. OHMIGOSH! I hadn't even thought of rodent mesh! DOH! That would work for your long, horizontal gutters! What an amazing advent kit! I don't love floral scents, much, either, except...yep, Rose! Otherwise, give me outdoorsy or watery scents! GREEN and woodsy scents. Love sandalwood, my fave! That case is great! I've never had an Advent calendar. Maybe I should reconsider...? SO enjoyed this video! Thanks, Claire! 🤗💕😍

[@athomewithclaire]

wow - thank yoooo xx what an incredible comment - I could add some of that rodent mesh for sure :) xx

[@pamparker68]

Have you tried Primark's furry lined leggings (£7 a pair) which are so stretchy, lovely and warm and so comfy. If you dont like wearing leggings on their own, you could put them under trousers or jeans. I'm in Glasgow and its been bloomin freezing here and these have kept me nicely warm in my cold house (it's between 5°C and 10°C in our conservatory even with the heating on). I've now invested in another 2 pairs. Love from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@athomewithclaire]

ohhhh I know the ones - I have never tried them - they sound amazing though :) eeeeek that is cold for sure :( but so glad you're able to keep warm :)

[@roxannlegg750]

Wow - a lot of excitting changes. I LOVE marmalade, i make tonnes of it every year as I use it in my fruit cakes i sell every season. Lovely blog - lots of fun. But pllease, do yourself a favour, do US a favour and buy a small external hard drive and back up your lap top each week. We cant afford to lose you each week! Ive made a lot of dumb decisions in life - but the smartest one was my choice of husband who is an IT specialist. He backs up every device on a routine basis and its saved us. Im a tech phobe myself - barely know how to send emails, but I do allow him to run our IT the way he wantts, and its saved me. Oh and the reason most kitchen suck - is that theyre designed by men...just have to put that out there LOL

[@athomewithclaire]

heyyyy Roxann haaaaa oh how I laughed at the kitchen designers haaaa that is brilliant - I do have hard drives and yes - I absolutely did remove all of my footage just in case I needed a new laptop for sure x I usually back up every month but can certainly do it every week :) xx