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The Slieve Donard Hotel is located on the seafront of Newcastle, Co Down, where, as the song says, “the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea”. Even on a good day, they are more just large hills than actual mountains, and the weather was so atrocious that we saw little of them from our…
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I used to do a LOT of digital scrapbooking, but not so much recently. However, recently Debbie Cleek, President of Scrap Girls Digital Scrapbooking approached me and asked me to create a digital layout to promote their Simpler Times bi-annual charity kit. A full 100% of the sale proceeds will go to the charity Food…
A Sunday stroll – Lisburn’s Island Civic Centre, Kilrush Cemetry and more
As has become my routine, this Sunday morning I went for another walk/explore in our local area before church, while the rest of the family were at Sunday School. I headed down the side of church, and have always loved this curved terrace. And here is the view of the church from here. There is…
Family treasure – Jane Speers, who are you?
As long as I can remember this framed sampler hung on the wall of my Granny’s house in Co Down, N Ireland. I have always thought it was beautiful, but never knew much about it’s origin. Now it hangs on my wall, and I still don’t know much about it! My mum remembers that it…
The Blustery Day
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