17 years today! #flipagram

So a new era began in my son’s life yesterday……he got his first pair of glasses. In fact he was given 2 pairs because, as our optician optimistically put it, another pair to wear when the first ones are being repaired! Four out of the 5 of us in our family now wear glasses. On…

Last night and this morning our Christmas decorations went up – hurrah Thanks to my parents coming over to take out the kids, I got time to myself to explore both the St Georges Christmas Craft Market and the Belfast Continental Christmas Market. There are so many gorgeous creations to share, but for this post…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Sorry for the snowy pun, but the large (for N Ireland) snowfall yesterday has greatly impacted on today. For the first time in my memory, schools have been closed due to the snow and ice. We just don’t cope at all well with any sort of change to our normal weather. Somehow other nations manage…

Hydrangea in our back garden

While we were in Paris – a patisserie and chocolate tour was something I really wanted to try …. when we are on a family holiday my husband and I usually try to each have a half day each to ourselves to do our “own thing” – I usually want to wander myself, exploring and…