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Easter Greetings from Giants Causeway and Toddler Craft
This is going to be a shorter post than usual, as I am in a lovely pub, beside an open fire, but don’t have a plug nearby for my laptop, so we are running on battery power. This pub, The Bushmills Inn, is a lovely old 16/17th century coaching inn, full of old local artifacts…

On the 17th of December……dinner is served…at least it will be on 25th!
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about traditions, cooking (and eating) a traditional Christmas Dinner is one of my highlights. My daughters usually help set the table in the dining room, one of the few times we eat in there! We usually have some fun writing out the menu and making place cards. Planning a…

The Big Bathroom Makeover – before, during and after!
Ever since we bought this house, we have always had plans to re-do the bathroom, and after finally re-doing the kitchen last year, this year would be the year of the bathroom! Ta-da!!!!! And some more details. Here is a reminded of how it looked just over 2 weeks ago…… The Room of Doom/Gloom is…

Thanksgiving for a life well lived
Today was the funeral and thanksgiving for my mum’s eldest brother, John Colville. It was lovely to hear the memories of him and tributes paid movingly by brothers, sons, friends and colleagues. My memory of Uncle Johnny was of him playing the piano, impressively and effortlessly, without any music, on a Christmas evening, at the…

A Roman Holiday – Part 2
Welcome to my 4 night holiday in Rome! Thanks to my lovely parents, my husband and I were able to book a 20th wedding anniversary trip to Rome, without the kids. We flew with Aer Lingus direct from Dublin to Rome, and were glad we had booked a private transfer to the hotel. It was…