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I know that Christmas may seem like a distant memory to some, and I love the fresh start of a new year, and am happy to see diaries, wall calendars and the like…..but…….. Easter eggs? There were Cadbury Creme Eggs and Mini Eggs too. I found this article that Mr Tesco is just “simply responding…
The new shed / she-shed / garden room / antisocial room / man-cave / coffee chapel!
In the past 8 weeks our back garden has seen some changes. The old shed /playhouse has gone and the new shed / garden room has arrived! I will start at the end, with the final result The story of our new shed begins 17 years ago when my parents bought a wee playhouse for our…
Mom Monday / Mum Monday – kids say the funniest things
The lovely Genny has a weekly link up of mums sharing tips, personal stories, encouragements and ideas and this week I am joining in from Northern Ireland, sharing a few of my son’s “funnies” from the past week: On Wednesday, while eating the roast chicken dinner I had made “Mum, I prefer it when there…
Home FROM the holidays! (and new kitchen reveal)
It seems like forever since we left home for the north coast of N Ireland for our Easter holidays. My son returned to Nursery School and my husband returned to his work. My daughters are moving into their new school buildings later this week, so for now their holidays continue. To celebrate we went to…
A picnic and a walk (parade) in the park
We have a Church Family Picnic each June, and we usually head to Delamont Country Park. This year, as there was a Celebation of 60 Years since the Coronation happening in our local park, we relocated to Wallace Park instead. It stayed dry (hurrah!) and it was lovely to relax and chat to our church…
Welcome to Our House Swap in the Cotswolds
We usually arrange our home exchanges through www.homeexchange.com So far in the last few years we have been to Dublin, Boston & Cape Cod, Galway, France and Donegal. This summer however, we have arranged a swap with an old school friend of mine, who now lives in an historic old mill in the Cotswolds. It…

