Afternoon light at the cottage
I love the light cast at the bottom of the stairs at our cottage.

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I love the light cast at the bottom of the stairs at our cottage.

I know it is still January, but I have been challenged to write a Valentines Day post in January, so here goes! It seems to me that how Valentines Day is celebrated here in N Ireland seems to be evolving. When I was a teen it was all about annonyomous cards with SWALK or HOLLAND…
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…
Last week I took the opportunity while in Belfast city centre to visit the new Cath Kidston shop. It is directly opposite Avoca (which I love) and just down from White Stuff (which I love too)! Cath Kidston decscribed her designs as having a Marmite effect – she said this “People either love it and…
It is a bit chaotic around here right now – we are a bit upside down, as we are starting to get some work done in the house new understair storage cupboard being built new hall / stairs / landing / dinning room carpet painting hall / stairs / landing new storage in the dinning…
I love my titles to be an eclectic mix of topics – in other words I can’t think of a witty and succinct title to cover all these topics, so you will have to make do with just the reality! (If you CAN think of a more appropriate title for this post – feel free…
So the downstairs cloakroom makeover is complete! Great to have all work done – no more workmen noise and dust. Was never quite sure what the house would be like when I came home, but now the house is our own again. Here is was before So nothing too dramatic – just replaced the sink…