Another day at Portballintrae cssm (9th year for our kids)

For my picture today, on a cold and damp Monday, I have chosen my bright stripey brush and dustpan. I love it’s bright cheery colours, but I have to confess it is not the best at sweeping the floor and collecting the dust! However, it is so cheery and fun that I am reluctant to…

Fortunately for me, the weather provided some convenient alliteration for the title of this post! Our second day in Fermanagh started with a delicious breakfast, and an eerie view of the grounds through the fog. It did not stop us exploring however and as we headed north, continuing along the shore of Lower Lough Erne,…

Thanks to our lovely neighbour at our cottage, I am finally able to blog WITH photos, and not just from my iphone. (Still NOT impressed with the customer service from BT) So, here’s a catch-up since my last proper blog post. Despite my husband being on-call on Christms Day, he managed to be there for…

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Some quick lessons for this week 1.  Any clothes I buy recently seem to have a green, turquoise or floral theme, or occasionally all 3!  As part of my jewelery course I had to create an item inspired by a piece of fabric – I came up with this necklace and bracelet, which seems to…