Another lovely day at Castlewellan Castle

When I was contacted recently and asked would you like a bouquet of flowers, I didn’t take too long to say yes, and the good news is that YOU TOO could receive a bouquet next week on this blog (UK only, sorry). Remember to come back to enter. In the meantime, here are the beautiful…

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 have always loved this book – Lotta by Astrid Lindgren a swedish children’s author who also created Pippa Longstocking. This is my original copy of the book (see…..hoarding can occasionally pay off!) I was an avoid reader as a child (before blogs and pinterest were invented!) and could usually be found with my nose…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

We are about halfway through our 5 weeks here on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Despite spending most days by the sea – parks, beaches, walks, drives, cliff top castles – all within sight of the sea, never more than a few miles from the coast – it took a 20 pence in a…