Ballintoy goes pink in preparation for the Giro d’Italia which passes through next month

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…

So here are a few more for my ABC book, continuing to use the wonderful Celebrating Color (yes – I know it should be Colour, but as the creator was American, I suppose we can forgive her!) by Gina Marie Huff from Weeds & Wildflower.They are both of Sam – I better do some more…

Christmas is nearly upon us and I can’t wait for my husband to make his annual pilgrimage to our attic to bring down our Christmas decorations, trees and lights. As we have several kids birthday’s in December my husband yields to my pressure at the beginning of December to bring out the decorations – I…

What is House Swapping? It is exchanging your home (or second home) with another homeowner somewhere else in the world for a vacation. Shop in their local supermarkets, live like a local, find out much more about a culture and way of life than you would ever experience on a traditional holiday in a hotel…

We baked some brownies after school today to celebrate school finishing for Easter

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