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Janmary Does Autumn / Fall in Northern Ireland This is the first post in a series on Autumn. As I write more posts, I will link to them here in this post. Inspired by The Inspired Room (appropriately enough) on this first day of October I want to share 20 things I love about this…
A few months back I reviewed Bananagrams – a fun word game I bought at BritMums Live blogging conference. Now I have the opportunity to review another game from the same creators. Zip-it is portable, quick, and suitable for our whole family. Each round only takes about 1 minute, so although it is only a…
I was given the opportunity to try out on of the local Groupon Belfast offers, and as soon as I saw the Shutter Sheep Night-time Photography Workshop I knew that was the one I wanted to do. Booking online was straightforward, and although the workshop had to be rescheduled due to heavy rain, there was…
Bit of a random blog post, but here goes! Felting: For over a year I have been hoping to attend a felting group called Feltmakers North, which happens monthly on a Saturday morning. Finally, yesterday, I managed to attend, and learned some basic techniques including wet felting and needle felting. The wet felting was hard…
La, la, la, la, la, l’America! I love to plan and trip, and there is nowhere with more planning resources and forums available than for a trip to Orlando. We have just booked a trip to a villa in Florida for next February (around half-term) with help from Jonathan Millar, Bryan Somers Travel. Until recently…
Today was the funeral and thanksgiving for my mum’s eldest brother, John Colville. It was lovely to hear the memories of him and tributes paid movingly by brothers, sons, friends and colleagues. My memory of Uncle Johnny was of him playing the piano, impressively and effortlessly, without any music, on a Christmas evening, at the…