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Show & Tell – two little birdies in my back garden

Welcome to my back garden! Today my Show and Tell is about my back garden, which due to some wonderful recent warm weather, I have spent much more time in than usual. Last year we had a starlings nest… and this year we appear to have some house sparrows nesting too. I love to watch…

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15 minutes of fame – but fortunately not mine!
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15 minutes of fame – but fortunately not mine!

Yesterday was an exciting day in our house, as my husband was involved in a good news story on the local news. When he was on the evening news, our 3 kids excitedly watched. My 4 year old began waving at his Dad. When I said “He can’t see you, and won’t wave back” my…

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Hyderange bouquet – lesson learned and shared with you!
blogging | family life | plants and flowers

Hyderange bouquet – lesson learned and shared with you!

Instead of my usual lessons I share, today I am sharing in detail just the ONE lesson. Last week while at the RUAS Balmoral Show in Belfast, we were able to watch a floral demonstration by the staff of Cafre. Of the items they demonstrated the one which appealed to me most, was the bouquet…

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The Eyes Have It!
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The Eyes Have It!

So a new era began in my son’s life yesterday……he got his first pair of glasses. In fact he was given 2 pairs because, as our optician optimistically put it, another pair to wear when the first ones are being repaired! Four out of the 5 of us in our family now wear glasses. On…

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An eye opening visit
blogging | family life

An eye opening visit

My Show and Tell this week is of a special painting of a special place in our family’s life. The scene is of Clifton, Bristol in south west of England and includes the Downs, the Suspension Bridge and the Balloon festival. We lived for a year in Bristol nearly 5 years ago. We had a…

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Lessons Learned…everything but the kitchen sink!
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Lessons Learned…everything but the kitchen sink!

Another week has flown by, and here are a few lessons I learned along the way. It is wonderful to wave good bye to my old appliances – the oven with the wonky door, the dishwasher with the wonky door (notice a theme here), the hob, the extractor fan…. Our local council collected them yesterday,…

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