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A sunday stroll along the Lagan towpath in Lisburn

It used to be in Sunday afternoons we used to take our kids for a walk …… these days it is my husband’s new camera lens we take for a walk! It was a cold, dry and bright afternoon so we parked at the Island Centre in Lisburn and walked along the Lagan towpath, heading …

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Belfast Continental Christmas Market 2017

After lots of Christmas shopping in Belfast city centre this afternoon, I too my camera (a Fuji x100s) and had a wander around the market. Lots of colours, sights, sounds and tasty smells …. and some very chatty stall holders too. I always ask before taking close up photos of their produce, and they are …

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The start of summer….sun, sand and CSSM

We have had a lovely start to summer, my son and I. My husband was working (for most of it), one daughter on her gap year, one daughter on an Exodus trip to Moldova, so down from our usual 5, for the majority of the last 2 weeks it has been just my son and …

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Staple Stationery N Ireland calendar

Lovely Northern Ireland Calendar by Staple Stationery perfect Christmas gift

My daughter and her friends, as part of their Young Enterprise business at Wallace High School in Lisburn have created a lovely Northern Ireland calendar featuring seasonal scenes around Lisburn and beyond, for their company Staple Stationery There are scenes from Wallace Park, Castle Gardens, Lisburn Cathedral and more. Many of the photos taken by …

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