Christmas reflections

An easy Christmas craft making a Christmas tree from a paperback book Last night we hosted a Christmas craft evening for the parents, grandparents and carers who come to our Toddler Group at Seymour Street Methodist, Lisburn. There was lots of chat, a bit of craft and quite a few calories too (delicious desserts provided)…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

So this is my friends’ new baby Jonathan meeting his big sister for the first time a few hours after arriving in this world. The lovely photo was taken by the proud father. I showed considerable and remarkable restraint by limiting myself to just a few elements and NO paper – a first for me!…

A bit of a mixed bag of lessons learned this week. First, because I love the photo, as they say “If you want to get ahead, get a hat” – who said that anyway? While checking out a local craft fair last week, my daughter chose this gorgeous hand-knitted hat.  A bargin at only £6….

Welcome to my Christmas Home Tour in Northern Ireland. Since discovering the wonderful world of blogging in 2007 this is my favourite post/link-up/carnival of the year. If this is your first visit here, welcome to my world! I love Christmas and Christmas decor and will share a wee bit of my home. First a bit…

Since mum took ill with a major stroke and I discovered how to post my daily iPhone photos to my blog, there hasn’t been very much blogging with words. I miss writing/blogging but at least I am still capturing/recording daily life. When mum first had her stroke I almost stopped blogging and capturing a daily…