Friday roses and vintage china

We are about halfway through our 5 weeks here on the north coast of Northern Ireland. Despite spending most days by the sea – parks, beaches, walks, drives, cliff top castles – all within sight of the sea, never more than a few miles from the coast – it took a 20 pence in a…

In the past 8 weeks our back garden has seen some changes. The old shed /playhouse has gone and the new shed / garden room has arrived! I will start at the end, with the final result The story of our new shed begins 17 years ago when my parents bought a wee playhouse for our…

Couldn’t quite decide on which title to use for this post – so went with all 3!  It has been unseasonably warm here this week, so when the opportunity to take my camera to the park I thought I would share some of the the autumn colours here on the trees. This is my favourite…

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…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Welcome to my world in December. My plan, and good intention, is to post daily for the next 24 days until Christmas Eve, each day sharing some photos of our Christmas decorations, any Christmas activities and some of our Christmas traditions too. I will also be asking you to share some of how you celebrate…