A new chapter of my life begins, as my youngest has started Nursery School in the mornings so for the first time in almost 11 years I have a few child-free hours each morning. So where did I go to this morning? Back to our church Toddler Group of course!! I really enjoyed chatting to…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Tonight for my daughter’s 17th birthday, we put lots of candles in glass jars, decorated with lace, on the doorstep.

As regular readers know, I only agree to reviewing products/services which I know interest me, my family or my readers. When approached by The Handpicked Collection to check out their gift brochure and website I spent a happy hour checking out their suggested gift ideas – by age, gender, occasion, budget etc I was genuinely…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

We have had pine dining room furniture since we moved to this house in 1998. The time has come for a change ….. with Annie Sloan chalk paint (of course!) I will be sharing our progress on this blog – looking forward to seeing the finished result.

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog – it was an incredibley wet morning driving home from the north coast after our Bank Holiday weekend, so as well as picking up a few groceries I picked up a lovely bunch of tulips too.  They make a welcome splash of colour in our hall, and…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

I want to share some of my first “proper” photos from Paris – thanks for tolerating all the iPhone instagram pics over this past week. All of these photos have been taken with my Fuju X100S – I have had this camera for about a year, but this is the first holiday I feel I…

Had a lovely weekend – girls and I enjoyed the Disney on Ice show. Later friends came round to share pizza and a chat while the kids played and watched the latest Saturday evening reality talents shows (Picking a new Joseph for the musical Joseph and his Technicolour Dream Coat, and choosing new lead roles…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

I am sharing today the evolution/history of the Christmas Tree in my life here in Northern Ireland – riveting stuff! From our tree from my childhood, to my tree(s) this year – I’m sure you can’t wait. When my husband and I were engaged we came to a compromise on a very important issue …….

Last night I mentioned we wrote the letters to Santa. I used a digital kit Jolly Holly to create some personalized notepaper for each child to write their letter on. I find that Santa is always very keen to have these letters written sooner rather than later, to avoid any last minute changes of mind….

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

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Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog