Heading up to the marquee for the Opening Celebration of Castlewellan Holiday Week

Easy After Eight cheesecake recipe, quick and delicious – what more could you want from a cheesecake recipe! I’ve been making this cheesecake for years ….. and it is so easy and foolproof For the base – 200g crushed digestive biscuits 75g melted butter For the topping – 225g full fat philadelphia cream cheese 125…

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…

This morning, before heading to our favourite resturaunt for lunch (1608 in Bushmills) we went for a walk on White Rocks Strand. We are now home from the cottage, and mostly unpacked. I have made it to Day 46 of Project 365. I am now caught up with my weekly summaries – here are my…

Welcome to my 4 night holiday in Rome! Thanks to my lovely parents, my husband and I were able to book a 20th wedding anniversary trip to Rome, without the kids. We flew with Aer Lingus direct from Dublin to Rome, and were glad we had booked a private transfer to the hotel. It was…

You are most welcome here today, St Patrick’s Day (well, almost, as I am posting it an hour or two early, before I head to bed!) A Wish for a Friend Wishing you a rainbow For sunlight after showers- Miles and miles of Irish smiles For golden happy hours- Shamrocks at your doorway For luck…