Incredible visit to Ellis Island including hard-hat tour of abandoned hospital. Big part of my family history as my granny was deported from here in 1923!

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

For today I would love to share with you a layout I made of my daughter and her best friend. The wire elements used all came from Gina’s Playing With Wire – Spring element pack at Weeds & Wildflower Designs, and seemed perfect for this quote. In looking for this quote, I came across several…

These days I only seem to manage to take photos with my DSLR on Sunday mornings before church. I drop off the kids to Sunday School, then have 45 minutes to myself. Yesterday I headed up to Castle Gardens for a “wee dander”……. Here are a few of the images: This is one of the…

Let’s stay home…..How’s everyone coping with staying at home? Whether home-schooling, working from home, even if you are going out to work but then straight back home …. how are you finding it? Anyone else finding all the days merging? My family calendar has never looked so empty! At least we brighter mornings and linger…

Today was the funeral and thanksgiving for my mum’s eldest brother, John Colville.  It was lovely to hear the memories of him and tributes paid movingly by brothers, sons, friends and colleagues. My memory of Uncle Johnny was of him playing the piano, impressively and effortlessly, without any music, on a Christmas evening, at the…

The following review has been written by my 15 year old daughter: Having a mum who is a blogger can be quite embarrasing at times, but it also has its perks – like when you get to review some of the products she is sent – this time two sets of Scarlett and Crimson makeup palettes.   …