Lovely countryside near the Dark Hedges

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Yesterday was piano exam day for my younger daughter (middle child), so it seems as good as reason as any to post a photo or two of our piano. This time her exam was held in Ballynahinch, last time it was in North Belfast. It was much better for the following reasons : less stressful…

Today was the day of the Solar Eclipse 2015 – and we awoke to grey cloudy skies, so I didn’t hold out much hope of seeing the eclipse, despite the fact that we were due to have 85% coverage of sun by the moon here in Northern Ireland. However, hurrah, the clouds broke JUST enough…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

One of the many things I love about house swapping holidays / vacations, particularily in a non-touristy area is seeing life in other countries as it really is – not in a picture perfect manicured theme-park version of a country. We are staying on the edge of a lovely medieval french hill-top town, but it…

My last post mentioned that I was enjoying a stay at a lovely hotel with my husband for my birthday (which is today, 21 August). We stayed at Galgorm Manor and Spa. It was originally a traditional country house but has been sympathetically extended and has managed to maintain it’s charm as well as combining…