Lovely warm and sunny afternoon in the back garden

You have to come prepared for all eventualities when you visit the beach in Northern Ireland, including a brolly!

As happened in many churches across Northern Ireland, this morning our minister, Brian, led us in prayers for peace for our land. Our church leaders this week suggested that, as a practical sign of our revulsion towards violence and our determination as one community to speak with one voice on this issue, people wear a…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

This wood rose heart caught my eye in Next today, but I haven’t bought it ….. yet! Online I noticed they also have it in a beautiful shade of blue. Which one do you prefer?  

Following on from our Christmas Eve traditions …. here is a traditional Christmas in our house. The alloted time for our 8 year old to come in and wake us up was 7am, but as he was sick in the night with a high temperature and we saw him at 4am, 5am and 6am ……..

Garfield and George – my ginger cats