Maple tree in the back garden

Today I am sharing our Christmas decor at the cottage. We are not usually up at our cottage (on the north coast of Northern Ireland, close to the Giants Causeway)  until after Christmas, but this year we are! So, an excuse for a few new decorations – I have been looking for a pre-lit “twig”…

I love Nativity sets and I now have quite a number gathered up over the years. This one is a particular favourite as it is wooden and very child-friendly. I remember buying it in Selfridges in London and when Sarah was small she used to ask why Jesus was born in a table? Today while…

Happy Father’ Day to my husband, my dad, father-in-law and all the other dad’s too! I made this digital scrapbook page for my husband, who is currently celebrating his fathers day by snoring on the sofa! I could take a photo, but that might be cruel, so I will resist! Instead I will share something…

As a wife and mum, inevitably I am most proud of my kids and husband. My 3 kids, each when they were born :- (no – not triplets, it was 3 c/sections over 7 years) You can see how they look now in the latest blog header above. My husband – he is a my…

My husband’s frequent refrain at the moment is “ouch……don’t make me laugh…..ouch”. Often though, it is in fact he who has said something he thought funny, so he is making himself laugh! He is still in quite a lot of pain, and I am still not a very good nurse. My photo for today is…

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