New glasses

I imagine many of my blog visitors do not follow rugby union, but today, for the first time since 1948, Ireland won the 6 Nations Championship and the Grand Slam (which means they beat each of the other nations – England, Scotland, France, Italy and then today in a very close and exciting match, Wales)….

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Tonight for my daughter’s 17th birthday, we put lots of candles in glass jars, decorated with lace, on the doorstep.

Today is the day that the boxes have been designated to come down from the attic so the decorating can commence – Hurrah! In the meantime, after some Christmas shopping this morning, I rounded up all those useless essential items of decor I have purchased throughout the year in anticipation of Christmas. I usually hide…

One of the lovliest parts of Christmas is the christmas music, especially carols. Yesterday we had both the kids carol service, and the evening carol service which was the traditional nine lessons and carols by candlelight, with the Christmas story of Jesus’ birth told through bible readings and song. There is such a lovely warmth…

A highlight of our trip to Rome was definitely our day spent with Andrea, a chef, from Cooking Classes in Rome. Having found the cooking day highly recommended on Trip Advisor we booked a 5 hour lesson and meal. There were 12 of us in total. This was our menu – I had requested if…