New Janmary Designs stock now in Little French Barn in Lisburn

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

We headed off early last Sunday morning as we wanted to avoid any crowds and make social distancing easier. In this strange time of Covid and the easing of lockdown it is strange how quickly these terms have become part of our everyday lives and normal vocabulary! The pictures speak for themselves I hope –…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

I was very fortunate to have been selected by Lisburn City Council to visit Atlanta on a Trade and Social Mission from Lisburn, N Ireland to Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Georgia. To promote my business janmary designs, handcrafted jewelry, and also to meet retailers and invesitage the handcrafted jewelry market in Atlanta. I received great advice…

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…