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Think outside the square
Last summer (may have had something to do with turning the big 5-0) I made a conscience decision to: Make the most of opportunities, say yes and just go for it (like signing up for the Bloggy Retreat, #cuppaforkindness, a photowalk in Belfast with new friends…..more of those later….) Stop hesitating and worrying what others…

The new shed / she-shed / garden room / antisocial room / man-cave / coffee chapel!
In the past 8 weeks our back garden has seen some changes. The old shed /playhouse has gone and the new shed / garden room has arrived! I will start at the end, with the final result The story of our new shed begins 17 years ago when my parents bought a wee playhouse for our…

Very pretty ric rac patterned china in Cath Kidston in Belfast today
While delivering some more Janmary Designs jewellery to the lovely Doris and Jeannie shop in Anne Street, I made the most of some time in Belfast, and visited a few of my favourite shops – which include Paperchase, Avoca and Cath Kidston. This new ric rac pattern is everywhere in the store – china, purses…

Day trip to Bangor
As the song says ……. “Didn’t we have a lovely time, The day we went to Bangor!” (although this folksong was not about Bangor in Northern Ireland, but the Bangor in Wales) HERE is the link to YouTube – enjoy! And HERE are the lyrics Today I headed east of Belfast to Bangor, which is…

Welcome to December and my non-blogging world!
I can’t really call myself a blogger these days as I blog so intermittently! However, the christmas decorations are up, and my blog is calling me back. Faithful bloggy friends may remember, in the distant past, that I usually blog DAILY in December! Considering I only managed two posts in November, I might not that…

Autumn – Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness….and snails!
As it was National Poetry Day yesterday, and this is the only line I can remember from the poem of J B Keats “Ode to Autumn” it seemed an appropriate title for this post. I can’t say I ever really enjoyed English Literature at school, and double periods of English in Room 8 were never…