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There is a particular street in Lisburn with lots of old premises, many in need of some renovation, but with great photo potential. I spent an hour wandering up and down, photographing peeling paint, cobwebs and locks. I got a few strange looks, and one lady did come out to ask me what I was…

15th of December – Festive Flowers (and lesson learned)
Like many mums when I stopped work (or should that be paid employment outside the home! I still work but without pay) I miss out on a staff Christmas party. Not that these were particular highlights of the season but it was still an enjoyable night out. For the past few years our church toddler…

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Inspired by Elizabeth I am planning to start of my bloggy week with a roundup of what’s been happening. I have already blogged about our great day on St Patrick’s Day with our friends from USA. Yesterday we had a quieter but still enjoyable day. It was Mothers Day here, so it started with breakfast…

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Now, that is surely unique combination for a Blog post title. Do you think anyone else has used it? Maybe I should do a Google Search just in case! It is shortly after 6am, and the house is quiet. I wish to reassure you this is not my normal getting up time, but I was…

28th December – Shopping in the Sales
As this month (and year) comes to an end, my ambitions to blog daily are waning, but I am perservering! This morning, with below freezing temperatures, I headed out to the sales at The Outlet, Banbridge, with my daughters and their Christmas money and vouchers just waiting to be spent. We all had sucesses with…