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Tonight’s layout after a lovely weekend
So here is the layout. It is of my middle daughter Jane in Lady Dixon Park, Belfast 2 years ago. I remember it was a lovely sunny Sunday afternoon (just as today), and there was a brass band playing in the park. The girls played with their skipping ropes while we sat on a blanket…

Prayers for Peace
As happened in many churches across Northern Ireland, this morning our minister, Brian, led us in prayers for peace for our land. Our church leaders this week suggested that, as a practical sign of our revulsion towards violence and our determination as one community to speak with one voice on this issue, people wear a…

The Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
This morning I took this photo of the Palm House in Botanic Gardens, Belfast as U was attending a Craft N I seminar in the Ulster Museum. It was incredibly blustery – although all looks calm with clear blue skies – so windy in fact that there was a barrier preventing the public getting any…

Half Term Happenings
It is lovely to be back at the cottage after almost 2 months of the daily hectic-ness that is every day life. Here there are “lie-ins” – well, later than 6.50am, so that counts! There are no school uniforms, packed lunches and school runs. There is NO HOMEWORK! (HoweverMiddle Daughter is continuing to work hard…

It’s 2021 – only a day or two late!
It’s 2021! It’s 2021 and I’m only a day or two late! Not one for New Year’s resolutions (or “revolutions” as my son used to call them). With so many changes and uncertainties, hoping for a better 2021 but my trust is in God who is bigger than any virus. I am holding on to…

Show & Tell – A cottage garden (and a winner)
Today for my Show and Tell I want to share the new garden “feature” (if you can call it that!) at our holiday cottage.Now, you may be imagining beautiful country roses, heavily scented and full of gorgeous blooms…. …..you’d be wrong! I have gone for the complete opposite – modern and minimal……. hope you are…