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24th of December – finally twas the night before Christmas
After much excitement and preparation, Christmas Day is nearly here. We are having a major cleaning/purging/chopping of vegetables this morning – involving as much of the family as possible. As I am posting this earlier in the day, any photos I use to illustrate our Christmas Eve traditions will be using last years photos. Could…
Thanksgiving for a life well lived
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…
On the 16th of December…. my first ever nativity set,
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27 December – a blustery day on the beach and a seal!
It’s the day after Boxing Day, and belatedly we had a brief brisk walk at Portbradden. Just a few images to share…..it was cold and blustery, so we didn’t linger long – long enough to take a few photos of course! I love this abandoned bath right by the sea! Heading back to…
7th day of December….. golden reflections I do love warm
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Wish you were here? and the 40th birthday in a digital layout
Thanks everyone for your great response to my mini-tour of around our cottage. The photo that seemed to cause the most excitement was the abandoned cottage. So as not to disillusion any of you, that despite the roses around the door, you definitely would not wish to live in it without a huge heap of…