Opposite Dunluce Castle the YFC are getting ready for the #giro #girostart2014

…at least school is out for 2 out of our 3 kids, and for one today is her last ever day at Primary School. The end of primary school means a few traditions for us – group photos of our kids in their uniforms signing of their polo shirts and sweatshirts by classmates and teachers…

And so begins our 4th house swap adventure, and our first to France. You can read about previous home exchanges to Dublin, Boston and Galway previously on my blog. This time we are staying on the edge of a beautiful medieval hilltop town about 90 minutes north east of Paris. For the first time we…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Welcome to my world in 2010.  To my readers, old and new, I wish you a very Happy New Year. How did you see in the New Year? As usual we stayed in as a family, but this year our 2 daughters managed to stay awake until midnight – with the help of popcorn, marshmallows…

Today we designated as “shopping day” of our 2 week holiday in France, and we headed north to Lille. Thanks to some excellent driving by my husband, and excellent navigating by moi, we managed to go directly to an outlet shopping centre, followed by a large shopping centre. I did buy a few items of…