Pizza with friends

I am blogging intermittently while having a cut and colour done this morning. I have a love/hate relationship with gertting my hair done! Here is why :- I love my hairdresser – she is a great character, always lots of chat, and she has seen me though my 3 pregnancies, illness, followed my husband’s career…

I was very fortunate to have been selected by Lisburn City Council to visit Atlanta on a Trade and Social Mission from Lisburn, N Ireland to Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Georgia. To promote my business janmary designs, handcrafted jewelry, and also to meet retailers and invesitage the handcrafted jewelry market in Atlanta. I received great advice…

When the sun shines, and the temperature rises just a wee bit, it  really is quite a lovely place to be. On Sunday evening, we headed over to “the Port” (Portrush) for an icecream and a walk on the beach. The East Strand, also called Curran Strand, is stunning, and even on a warm evening…

Have you ever been met off a long and slightly turbulent flight (with 3 tired kids and some slightly stressed adults) by the loveliest warm welcome and freshly homebaked cookies, fresh fruit, cartons of juice and the keys to her holiday house? And we had never met before? Welcome to the world of house swapping…

We had a surprise birthday supper for 2 friends who turned 50 this summer. We had a wide range of desserts to choose from – Pavlova, fruit salad, profiteroles, roulade, cheesecake, apple tart  …….

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram