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Irish Apple Crumble (and ouch!)
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An evening walk around Hillsborough lake
Last Sunday evening a friend and I headed out for a walk around Hillsborough lake. Hillsborough lake, forest and fort are lovely, but it had been a while since I went there for a walk. Hillsborough Lake and forest park were originally part of the Hillsborugh Demesne owned by the Marquis of Downshire. Hillsborough Castle…
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Today we took our 7 year old to Kings Hall in Belfast to the Bethlehem Experience. We had heard great reports about it, and weren’t disappointed. It gave us a glimpse of life in Bethlehem at the time of Christ’s birth. It was a totally free event, organised by Christchurch, Belfast “Walk the streets, meet…
House swapping, transatlantic visitors and a political tour of Belfast
We love to house swap (you may have noticed!) and have swapped 4 times in the last two years. One of the disadvantages of house swapping though, is you don’t often get to meet the other swapping family, despite having lots of long chatty emails asking and answering queries. When you see their photos of…