Portstewart Strand

Looking for a quick, easy and very tasty soup to make? I made this one today for lunch and it was delicious! Lentil & Bacon Soup 4 oz red lentils2 oz bacon – chopped1 large onion – chopped400g tin chopped tomatoes1 1/2 pints chicken stock Fry onion and bacon in a little olive oilAdd lentils,…

As usual, my lessons learned this week are a bit of a mixture, but first I want to share my daily photo. We have a large ceanothus bush at the front of our house. I love the masses of blue it displays at this time of the year.OK – on to the lessons Contrary to…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

I’ve made it – despite being away on holiday in Italy I have taken part in the “Daily Blogging in the month of May” – every day – without fail! The final day’s topic is “Why I Blog” As I am sure is the same for many bloggers, the reasons I started blogging have evolved…

We are interupting this Half Term break at the cottage for A Halloween Party and Trick or Treating with the neighbours back at home A trip to the dentist for me including root canal treatment (ouch) So while I am at home I will share a few halloween pics, a pumkin carving layout and ……..a…

It is good to be home! Arrived home around 10am this morning, following (thankfully) uneventful flights from Orlando via Atlanta to Dublin. If you missed it, we had a rather diverted journey to Orlando two weeks ago …. lets just say there is a lot to be said for direct flights. I know I have…