Pumpkin painting with chalk paint

Okay – I promise no more “wii” puns for a while. The 30 day challenge I undertook with the Wii EA Active Sport Personal Trainer is over, or at least if would have been, if I had managed to complete all 20 workouts which I should have managed to do by now. Confession – I…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram – Hellebore (Christmas or Lenten Rose) in my parent’s garden this morning

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog Plans are now well underway for the courses I will be teaching in Autumn 2017 in the Island Arts Centre – planning to include basic iPhone/iPad photography, advanced iPhone/iPad photography and hopefully teaching some blogging basics too! To be sure to hear the details, add your name…

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…

Sometime before 6am – our 5 year old will arrive and announce it is morning – usually he can be persuaded to return to his own bed for a while longer 6.50am – alarm goes off – but always awake before then (see above) 7am – make kids sandwiches for their packed lunches – 2…

Welcome to my world in December. My plan, and good intention, is to post daily for the next 24 days until Christmas Eve, each day sharing some photos of our Christmas decorations, any Christmas activities and some of our Christmas traditions too. I will also be asking you to share some of how you celebrate…