Purple tulips and carnations to brighten up a gloomy Monday

It is definitely the end of an era in our house ….. several eras! As of last Thursday we were an EXAM -FREE household. This year we have had a driving test (passed), AQE (academic selection for grammar schools here in Northern Ireland), GCSE’s (O’levels in old money) and A’Levels, Grade 6 Piano (passed) and…

This morning I had the opportunity to go (child-free) by train into Belfast to St George’s Christmas Market. It was a combination of food and gifts (mostly jewelery it seemed) and I enjoyed browsing, taking a few photos, and making a few purchases. This is the first year I have managed to attend, but the…

We have returned from a great family week at the Methodist Castlewellan Holiday Week 2014. Regular blog readers I wish to apologise for lots MORE photos from Castlewellan in this post, but it makes for a much more interesting blog post, so stay with me ….. please! It was our first time attempting a family…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Last week I managed to escape the building work at home and attend the Invest NI Conference Design for Business. I arrived in plenty of time, and went for a short walk around outside and took a few photos to share with my bloggy friends. There were some twinkly white Christmas lights behind the huge…