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St Patrick`s Day iPhone Photowalk on the bewch
Just spending one night up at the cottage for St Patrick`s , and this morning we wrapped up warmly for a walk on the beach. There are quite a few beaches nearby to choose from, but we opted for Runkerry Strand wish is near Portballintrae. From the carpark in Portballintrae it is just a short…

WFMW – Toys your kids and you will love!
This week on Shannon’s blog there is a great Works for Me Wednesday, which is all about great toy recommendations. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE all types of wooden toys, but actually they are not in my “most popular with the kids in our house” category. Here are a few that have…


Friends Reunited!
This week has turned out much more sociable that we envisaged it would be. Due to the wonders of Facebook,we met up with an old school friend and her family who were back in Northern Ireland on holidays. Her sons and my son got on reallly well at the park while we chatted, drank coffee…

Day 3 of Advent
Just a quick post tonight with this photo – my “artistic” solution for what to do with the excess christmas baubles. Kids have recovered, and back to school and playgroup. Managed to finish up most of my christmas shopping, collected our family christmas card from the printer. I will share our christmas card at a…

On the 6th of December…..some festive words!
Those who are regulars to my blog may remember I have an affection for words and signs. Christmas is obviously no exception, so today I have sought out and photograped some festive words from around the house. Today’s Christmas Question (should you choose to answer) – do you have any Christmas words in…
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Lessons Learned – results, chefs, parties and talent!
This week’s lessons learned Nothing says summer quite like eating ice-cream in the back garden with the kids after school. I enjoyed having house guests again – it has been a while. Dave and Debbie and Joseph were passing through on the way from England to use our cottage on the North coast. They were…

Back to the beach
Having not been walking on the beach since half-term back in October, it was great to be back today. It was chilly and the “wee beach” at Portballintrae was all but desserted apart from us. I took a few lots of photos : It looked idyllic, and very calm in the sheltered bay These are…

Taste Test – Organic Chocolate – a tough job, but someone has to do it!
As a blogger you sometimes get approached to review products, host giveaways or add a link to your sidebar. Some are more relevant and enticing than others, but when offered the chance to taste test some Green and Black Organic Chocolate from their range, there was NO hesitation. When the chocolate arrived (8 large bars)…

Home Exchange – the final chapter (for this year!)
We are home, bags unpacked (mostly), and recovering from the jet-lag by spending the afternoon on the beach. Temperature has dropped significantly but we enjoyed the warm sunshine, but missed the warmer waters of New Emgland. We packed quite a lot into our final days in Concord, MA. It is a beautiful small New England…

A walk in the park
Between some grocery shopping at Lidl, and dropping in to our church toddler group, I managed to fit in a walk in the local park with my camera. Here are some of my favourite images from today. Which photo to you prefer? (if any!).

Coastal walk and a film set
With only 2 weeks left before school uniforms and new school shoes need to be ready, we are enjoying spending time at the cottage. Nothing very exciting, just relaxed normal. Weather has not been wonderful, but when it is dry we tend to end up on a coastal path or on the beach. On Sunday…
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Orla Keily Bag Giveaway ….. the winner
The moment you all a few of you have been waiting for – my latest Orla Keily Reuseable Shopping Bag giveaway…. chosen at random…… and I always assumed the first entry never wins…… is……… Jo-Lynne, {Musings of a Housewife} a lovely blogger from PA, USA whose blog I discovered WAY back, when I was just…

Saying farewell in style – Afternoon Tea at the Merchant Hotel
Taking a break from the Blog Journal, to get up to date on a few things that have been happening here: On Saturday a group of 10 friends met to say farewell to our friend Fiona, who has just qualified from Bible College to become a Methodist Minister (pastor). She is not moving too far…

Don’t Count Your Brownies … lessons learned from half-term break
1. It is wonderful when the hour changes over a half-term break – gives all of us more time to adjust, although for a certain 5 year old in our house it is taking MUCH later than it should! 2. When you plan to post a lesson about how much more delicious home-made chocolate brownies…

Summer Days in Cape Cod
We are having a wonderful time here in Cape Cod. Despite holidaying in our cottage near the beach in Northern Ireland we aren’t used to sunbathing in such heat and swimming in such warm waters. Most days we have visited a different beach and spent the morning there. We haven’t found one we don’t like…

Have a look at what can be done when you take part in a Quick Page exchange
Below are the 15 – yes 15 layouts I have done this evening! I am part of the great yahoo group Dusty Bear https://groups.yahoo.com/group/dustybear/. We got an amazing 20 pages from each other – all using Lara Payton’s Romantic Memories kit. I have had an old tin of photos and letters since I was a…
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Review of Bananagram – fun family game
- 1. It was promoted as a game for all ages (from 7 up)
- 2. It was Olympic 2012 special addition and I was in London and promised to bring home a souvenir
- 3. It looked fun while being educational too
- 4. Easily transported for family holidays
We have already played it with friends and family …. and it has been very popular.
The rules are easy, and it can be fun working in team with some of the younger players
The frequent request on completing a game is “just one more game please”
At Britmums I did see a number of other games from makers of Bananagrams and I would be certainly keen to try some more. This game was purchased by me, and all opinions expressed are entirely my own – promise!
What is your favourite family game?
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Lessons Learned – Faith, emergencies and anatomy!
We have just had an amazing weekend at our church – very inspiring, encouraging and challenging – all rolled into one! A team came together from other Methodist churches to share with us – the theme of the weekend being There’s More of God for us. Here are a few lines that have really struck…

My first paid job as a digi-scrapper!
On tuesday night I packed up my laptop and headed over to a friend’s house for my first job for my new venture JM Digital Designs. I really enjoyed it, and my friend was pleased with the result – a thankyou card for the baby gifts they received for their 3rd son. Here is the…
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Bonjour – House Swapping in France, Day 1
And so begins our 4th house swap adventure, and our first to France. You can read about previous home exchanges to Dublin, Boston and Galway previously on my blog. This time we are staying on the edge of a beautiful medieval hilltop town about 90 minutes north east of Paris. For the first time we…
Looks like a hoot! I can’t remember the last time we played a game, so sad! We hope to go camping in the fall and then we will do that – my Mr. bought a Stratego game at a yard sale, he has fond childhood memories of it so guess who will be learning? Have you ever heard of it?
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Barb