Roses, vintage books and vintage china

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

As a parent your job is to raise your kids to become independent of you, grow into responsible adults and one day leave home. Nothing quite prepares you for the arrival of your first child ….  first days of school and when they are ready to leave for the first time ….  another huge change….

Titanic memorabilia – I have mixed feelings on this. I visited the Titanic Experience museum in Belfast on it’s opening weekend, and there have been LOTS of interesting documentaries and dramas on TV. I have read a few books and found them fascinating. However there is a line between being interested in an historical and…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Beautiful traditional carols as part of Capella carol concert in Lisburn Cathedral tonight by Wallace High School choirs, including Capella and Honours choirs. One of the pupils, Zoe Jackson, sang an incredible moving version of O Holy Night, and my daughter was part of the Capella choir accompanying her. Enjoy…  

GIVEAWAY AT END OF POST …read on…… As promised, a post about what we traditionally eat here in our family in N Ireland on Christmas Day. All photos from previous years – as although all the food is packed into the fridge, nothing has been cooked yet! My daughters now help to set the table…