Still smiling and laughing together after over 54 years of marriage

My parents are wonderful gardeners, and when we were visiting I took some photos of their collection of hellebores (no, I didn’t know what they were called either – my parents told me!). I knew their more common name of “Christmas Rose” but I have also learned they are called “Lenten Roses” as they often…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Since mum took ill with a major stroke and I discovered how to post my daily iPhone photos to my blog, there hasn’t been very much blogging with words. I miss writing/blogging but at least I am still capturing/recording daily life. When mum first had her stroke I almost stopped blogging and capturing a daily…

This afternoon my husband, son and I went to Bangor, Co Down. It was a beautiful warm afternoon – perfect for a walk along the coast, some exploring and some competitive stone skimming too!

Be kind, be happy, be positive, just be you…. Lots of lovely gold tones in this flatlay. The inspiration was the little golden bee, a gift from @lifehere_lifethere

I made Peppermint Bark for the first time today, and can’t believe how easy it is to make how delicious it is how pretty and Christmas-y it looks how come I haven’t made it before now! Ingredients dark chocolate – 2 large bars (preferably “good” chocolate – not baking chocolate) white chocolate –  2 large…