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A review of 2017 ….. a different review
blogging | family life | Northern Ireland life | Project 365 | recap of the year

A review of 2017 ….. a different review

Since starting to blog almost 11 years ago, at the end of each December I usually write a post or two reviewing the past year. At first I would use the blog posts of that year as prompts to the significant events. When I began taking daily iPhone photos in 2013 for instagram they would…

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Goodbye 7-seater big car, hello smaller blue car – downsizing mum's taxi
iphone photography

Goodbye 7-seater big car, hello smaller blue car – downsizing mum's taxi

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

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7 years of blogging ….. and a new chapter begins
blogging | family life

7 years of blogging ….. and a new chapter begins

Back in March 2007 I wrote my first blog post Hadn’t much of a clue what I was doing (no change there then!) Primarily I wanted to share my digital scrapbooking layouts and connect with others online I have loved recording wee bits of our family life – I have published 1077 posts according to…

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30 December – Cluedo – our Christmas board game!
christmas | family life

30 December – Cluedo – our Christmas board game!

This year the surprise hit of the presents from Santa has definitely been Cluedo – it has been our Christmas board game of choice. With a range of ages from 9 to 46, getting a game that everyone enjoys is sometimes a challenge, but Cluedo has hit the mark.   The game may have evolved…

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Quiet – five minute Friday
blogging | cat/kitten | family life

Quiet – five minute Friday

I’m joining in with Five Minute Friday (5 minutes of writing on a given topic …. writing from the heart without editing, then joining in with other bloggers by sharing it over at Lisa jo’s The Gypsy Mama blog) This week the topic is QUIET GO I love waking early (usually) and as I lie…

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My parents 50th wedding anniversary
blogging | family life

My parents 50th wedding anniversary

On Monday evening we celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary with a family meal. My brothers, their wives and most of the other grandkids were there, along with our family of 5. We had a lovely meal in Parsons Nose in Hillsborough. We didn’t manage a group photo at the restaurant, but here are my…

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