House swapping, transatlantic visitors and a political tour of Belfast
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House swapping, transatlantic visitors and a political tour of Belfast

We love to house swap (you may have noticed!) and have swapped 4 times in the last two years. One of the disadvantages of house swapping though, is you don’t often get to meet the other swapping family, despite having lots of long chatty emails asking and answering queries. When you see their photos of…

The Ensuite / Shower Room Makeover – with before and after photos
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The Ensuite / Shower Room Makeover – with before and after photos

It is finished! 🙂 Still a few accessories to add, but after 12 years in our home, we have finally completed the makeover of our ensuite. (For my American/Canadian readers – what do you call it – it has a shower and is attached to the master bedroom? An ensuite? A half-bath? Let me know,…

The summer has begun!

The summer has begun!

School finished on Thursday, and we were up here at the cottage by early afternoon on Friday.  We seemed to have brought some warm sunshine with us, and not wanting to take it for granted, we headed to the beach on Friday night for our traditional fire log, marshmallows, hot chocolate and photo-shoot! We went…