The finished flashing badge made at Raspberry Jam in Belfast this afternoon

Our Christmas nativity is always a special part of our Sunday School Carol Service. Although my own kids are now past the stage of angels, sheep, Mary and Joseph, it is still lovely to see other kids taking the roles.

I seem to have been neglecting this blog with “ordinary” posts – without my routine of Lessons Learned and iPhone Friday, I doubt if I would ever get around to posting. So, here is an update for you all. The snow is still lying here in quite a few areas, despite it being over a…

Answer When it is a turnip! Yes, growing up in Ireland, we did not have pumpkins filling every shop on the weeks preceding Halloween. Halloween was a much less commercial event, and in mainland UK Halloween was overshadowed by Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November. As a child we had to make do with turnips…

I had resolved to NOT purchase another Christmas Nativity this year, but as with everything else in 2020, that went out the window! I couldn’t resist this minimalist wooden Christmas Nativity set from Sostrene Grene, and it was only £4 or so (bargain!) We put up our first Christmas tree last night – the family…

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…