The maple tree in our back garden looking glorious on this sunny day in May

This title sounds like the name of a digital scrapbooking kit! Alas, no, I have not started designing my own kits. Much too difficult, I prefer to use other peoples’ stuff. So how was you New Year? We had a quiet New Years Eve, apart from our neighbour who came round and was coerced into…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Pumpkins pre-carving are just a beautiful BEFORE the carving! However, carving is a fun family activity so we always participate…. but I like to take a BEFORE pic too. You can see some of the after-carving pics elsewhere on my blog You might like to follow my Autumn Fall Decor inspiration on Pinteresst Follow JanMary’s…

It used to be in Sunday afternoons we used to take our kids for a walk …… these days it is my husband’s new camera lens we take for a walk! It was a cold, dry and bright afternoon so we parked at the Island Centre in Lisburn and walked along the Lagan towpath, heading…

Last week I took the opportunity while in Belfast city centre to visit the new Cath Kidston shop. It is directly opposite Avoca (which I love) and just down from White Stuff (which I love too)! Cath Kidston decscribed her designs as having a Marmite effect – she said this “People either love it and…