Valentines Day

After a very stormy night, we headed out this morning on a short road trip with cameras, along the causeway coast road from Lisnagunogue (just outside Bushmills). The weather was VERY changeable …. from sun to hail to sun again every 5 to 10 minutes. The only thing that never changed was the chilly strong…

This is my top pasta recipe, which I cook frequently. Easy and filling for the family, but also perfect for a casual dinner with friends. 900g (2 lb) good quality pork sausages (I prefer Cumberland – which are meaty and herby) 2 onions – peeled and chopped 4 garlic cloves – peeled and chopped 2…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog – The Palm House in Botanic Gardens, south Belfast is always worth a wander through – beautiful building.

A lot of sad faces in our house tonight, poor George, our ginger cat, will be spending his Christmas with the vet. And his Christmas Day present will probably be the relief of being catheterised again! Poor thing still having problems, but in the best place. Also, in comparison to some really big issues facing…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

Next week school stops for the summer for my 3 kids, so the school runs, homework, packed lunches, mountains of notes and announcements……are all stopping. Instead we will have lie-ins early morning wakening as usual (my kids don’t DO lie-ins..YET!), go-slow days, trips to park and beach, and hopefully this warm sunshine will continue.  CSSM…