View from the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

On our first morning of our house swap near Stroud, we needed to buy some groceries, and combined a visit to the supermarket for the basics with a visit to Stroud’s famous Farmers Market. I was so impressed with the quality, variety and freshness of the produce on dozens of stalls. Many provided free samples,…

An easy Christmas craft making a Christmas tree from a paperback book Last night we hosted a Christmas craft evening for the parents, grandparents and carers who come to our Toddler Group at Seymour Street Methodist, Lisburn. There was lots of chat, a bit of craft and quite a few calories too (delicious desserts provided)…

Sharing my daily iPhone photos on my blog

I am continuing to take an iPhone photo daily – July is complete! Click here to view the Flipagram

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Thanks everyone for your great response to my mini-tour of around our cottage. The photo that seemed to cause the most excitement was the abandoned cottage. So as not to disillusion any of you, that despite the roses around the door, you definitely would not wish to live in it without a huge heap of…