Visiting granny

A week later than usual, we are back up to the cottage on the north coast of Northern Ireland. As our kids grow up, each summer is changing. This year one daughter is about to be a leader at Portballintrae CSSM, one daughter currently in Spain with Exodus, and our son as well as attending…

One of the lovliest parts of Christmas is the christmas music, especially carols. Yesterday we had both the kids carol service, and the evening carol service which was the traditional nine lessons and carols by candlelight, with the Christmas story of Jesus’ birth told through bible readings and song. There is such a lovely warmth…

After having to be rescheduled from a sunny friday in May to a damp Tuesday in June, the organisers were not sure how many volunteers would turn up for the Marine Conservation Society Big Beach Clean in assoctiation with Marks & Spencers Forever Fish Campaign However they needn’t have worried – the turn out was…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram

Yesterday I had some friends around for an (In)courage (Real Life) meet-up. Incourage is a website and community for christian women, and they provided us with a whole host of webcasts and discussion material for a “virtual” conference. The (In)courage community and website has a beach house theme, so I had fun decorating the room…

Finally it is here – my NEW KITCHEN I first blogged about our plan to redo our kitchen in January, but in reality I have been planning this since we bought this house 10 years ago. So, without further ado….. (WARNING – IMAGE HEAVY) Now for some more of the details. I had not initially…