Warm white fairy lights on a cold damp afternoon

As the song says ……. “Didn’t we have a lovely time, The day we went to Bangor!” (although this folksong was not about Bangor in Northern Ireland, but the Bangor in Wales) HERE is the link to YouTube – enjoy! And HERE are the lyrics Today I headed east of Belfast to Bangor, which is…

Crackers are an inevitable traditional part of Christmas Dinners here. It was only since joining “blog land” that I realised that crackers are not known much beyond the UK, Ireland and Commonwealth countries! For those who aren’t familiar with them – a cracker is usually at your place setting at the Christmas Dinner table, and…

Thanks first for all the best wishes for Jane, who turned 8 yesterday. The party went well, lots of giggling and sweets and even some craft, and I was so tired I fell asleep on the sofa after we had cleared up. After church and lunch today, we headed off to visit Santa, with our…

My latest iPhone photo shared on Instagram You can see the Flipagram video of February 2014 here : February 2014 in daily photos

I am taking part in I Heart Faces Constructive Feedback Friday. Here is an original photo, in all it’s unedited glory. It is my daughter on the beach one evening last week, here in Northern Ireland, as the light was fading. I have a Canon 400D (Rebel xti) and I use PSE 7. Here are…