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School’s Out for Summer, end of an era, moving on ….and lots more cliches!
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On the 5th day of December – sparkles and sliding cars!
Today did not quite go as planned ……ever had one of those days? First a festive photo to share! I love my sparkly words! Now, on to my dramatic and eventful morning… At 5 am this morning I woke to that bright light behind the curtain that told me even though it was still pitch…

Old School Blogging
WAY back when, back in 2007, when I first started reading other blogs, and eventually took the plunge to write my own blog, I used to love “meme”s – a serious of questions we would answer on our blog, tag others so they could join in too, and link back to the blogger who initiated…

…and the rain came down, and the floods rose up!
On Saturday, Nothern Ireland received more rain in several hours than it usually does for the entire month of August. Let me assure you, we are not usually strangers to rain here, so we usually see more than enough in August as it is! We drove north to the cottage, chosing to drive through Belfast…

Christmas Trees from Christmas Past – on 8th day of December
I am sharing today the evolution/history of the Christmas Tree in my life here in Northern Ireland – riveting stuff! From our tree from my childhood, to my tree(s) this year – I’m sure you can’t wait. When my husband and I were engaged we came to a compromise on a very important issue …….