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Belfast | blogging | family life | Northern Ireland | northern ireland | Northern Ireland life | travelTitanitc Experience in Belfast – review of visiting with kids (part 1)
On 1 April 2012 we went to check out the brand new (opened the previous day) Titantic Experience Museum in the docks area of Belfast. I expected a few teething troubles, but was very impressed with the whole “experience”. (This is only a selection of the photos – more to follow in a separate post!)…
What I learned this week (the snowy Spring version!)
I learned Never underestimate the amount of SNOW we can have in March I am very glad when it is snowing heavily and all the family are home safe and warm I dislike driving in snow. It is now Tuesday, hasn’t really snowed heavily since Friday, but still too much snow around. I am thankful…
Thanksgiving for a life well lived
Today was the funeral and thanksgiving for my mum’s eldest brother, John Colville. It was lovely to hear the memories of him and tributes paid movingly by brothers, sons, friends and colleagues. My memory of Uncle Johnny was of him playing the piano, impressively and effortlessly, without any music, on a Christmas evening, at the…
December 31 – The Best Bits – Bloggy Review 2009
Last December (2008) I came across this idea to Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month I cheated slightly, as it is my blog, and I can do what I want (sort of!) so having read over my last year…
Mum’s Taxi Service & a spring layout.
Well, today my 2 daughters went back to school – and with such warm sunny weather continuing they both chose to wear their school summer dresses (light bue checked gingham). They looked really cute, but I’m not allowed to say that out loud any more – cool or nice, maybe even lovely, but not cute!…
My favourite Childhood Book – Lotta
I have always loved this book – Lotta by Astrid Lindgren a swedish children’s author who also created Pippa Longstocking. This is my original copy of the book (see…..hoarding can occasionally pay off!) I was an avoid reader as a child (before blogs and pinterest were invented!) and could usually be found with my nose…

