Wonderful Winter Berries Wreath
Similar Posts
Felting, more 40th birthdays, following and more
Bit of a random blog post, but here goes! Felting: For over a year I have been hoping to attend a felting group called Feltmakers North, which happens monthly on a Saturday morning. Finally, yesterday, I managed to attend, and learned some basic techniques including wet felting and needle felting. The wet felting was hard…
Announcing my St Patrick’s Day Blogging Carnival
The mornings are getting lighter, the evenings or longer, the frost is (almost) gone, the snowdrops are up so……..it must almost be St Patrick’s Day. Since starting blogging just before St Patrick’s Day in 1997, this will be by 4th time to celebrate St Patricks Day on my blog. Last year I hosted my first…
beach | blogging | causeway coast | family life | Northern Ireland | northern ireland | Northern Ireland life | travel
Welcome to my (part-time) World, and a digi birthday card too!
Today is my husband’s 40th birthday. Here is the birthday card I created for him We are going out for a meal with his family later today, and meeting up with friends tomorrow. I came across this lovely idea through this blog, about Where you live weekend on the Just Pure Lovely blog. The idea…
Getting to know you – Christmas version – Part 1
I came across this Christmas Meme / Questionnaire and thought I would share a wee bit of my Christmas here in N Ireland. 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? A bit of both – depends on the gift 2. Real tree or artificial? Defintiely artificial – we now have 3 artificial trees! (and all…
A transformation, before your very eyes!
Today I went shopping with my Mum (thanks, Mum) and my eldest daughter to buy the many required items for starting grammar school in September. The long list gradually became shorter, and we still have to purchase : hockey stick, hockey bag, shin pads, gum shield, a 2nd pair of trainers (for indoor use –…
On the 17th of December……dinner is served…at least it will be on 25th!
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post about traditions, cooking (and eating) a traditional Christmas Dinner is one of my highlights. My daughters usually help set the table in the dining room, one of the few times we eat in there! We usually have some fun writing out the menu and making place cards. Planning a…