I often find it is on the most ordinary of walks that you unexpectedly come across a pretty scene, a captivating view, something that catches your eye and makes you want to grab your camera or phone and capture the moment... From winter sunshine in the depths of January... To sunlit glades and ponds in spring... … Continue reading Wandering Walks
I'm a sucker for a 'nice' shop, especially the sort you find unexpectedly, the sort that's filled with goodies (of the edible kind), the sort of shop that makes you go ooh and aah as you see shelves filled with tasty treats. Well, on a recent day trip to the town of Comber, we found … Continue reading Indie Fude
Ah..the first days of September... already you can feel a change is coming, a seasonal shift as summer slips away and autumn beckons. Almost imperceptible at first as you notice a cooler morning when you awake, then a certain crispness in the air and before too long, darkness descending in the early evening. It's my … Continue reading Early September days
As it's a rather wet and miserable Sunday morning here, I thought I would share some pictures of a recent trip to the walled garden at Glenarm Castle. We went there a few weeks ago, when unlike today, it was warm and sunny and we were able to meander around this magnificent garden and admire … Continue reading Glenarm Castle Walled Garden
As August reaches it's final day, I've been looking back, trying to figure out what I did exactly apart from work. Work has been pretty all consuming this month, consequently the month feels like it has passed in a bit of a blur. Then I turn to my phone and my camera to remind myself … Continue reading A month of lovely
A few blog posts ago I mentioned that during our time off in July we had opted for a 'staycation'. We do normally venture further afield but this year, somehow, we decided to stay at home. That didn't mean we had to be boring though and as we have very luckily stayed in most of … Continue reading Welcome to the Bubble Dome
Pots of Gold, a.k.a Boris.. that's his posh pedigree name in case you didn't know. Blevils Pots of Gold to be exact. The perfect name really for our boy with a golden coat. As always, prone to fits of basset hound madness one moment, ready to snooze on the sofa the next. Defiant, cheeky, stubborn, … Continue reading Pots of Gold
