I'm an autumn girl at heart. I love autumn and all that this season brings. I've been looking forward to it more than normal this year. Perhaps it was the intense heat of June and July, perhaps it was the relentless rain in August, but already in September, I feel more at ease, happier in…
It has felt like summer has eluded us for the last month or so. It's hard to believe there was a hosepipe ban here just a short time ago, when August has brought so much unrelenting rain. It has been warm, though, and in between the showers, there have been glimpses of an August summer.…
1.It's not even 10am here this Sunday morning, and already the sun is high in the sky. Boris is happily lounging in his sunny spot and it promises to be the most beautiful day. In fact, the week ahead looks full of gloriously sunny days. 2. A photograph of mine from an old blog post…
Café Parisien was, as its name suggests, a Parisian style café on the Titanic. Designed as a replica to the cafés which you find through the streets and boulevards of Paris, it was popular among the younger passengers. Adjacent to the restaurant, it was a place where people could meet for drinks and it was…
When people ask me what I do in my spare time, I say 'I blog'. Sometimes, in response, I get a blank look, sometimes I get an 'oh ?', their interest piqued, followed by a 'what do your blog about? And I explain that I blog about my life and the things that inspire me.…
Wasn't May a lovely month ? We were blessed with long sunny days that have lightened the mood and lifted the spirits and a feeling of summer has settled upon the place. The season of fetes, and festivals and farmers' markets has arrived and I, for one, couldn't be happier. We ventured to Hillsborough Farmers'…
Yesterday, we took a drive along the Antrim coast to Glenarm, a picturesque village and home to Glenarm Castle and it's walled Garden. It's a beautiful spot at any time of year and this weekend the garden is hosting 'Bloomfest' - an event held over the May Day weekend with craft stalls, music, food and drink,…
