Gleno is a tiny, picturesque village located in the glens of Antrim. It's home to a beautiful waterfall and that was my destination last Saturday on St Patrick's Day. The day, it has to be said, was bitterly cold and as I made my way along the coastal route from Belfast, the sea was distinctly…
In that lazy, hazy period between Christmas and New Year, me, hubby and Boris bundled into the car and took a drive to Rowallane Gardens, a National Trust property in Saintfield a few miles outside of Belfast. Having been 'cooped up' in the house for a few days, we were in need of some fresh…
As you may recall from a recent post A sunny Saturday, my parents and I took a lovely drive along the Causeway Coastal route ending our daytrip in the picturesque village of Cushendun. It's been a very long time since I was last here, perhaps back then I didn't fully appreciate how pretty the place is.…
Yesterday the sun shone and my parents and I hopped in the car for a drive along the coast. With a picnic hamper in tow, we headed out along the Causeway Coastal route which extends around the east and north coast of Northern Ireland from Belfast to Londonderry and is probably one of the most…
Last weekend hubby and I got the chance to escape to a gorgeous little cottage for the weekend. Situated deep in the hills of County Down, it was the perfect base to explore this lovely part of the world and while we were there we stopped off to take a walk along the beach at…
I am itching to get into the garden - a place I often feel at my happiest.I love nothing more than to throw on some old clothes and gather up the tools from the garage and then out into the garden I go , Boris following closely at my heels, happy to spend an hour…
Last Sunday morning was spent enjoying quality time with my dad, taking a bracing walk along Divis and Black Mountain. These mountains sit in the heart of the Belfast hills and give you spectacular views of the Belfast landscape and far beyond (to Scotland and Cumbria on a clear day). The mountains came into the…
