Last day in Northern Ireland…

It’s always a sad thing for me to say goodbye. It’s actually my trigger word to cry. Today was one of those days. I busied myself this morning finishing laying out the dress pattern we started yesterday. It was very pleasing to see that all the hard thinking paid off and the pattern matching, even […]

Day four in Northern Ireland…

Was dozing in bed today when my cousins wife phoned me from downstairs!! We’d planned to go to Belfast on the bus and I needed to move the ‘bruised butt’ if I wanted to catch the bus in an hour. Launched out of bed and completed the morning rituals in time to jump in the […]

To golf or not to golf………

Day two in Northern Ireland and my cousin has organised for me to play a game at the Ballyclare golf club so I’m up early and ready by 6:30. I hadn’t been told the time but found out it was going to be 10:30. Breakfast done and just ready to go when I get the […]

Day one Northern Ireland….

Up and out to drs at ten. All good so the new antibiotics might clear up everything (hopefully) Next I’d like to see if my relatives are home. Knocking knocking but nobody there. So on to the next relation. YES. And it’s a surprise. Excellent. We caught up on family news and then we went […]

Another day-another country-Northern Ireland …..

Another week of holiday completed. Packing sorted, so we grabbed the opportunity to have a walk through the local ‘jewel in the crown’ of Gateshead- Saltwell Park. A really lovely park. I even took a little movie of a grey squirrel. We said our goodbyes to my friends family who’d been our hosts and headed […]

Our last day in England….

After a few drinkies last night I still woke at 5:30. So up and atem again. Sunday mornings down the quayside are a tradition in Gateshead and this market is pretty fine. Lots of choices of gluten free food of which I partook. A delicious crepe with blueberries, malt syrup, lemon and cinnamon. Yum. We […]

A Wee Scottish diversion …..

Waking up early and having packed our overnight bags last night we headed out a little earlier than anticipated. Reaching the border at 10:40. Such beautiful countryside. there was a place when we came over the hilltop, laid out before us was low hanging clouds appearing like a fluffy lake. We stopped for coffee in […]

Day three in Wales…..

Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went to Bangor. …… ….. and so it goes Well we haven’t gone there-yet. But we headed out early to go to Harlech. Stopping for morning tea/brunch in Llandudno. The little tea house we chose was called Habit and I highly recommend it. The food was […]

Day one in Wales…..

Finally after only an extra hour on the tarmac in Rome we are up in the sky. Firstly before take off I go to get in my seat (I was the last to get on the plane) I see that there are three free seats opposite so I say to the couple don’t worry about […]

Last day in Italy….

Woke up this morning to feel very blessed that I’ve been able to do this holiday, meet new friends and I want to come back again and again! I wasn’t able to get to the Trevi fountain this time for the coin toss but I certainly aim to make it back to this part of […]