Look around you.

Sometimes we forget to look around and actually see what is around us. 

When we go on holiday we take pretty pictures of the new surroundings, we take pics from our hotel room window, and pics of the lovely countryside and pics of the beach.  How many of you take those same kind of pictures in your own country?  How many of you have looked around and really appreciated where you live? 

I was looking through my memory on my phone today and realised I have all these pictures from the country I live, and no one else gets to see them.

Perfect I thought, my blog today is sorted. :-)

These pictures have all been taken in Northern Ireland.  It is a beautiful place and I am happy that i live here and get to look at its beauty every day.  I love going on holiday and seeing new things, but I love coming home again.

Recently R and I have been talking about moving, upping sticks and going to another country.  He pointed out, however, that he would miss the views and countryside here.  So maybe we won't go.  Who knows?

The source of the Lagan

Hillsborough Lake

Giants Causeway

Dundrum Bay

North Coast, Antrim



Road in Annalong



Mourne Mountains, Annalong

Annalong

White Rocks Beach, North Coast

Dark Hedges (Recognise this from GOT?)

Mourne Mountains, Newcastle

Oxford Island

Oxford Island

16 October 2013

Hi blog world

Its been a busy time for me recently.

My gran was unwell, then unfortunately passed away.  We all really miss her.

Then I went on holiday to Spain.

Last night we wemt to see Jessie J in concert.



My gran was the type of women that you would want to be.  She was strong.  She had balls.  She had opinions, and spoke them.  She taught us to stand up for ourselves and not to take anyone BS!!

She learned to drive when she was nearly 70, what kind of woman does that?

She had an active social life, going on cruises, on holidays, to dances, to play bowls and out shopping and for meals regularly.

She was simply out AMAZING.

Spain was good too.  Although it wasn't as warm as it can be during the summer season it was still warm enough to walk about comfortably in shorts and t shirt.  We wemt to the pool, the beach, we walked about Barcelona, Blanes and lots of other places.  We went to museums and we ate out a lot.



Me and R.  :-) <3



We had fun.  :-)

Just walking down through the streets, you will spot the coolest buildings



The view from the castle in Malgrat de Mar



The castle in Lloret de Mar



Just one of the lovely things we had to eat

A yummy desert



The castle in Lloret de Mar, which is actually a private residence.  Who lives in a castle??



The Arc de Triumph in Barcelona



La Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona



Gaudi building in Barcelona



Jessie J was great.  She started with a bang, didn't stop for an hour and a half then left us wanting more!  A really great concert experience. 

Plus we were the first date in her first ever arena tour!  And she cried!!



25 September 2013

No matter how many blogs I read, or comment on, or follow I cannot get the reason why I read those and not others.

I know what i like to look at, pretty pictures, and what I like to read about, real people's lives, but these don't tend to line up too straightly with the blogs I read.

When I started writing this in January I read many posts about blogging.

have ur own voice
find a niche
write about what you know
don't follow the crowd

But if the popular blogs are to be believed it seems what I should do is write a lot about getting drunk, post holidays pics, or pics of a baby, and post pictures about my outfit of the day.

None of which I really want to do.

And yet, my little blog just doesn't get any readers, so obviously I am doing something wrong.

However, I don't want to really push it, part of me doesn't want a million followers, with 6, 000,000 comments on each of my posts...that would be scary, and maybe someone who actually knows me would find out that I write this.

So, where is the balance?

How much should a person conform to gain popularity and fame!!

I kinda like the fact that I can just come here, stick down a few words, post a few pics, and if nothing else I have a reminder about what I have been doing, and how I was feeling.  I like that a few of you out there in blog land read my words, and look at my pics.  I even like (no actually I get a thrill) when you comment.  But I don't want to change who I am.

I don't want to put hours and hours into this, thinking about the perfect thing to say, and the perfect picture to post, and as for thinking about sponsoring people that scares me.  I don't think my little blog is really ready for people to read.  I need more practice in writing and in getting down what I am thinking about.

So I guess I just answered my own question, whilst confusing myself in the process.

Ignore all of the above.

I am not ready for this blog to go big.

I like that only a few of you read.

So, thank you very much to those who come back and check to see if I have posted, and to read my ramblings.

And an enormous thank you to those who comment.

What do you do, when you don't have to do anything?

life lately

Life lately has been busy.  There is family, work, gym, sleep, friends, food, reading, TV programmes, climbing mountains....it doesn't leave a lot of time off, to do nothing.

But lately that is how my life has been.

I like it that way.

We have been out and about again this weekend, just doing stuff. 

I am lucky that R likes getting out too, so when we are both off work, we head off in the car.



Oxford Island




An Orc



Lunch



Pigs are bigger than you think




Glasgow, for lunch




Mourne mountains



23 September 2013

Today, I want to say thanx for the amazing Sunday I spent with my husband and my nephew.  We had an adventure day, and it was busy, busy, busy.  It was perfect to spend time with these two important men in my life and remind them I love them.

So today thats the good thing in my life.

Comfort

Comfort is:
Cosy socks and warm fires
Big jumpers and cuddles
Knowing you are loved
A warm coat and scarf on a windy day
The smile on the face of someone who loves you
Relaxing after a hard day
Anything that makes you sigh

Comfort is:
How I feel when I think of my family

Comfort is:
My favourite piece of music playing as I drift off to sleep

Comfort is:
Everything that makes me feel good

Comfort can be:
Lazy
Stuck in its way
Unwilling to move or change
Ordinary
Boring

Me and.......only pictures





my daughter

my two sisters

good friends

Kat von D

Patch

My daughter

my little sister

my bestie