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| The feature wall. Film posters from the 50's and 60's. Rip it up goes large! |
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| Next thing on the list is to actually watch some of these films, Attack of the 50ft Woman sounds like a good one to start with. |
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| Mary, on her first day with us. |
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| Learning how to play |
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| Portrush has a great vintage shop! On a recent jaunt up to the port with my friend Kitty, went for a mooch in this gem of a shop, great for a hoke and poke! |
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| Precious things |
Late August, given heavy rain and sun For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. At first, just one, a glossy purple clot Among others, red, green, hard as a knot. You ate that first one and its flesh was sweet Like thickened wine: summer's blood was in it Leaving stains upon the tongue and lust for Picking. Then red ones inked up and that hunger Sent us out with milk cans, pea tins, jam-pots Where briars scratched and wet grass bleached our boots. Round hayfields, cornfields and potato-drills We trekked and picked until the cans were full, Until the tinkling bottom had been covered With green ones, and on top big dark blobs burned Like a plate of eyes. Our hands were peppered With thorn pricks, our palms sticky as Bluebeard's. We hoarded the fresh berries in the byre. But when the bath was filled we found a fur, A rat-grey fungus, glutting on our cache. The juice was stinking too. Once off the bush The fruit fermented, the sweet flesh would turn sour. I always felt like crying. It wasn't fair That all the lovely canfuls smelt of rot. Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not.
- Seamus Heaney
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| No Spring nor Summer Beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face. John Donne |
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| I love when the leaves start to change. |
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| Ormeau Park on a sunny saturday afternoon |
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| Spare bedroom, using a folded up duvet to make a back rest, cover the lot with a throw and add some cushions. Bed to sofa. |
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| Same bed, different day. The throw is from John Lewis and the crochet blanket was made by mum. Wee Ted can be found snuggled up in the cushions. |
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| Wee Ted |
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| I'm turning into one of those cat people! Bought this playful kitty from a charity shop in Ballymena for £1. Mary seemed to think it was real. I can see a collection starting here! |
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| Photo of the furry daughter. I LOVE CATS! |
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| Inside the fireplace with mosaic mirror tiles. |
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| I like the way the mirrors bounce the light around. . |
