Inspiration to keep your home beautiful in January

Steps to add glamour, tidy and cosy during these January days, where the nights are still long and cold.

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5 Ways with Porridge

5 easy and delicious recipes to spice up your porridge mornings.

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Ideas to do on a rainy day in January

From my desk which looks across the Mourne mountains, I can see the blurry lines of hilltops and forests through the drenched window panes. Here are some ideas of things to do n January when it rains.

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5 Tips to get organised for 2023

The wind is whooshing outside the house and I am sitting beside the last glowing embers of the fire with a blanket on my knee, a cup of chamomile tea in hand and an array of tasks to prepare. Here are my top 5 tips to get organised for 2023

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January 2023 - ideas and events

Enjoy this list of ways to celebrate January 2023 and days to celebrate

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How to Enjoy November

Each month I share a compilation of days to remember and ideas to do. For the month of November it is time to plan for Christmas, snuggle down with candles, blankets and notebooks to plan for your hopes and dreams.

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Seasonal Things to do in October

Seasonal ideas for October!

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September in Ireland

Things to do in September, from blackberry picking to picnics

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Ideas and Plans for August

Fun things to do and dates to remember in August 2022 in Ireland, from recipes to outings and suggestions to just dig your toes in the sand, there’s something for everyone.

Coconut Bread Recipe - perfect with coffee on a Summer's day breakfast

I adore this coconut bread and make it about once a year to remind me of our tropical life in the Caribbean.

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A Botanical Garden Picnic

This Summer season, picnics are a stylish and fun way to entertain. We set up this botanical garden picnic to share with friends, keeping the house clean and enjoying being in nature.

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Lovely July

July 2022 - it’s Pimms season again! In a large jug, dilute Pimms in a 3: 1 ratio. Add slices of mint, cucumber, and oranges with plenty of ice. Stir and serve with long spoons to enable eating all the fruit.

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Vegetarian Pide Recipe

I lived in Turkey for 2 years and left part of my heart on those baked hills overlooking the Mediterranean sea. My colleague and friend Cenk, took me for my first pide in a busy popular place in Fethiye.

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10 Fun Ways to Celebrate in June

Hello June! The month in Ireland where strawberries come into season, roses and peonies bloom, school holidays begin and the days are long.

Easiest foccacia recipe to bake at home

One of the joyful simplicities of life is baking bread. The purity of a few good quality ingredients, combined with love and time that transform into a room filled with the scent and warmth of a crusty loaf straight from the oven is an unmistakeable feeling of home.

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Entertaining Ideas for June

Entertaining ideas for June - a delicious recipe for giant couscous with halloumi and a fresh and luscious garden table setting with tablecloth and linen napkins by Jennie Ritchie

White and Green, Green and White

Awash with white flowers in May, the hedgerows are wild right now. The roadsides are drenched in cow parsley with its delicate flowers on ballerina thin stems. These are wonderful in tall vases and they magically create still life drama to any space.

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