…the mutterings of Mummy Sellars…
You need to say it in a N Irish accent. Because the phrase 'that is us now' uttered in received pronounciation wouldn't have quite the same triumphant ring to it! It's commonly used here as a declaration of completion. Running the Belfast Marathon on 1 May was amazing - a massive challenge which was made … Continue reading At’s us nai!
I've just spent a happy 5 minutes reading draft Killultales! Some of the blogs seem to be finished but didn't make the cut for reasons I now can't remember; others stop abruptly mid sentence so I really don't know where I was heading with them. Probably for the best?! We hope you are keeping well, … Continue reading It’s a big ask.
It's been many months since the last Killultale. But I'm back because I just had to show you this place. When Babymac* and I were little, Nanny McMillan used to sing, 'Oh I do like to be beside the sea-side, oh I do like to be beside the sea...' Since she was usually handing out … Continue reading Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea…
Santa's now all gone and it's burst our bubble. We've had our fair share of dry runs at this conversation, but I still wasn't prepared for Luke storming into the dining room (where we were enjoying coffee & this epic cake to celebrate Dad's birthday) brandishing a tiny, well packed bag of soot-smeared notes to … Continue reading Ho-ho, we’re in trouble…
...I think they get a bad press, Christmas letters. There's little I love more than opening a nice fat handwritten envelope and finding a card and a letter (preferably with photographs too!) inside, or getting an email from a friend which has more paragraphs than will fit in the preview window! I make a cuppa … Continue reading The Christmas Letter…
Like so many of you across the world, we've been limited in our general activities during much of the past year. There's been homeschooling, Zooming, LOTS of time spent in each other's company, and a lot less daytripping! Now we're back in the school routine with misty mornings, chilly fingers and autumnal walks. Over the … Continue reading Exploring the great forest
It's always been the way here as far as I can remember. May and June are hot and sunny because it's exam season so everyone has to stay in and study. As soon as term ends and freedom beckons, the rain begins. This year there's even been stormy weather as an added bonus. Very sad … Continue reading It’s wet & windy – school’s out for summer!
This has been weeks in the writing. How do I get the tone right in these strange times? The number of times I've been mulling over what to write and getting nowhere, because there's really nothing at all that I can usefully say just now. Friends are grieving, unable to have traditional funeral or memorial … Continue reading Nothing to add…
We visited family and friends in England during February half term. I was surprised at how many people commented on my lack of blogs...and I'm touched that anyone noticed! Why the silence? It's been busier than last year here in 2020... The boys are hugely enjoying school and go to various energetic activities afterwards most … Continue reading #KillultaghRunning
This is a household brimming with Christmas delight - given an injection of excitement this week when Santa visited the boys' school by helicopter*. We open the season by putting up the advent calendars for the boys, made & stocked each year by a wonderful Fairy Godmother. On the last evening in November, the Christmas … Continue reading ‘Tis the season…
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