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Hi, my name is Catherine & I am so happy you stopped by. The pages of my blog will mostly be filled with my journey in motherhood and our ordinary extraordinary moments. There is me, my husband Mark, our beautiful daughter and a beagle, setting down roots in our self build home by the river in the Northern Irish countryside.

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Jumping through the sprinkler fully clothed, that's how we rolled today. We've just had S'mores by the fire pit and now I've come indoors for the first time since breakfast. Susanna and Mark are camping tonight. I've got a date with a huge mug of tea and the sofa. The perfect end to an utterly beautiful day 👌

Good Morning // I'm splitting my day between work and play. Anyone finding it really hard to get in the zone these days? I have some creative stuff to do and not a lot of inspo but I'm glad I took yesterday off, even if it means I'm chasing my tail today. Happy Wednesday ✨

I want to remember today for the joy on my girls faces when I served them up a proper picnic for lunch. For the warmth of the sun and the beauty in the simplicity of it all. For Susanna leaning into me for a cuddle and saying, quite matter of factly, "best day ever mummy". For Connie splashing in the bath and the sloppy wet kisses. For Mark taking the day off to soak up the sun and for that little half hour nap in the hammock. Not every moment is good, but I choose joy, again and again. ✨

Susanna setting the tone for the day. It looks like it's going to be another gorgeous one. I'm filling the paddling pool and flitting between housework and garden hangs. But first, coffee ☕

Good Morning // I was treated to a lovely lie in, note to self, must go to bed earlier. I've been pottering so far today, doing little bits of tidying before we settle down for Church. I'm hoping we can get outside for an adventure later too. How is Sunday shaping up for you? ✨

Day 61, this one was reunited with her Granny & Granda. There are a lot of changes since she saw them last, she can't video chat the way her sister does. It took her roughly 12 minutes before she was besotted with them all over again ✨ #lockdowndiaries

The anatomy of the perfect pizza // we had a pizza delivery with a twist this afternoon. @fireandstonepizza dropped off some kits for us to make our own version of their signature sour-dough pizzas. Chef Susanna was straight on the case and she cooked up four mouth watering pizzas, topped with ham, pepperoni, & fresh basil from our garden. This is such a fun way to get the kids involved and have proper takeaway style pizza too. You can check out pizzakitsni.com for stockists. Now tell me, what's your toppings of choice on a slice of the good stuff? 🍕 @homepizzakits

Sunshine filled days with nowhere to be. Before lockdown I always felt like I needed to get out and do something each day. When my schedule wasn't jam packed I would almost panic at the thought of being home. Cabin fever set in very quickly. I felt guilty if I didn't do something significant with Susanna each day, that often meant squeezing in a play date or a visit even if I didn't really have time. Being forced to slow down has taught me so much, top of that list is that the place we are all happiest, is at home ✨

Morning Rituals // running out barefoot or quickly pulling on welly boots with her PJs to collect the eggs. It's become one of Susanna's favourite little chores. Of course her sister is always in close pursuit but she has a year or two of training to do before she can be trusted with an egg. I love her grubby little feet in this, and the way she is wearing her aunties pyjamas. They are 30 years old, does that count as vintage? 🤔

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