There are some moments in life when the littlest of things can seem so deliciously self-indulgent. Moments that feel almost laughable at how gorgeously simple they are. Drinking a cold glass of wine i…
July 01, 2018
When I enter a library I think I get the same feeling that many religious people might feel when they enter a beautiful church or cathedral. There's a sense of calm that envelopes me and I almost feel…
February 13, 2018
As I push open the door to a bookshop, the smell transports me back to my great Aunt’s house in Antrim. I’m leafing through pages, browned from years of use and neglect, wondering who had held the…
May 20, 2017
Belfast is a city that has seen the best of times and the worst of times - you can see its past in the ashes of the shipping industry left in the docklands, in the murals on the walls of the east and…
August 02, 2016
Lots of positive things have happened for both Andrew and I over the last few weeks. We have both been offered new jobs with exciting businesses and both start on the same day! Andrew turned 28 on 16…
June 24, 2016
When I moved to Belfast just over a year ago, I was a complete newbie and had no idea how to make the city my home. I'm used to moving around (I think I've had about 10 addresses in the last 5 years!)…
June 18, 2016
