Nelly's Garden

  First of all, we had the best day at the wedding. Beautiful bride, handsome groom, prettiest flower girls, cutest attendants, great speech...

The photograph above is a definite out-take. Yet something about it kept me from disposing of it years ago. There's an air of jollity ab...

  On Wednesday Bert and I took Ziggy to the vet for his X-ray and scan. First, the vet (one of my faves as she is so straightforward) gave h...

  In recent years Nellybert has let the garden areas in Springhill go to rack and ruin. Last week we decided to act and got a man in to do s...

  Obviously the first thing to do when embarking on a tidying spree is to sort one's books in alphabetical order. That sparks joy. Every...

I have written before about Bert's habit of asking me inane questions. Some people might find this endearing but I find it irritating. ...

  On Thursday, Hannah and Evie, myself and Ziggy took Cleo to see the sea for the first time in her life. She was perturbed at first by the ...

  Giant horntail Scientific name:  Urocerus gigas The giant horntail is a massive sawfly that is also known as the 'giant woodwasp' ...

 Oh dear, dear God! What is wrong with the world? What's with the crazy? We had visitors yesterday evening. Not the best timing as we...

  I have been feeling out of sorts these past few days and couldn't think of a reason for it. Everything was annoying me, particularly t...

Was it our mother or one of her friendship group who used the phrase 'not very well-liked? I'm not sure. But I associate it with Mat...

 Where did summer go? These past few days we have been lighting fires in the evening and I'm in bed right now wearing a fleece it's ...

 Our one and only grandson is eight years old today. Happy birthday James. See you in October.

It's not just Nellybert that are getting on a bit. Lily and Rusty are teenagers now and that's really old for pigs. They are slowing...

 Y'all will have forgotten this one. Sad to say, Pearlie, Lizzie and Pepe are no longer with us.  Funny old week I've just had. On t...

  Today, July 12th is culturally, an important day in the North of Ireland calendar. A bank holiday, a holiday for all, yet a celebration th...

  This was a day of two halves. I completed one of the tasks I set myself on the decluttering project. As I said to Bert, When I'm overw...

  Hannah and I went to town, recycled children's books and clothing at the council yard then went for a drive on Ballymena's newest ...

  I knew my cousin was visiting Ireland from NZ sometime this summer and was hoping she might visit. Even so, I was surprised to read yester...

There was a stiff sea breeze in Portrush yesterday and it was lovely. Blew away the cobwebs, and blew away my boredom. Or it could have been...