Cruising at sea

I'm still here - just busy busy with the new arrivals at home as well as Missy over there in Newcastle.  Not there for much longer, as it turns out, as a move to Liverpool is imminent.  She's certainly getting around, that one.  We spent the weekend over there, looking at various accommodation options.  Liverpool is a big city and like all cities there are some parts that are best avoided.  So we drove around most of Saturday trying to get a feel for the place.  Back on the ferry yesterday - a day crossing, which dragged for all its 8 hours.  At least you can sleep though it on the night crossing but for some strange reason all the cabins were fully booked and even the recliner seats were all gone for the Sunday night crossing.  I really didn't fancy trying to sleep on the regular seats - hence the change of plan to the day crossing.  This was a last-minute decision so next time we'll try to be more organised and plan ahead.  We're all a bit jaded this morning but it was worth it - always nice to see Missy and we came away feeling like we had identified the area that she would be safest in, with decent transport links to the city campus where she will be based.   

Another view of the front of the Holy Trinity Church in Ballycastle.
Lith print.

Grandkids!

The big news here in The Liberties is that my wife and I have become grandparents!  My wife's youngest boy (who is now in his early thirties) and his wife have somehow managed to make two lovely babies at the same time.  A boy and a girl, who of course are just the cutest most perfect little people imaginable.  So be prepared for the odd photograph or two, once things settle down a little - they just came home at the weekend and are still very tiny (the girl is just over 4lbs weight, the boy a little bigger).  It was an emotional week for everyone but mother and babies are all well so that's the main thing.

(You might remember this shot of the new mummy from a while back).

In the meantime, here's another lith print for you, detail of the front of Holy Trinity Church of Ireland in Ballycastle:

Hasselblad, 150mm, FP4+ on Foma MG Classic 133 Velvet paper, Moersch Easylith developer