Portballintrae

Bits and pieces by LoisFebruary 27, 2013February 27, 2013

Coastguard Cottages

If you keep your eyes open around our coast you can spot a lot of familiar buildings… You can even find them in Easthope, my fictitious town which features in several of my novels!

I wish I was back here!

Places by LoisOctober 27, 2012October 8, 2017

Family Stories by LoisSeptember 11, 2012September 24, 2013

My children are getting ready to go off to university, my son for his second year at Salford University, my daughter for her first year in… Ulster! We’ll be flying with her across the Irish Sea to Belfast tomorrow, then staying for a few days at our beloved Portballintrae before she starts at the Coleraine […]

The Easthope stories by LoisAugust 16, 2012September 15, 2018

Where’s the action?

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, most of my novels are set in the imaginary town of Easthope which is on a coastline similar to the north coast of beautiful County Antrim in Northern Ireland. However some of the houses and buildings are inspired by those I see around me in the village where I live. All around the coast of Britain and in Ireland too there […]