Journal
Lighthouse Gift Guide
’Tis yet again the season for filling the advent calendar, stringing up the lights, and decking the halls with boughs of holly. Christmas cheer blares from radio stations to high street speakers, a...
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A Brief History of the Yellow Raincoat
Whilst it’s hard to say when rubberised yellow raincoats first came back into mainstream fashion, there’s no doubt that they’re here to stay.
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Fowl Play
As autumn advances, Alison Thompson begins to get the garden ready for winter. First, she needs to get to grips with some pesky feathered visitors.
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Grilla Warfare - Summer Pursuits Are Drawing To An End
Alison Thompson’s struggle to rescue an al fresco house-warming party from total washout forces her to accept that the summer is inevitably drawing to a close.
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Eau Dear - Hose Pipe Bans & Watery Dilemmas
Alison Thompson recently discovered that necessity really is the mother of invention when the hosepipe ban left her in the horns of a watery dilemma.
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The Lighthouse North Coast Coffee Crawl
You’ve been doing Northern Ireland’s North Coast wrong if you haven’t been fuelling up on caffeine after every beach stop. If you’re stuck for an activity perfect for either rain or shine, but s...
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Our Favourite Lightweight Raincoats - Styled!
Before the stretch of blissfully good weather inevitably gives way to the Summer rainy season, we thought we would introduce a couple of our favourite jackets from the Lighthouse Spring/Summer ’18 ...
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Tree's A Crowd.
A brush with celebrity has unexpected botanical consequences for Alison Thompson at her local garden fair.
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In conversation with Dan Lavery.
Last month, Lighthouse took a trip to Sea Shed Coffee and Surf on Benone Strand to meet owner Dan Lavery. Dan is the founder of The Long Line Group, a business which hosts surf lessons and other co...
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Curtain Disaster
It’s late spring and DIY season is well and truly upon us. Alison Thompson reflects upon the stresses and strains of wielding a cordless drill and courting disaster… or should that be curtain disas...
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Our Ocean Oxford Shirt - Styled
Our second style orientated blog of the season pairs the Lighthouse Ocean shirt with comfortable, coast appropriate pieces for everyday adventures. Available in Stripe Oxford, Soft Denim and Dot ...
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A Shed of One’s Own
It’s springtime and that can only mean one thing: time to get outside. But are those forgotten garden buildings Pinterest worthy? Alison Thompson contemplates paint cards, the joys of ordering a br...
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