Cushions

No. 1 Cushions from Dunnes Stores

No. 2 Alvine Floral Cushion from Ikea

No. 3 Electric Flowers Cushion from Cath Kidston

No. 4 Velvet Stripe Cushion from Argos

No. 5 Ella Bulldog Cushion from Debenhams

No. 6 Polysilk Ribbed Cushion from Debenhams

Irish Blog Awards 2010

The Irish Blog Awards 2010 are now open for nominations. Nominations will close on the 5th February at 3pm. I didn’t even know there were such awards but you learn something new every day. If you would like to make some nominations visit the 2010 Nominations Page.

 

A Smile from God…

Make one person happy each day,

and in forty years you will have made 14,000 human beings happy for a time at least

                                                               ~Charles Wiley

And here is a big smile from God that my aunt sent to me this week

A New Year Treat Especially for Me :)

Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and now as we embark on a New Year I hope all your dreams come through. Hope santa was good to you all. How about your New Year Resolutions? Are you making any? Or have you made any? I wrote about my New Year Goals on my other blog check it out if you wish at my other website. Maybe tomorrow if the weather improves I may have some more Scenic Sunday Posts.

I got lots of lovely Christmas gifts from my friends and family. I got a gift voucher which I can use in alot of different shops so I’m deciding what to buy with it, thinking something practical that I need would be good but then I’m thinking no I’m going to treat myself!! So I have a few ideas,

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Have you any nice ideas??? I can get books, something from Boots, House of Fraser, Debenhams or Marks and Spencers, do you know of anything nice in those shops that I could treat myself with?

Goodbye 2009- Hello 2010

For last year’s words belong to Last year’s language

And next year’s words await another voice.

And to make an end is to make a beginning

                                  ~T.S Eliot

Always have faith in tomorrow and believe in yourself, to all those of you visiting my blog I wish you all a wonderful 2010 and thank you for stopping by my blog.

Spread a little love this Christmas

All photographs are from National Geographic

Wishing you all a Magical Christmas

May your Christmas be perfect

right from the start

Bringing lots of good things

to warm you to the heart.

Have a Wonderful Christmas!

 

 

 

 

* Photograph of a wee robin in my snow covered garden

Snow in Ireland….

Mother Christmas

Where are thou Mother Christmas,

I really wish I knew,

Why Father should get all the praise,

And no one mentions you.

I bet you buy the presents,

And wrap them large and small,

While all the time

The dirty swine pretends

Hes done it all.

So hail to Mother Christmas,

The uncomplaining slave.

And down with Father Christmas,

The good-for-nothing knave.                         ~Roald Dahl

Scenic Sunday

Hope you all had a lovely weekend, unfortunately again this weekend I wasnt out today as we have been snowed in and my camera batteries were dead, I did go for a short walk in the snow but it was very cold so instead of the usual Scenic Sunday I will show you come old homes which I have come across on my travels around which are in need of some TLC

 

Old Farmhouse

Old castle ruin

Forgotten

Hidden away

Looks like time has moved on and forgotten about these old homes, they are now abandoned and no longer loved by their owners or residents. It’s a shame to see so many of these older houses throughout Ireland which are just left to go to ruin. However in terms of restoring these properties, the financial cost of modernising them while retaining their original character is either not feasible due to costs or the increasing needs of modern society. However they are still part of our heritage and where possible I love to see them being restored and re-occupied.