tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39647885892850574102024-02-19T02:50:59.192+00:00Raindrops and DaisiesRaindrops and Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02639842630345570070noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3964788589285057410.post-51963375819180621122013-03-29T06:00:00.000+00:002013-03-29T06:00:04.996+00:00I am not here.....<div style="text-align: center;">
I am here...</div>
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spending Easter in beautiful Tuscany.</div>
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I will be back soon.</div>
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Be good....</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">is to post a photograph of something</span> green.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The photos can be of anything you like </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">once<span style="font-size: large;"> they ha</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">a</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">theme, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span><span style="color: #999999;"> fields, pretty</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">things</span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green </span><span style="color: #999999;">clothes,</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">anything at all that takes your fancy!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I hope that you will join in the fun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">♥ </span> special birthday for a special son...</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">♥ </span>a little sunshine</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">♥<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span> lovely reading material...<br />
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a lot of upheaval...<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">♥ </span> pretties from Primark<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">♥ </span> a present from my Mum<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">♥<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span>and planning for<span style="color: #f1c232;"> Easter</span>...</div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Wishing</span> you <span style="color: #e06666;">a</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>lovely <span style="color: #e06666;">week</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">full</span> of</span></span> sunshine <span style="color: #e06666;">and</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">happiness</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>♥</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">♥<span style="color: #e06666;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>{Green Day 3<span style="font-size: large;">7</span>} </span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">♥</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">♥</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">once<span style="font-size: large;"> they ha</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">a</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">theme, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span><span style="color: #999999;"> fields, pretty</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">things</span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green </span><span style="color: #999999;">clothes,</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">leaves</span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">foods,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I hope that you will join in the fun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now here comes the boring bit - a few rules</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3. When posting your photographs please <b>link back to Raindrops and Daisies</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5. Try and visit some of the other participants and leave a comment</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Upside out</span><br />
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that's my house since we had our chimney <span style="color: #b45f06;">fire</span>.</div>
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We will be spending this weekend not celebrating<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> St. Patrick's Day</span></div>
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packing all our bits and bobs into boxes</div>
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as the builders arrive here Tuesday morning to replace our chimneys.</div>
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I am sorry for the short post this week but honestly I haven't a minute</div>
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and am constantly chasing my tail.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mother's Day</span> - hope you all had a great one.</div>
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There were flowers and other lovely things here<br />
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no walking</div>
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planning to rectify that on Saturday</div>
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as I need to clear this old head<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">B</span><span style="color: #e06666;">I</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">G</span> <span style="color: #e06666;">B</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">r</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">t</span><span style="color: #e06666;">h</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">d</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">a</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">y</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s</span></span></div>
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you know those awful <span style="font-size: large;">ones </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"></span> with a large <b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">0</span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></i></b>at the end....</div>
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I have one of those <span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;">b</span></span><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: large;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">r</span><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">t</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">h</span><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">d</span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">a</span><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">y</span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">s</span><br />
this day 4 weeks.......</div>
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dread it,</div>
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don't want it to happen, </div>
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want to sleep until it's over<br />
shudder, shudder, shudder.... </div>
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if I close my eyes will it go away?<br />
Why can't I stay 49<br />
49 sounds 20 years younger than 50...<br />
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So how do you feel about<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">B</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">I</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">G</span> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">0</span></b></span> <span style="color: #e06666;">B</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">r</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">t</span><span style="color: #e06666;">h</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">d</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">a</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">y</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s</span></span></span></div>
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do you mind going into the next decade?</div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">once<span style="font-size: large;"> they ha</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">a</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">theme, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span><span style="color: #999999;"> fields, pretty</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">things</span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green </span><span style="color: #999999;">clothes,</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">leaves</span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">foods,</span></span></span></div>
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Well it's March and that means<span style="color: #f1c232;"> daffodils</span></div>
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lovely<span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span><span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">golden</span> </span>daffodils</div>
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I have a few flowering</div>
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and I planted some outside the gate</div>
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but stupid sheep wandering up the road ate them and now</div>
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I only have 2 flowers left</div>
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I hope those stupid sheep and hope that they have really bad belly ache...<br />
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More walking this week<br />
this time we headed for the Slieve Blooms.<br />
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We passed this beautiful little cottage on our way<br />
and I just couldn't resist having a look<br />
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I didn't think anyone lived there and gawked through the window<br />
but there<i> were </i>signs of life <br />
so if it's your house and I was making a nuisance of myself<br />
sorry sorry!!<br />
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wonderful<span style="color: #f1c232;"> sunshine</span> and <span style="color: #93c47d;">greens</span></div>
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It was a 7km trek and very slippy in places</div>
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I fell on my bum more than once<br />
to the delight of the men in my family<br />
who enjoyed a good laugh... </div>
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huh....<br />
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when we got to the end of our climb even this weary horse looked fresher than me!!!<br />
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I bought a bunch of<span style="color: #e69138;"> peach </span>roses when I did the dreaded grocery shop</div>
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they were such a <span style="color: #e06666;">lovely</span> shade,<br />
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but even when they were dying they still looked <span style="color: #e06666;">p</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">t<span style="color: #c27ba0;">t</span></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">y</span>...<br />
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Soon it will be<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #f1c232;">E</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">a</span><span style="color: #e69138;">s</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">t</span><span style="color: #e06666;">e</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span></span> and all the yummy<span style="color: #b45f06;"> chocolate </span>goodies are appearing in the shops,</div>
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I'm trying to be good<br />
so instead of buying delicious <span style="color: #b45f06;">chocolate</span> eggs<br />
I bought <span style="color: #3d85c6;">c</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">o</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">l</span><span style="color: #e06666;">o</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">u</span><span style="color: #e06666;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span><span style="color: #e06666;">d</span> ones to decorate with<br />
(have no idea what I'm going to do with them)<br />
but sure they look<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">nice</span> </span>and you can't <span style="font-size: x-large;">eat</span> them...<br />
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Do you remember last Summer when I was telling you<br />
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about lovely <span style="color: #e06666;">daughter</span> with a bruised heart.</div>
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Well same daughter's heart has obviously healed </div>
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as she is out and about with her friends,</div>
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wining and dining and living the high life.</div>
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She met a local guy who has an identical twin and she seems<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> hAppY....</span></div>
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I met him recently in the village and started chatting to him,</div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">yabba</span>,<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> yabba</span>,<span style="color: #f1c232;"> yabba</span></div>
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I thought he was looking at me strangely but he chatted away politely </div>
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yes you have guessed it</div>
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I was chatting with the twin brother</div>
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Oopsie, dosey Me</div>
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(I didn't tell <span style="color: #f1c232;">M</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s</span>. <span style="color: #6aa84f;">R</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">a</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">i</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">n</span><span style="color: #e69138;">d</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span><span style="color: #e06666;">o</span><span style="color: #ffd966;">p</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s</span> as I don't think she would be too impressed!!!!) </div>
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Lesson to be learnt,<br />
know who you are talking to Fiona</div>
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before you open your big mouth....</div>
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and<span style="color: #e06666;"> hApPy</span> things...<br />
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Hello my <span style="color: #3d85c6;">lovlies</span> and how are you this week?<br />
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It's been cold here and just when I thought <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Spring</span> was on it's way</div>
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she disappeared and left her friend<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> Mr. Winter</span> with us.</div>
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Myself. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">M</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">R</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">a</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">i</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">n</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">d</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">r</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">o</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">p</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">s</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Teenager <span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">R</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">a</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">i</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">n</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">d</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">r</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">o</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">p</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">s<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">and 2 <span style="color: #e69138;">crazy</span> dogs </span></span></span></span></span></span>went walking <br />
It was bitterly cold and I
wrapped up well<br />
I looked like someone attempting to climb Mount Everest<br />
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better to be safe than sorry right?!<br />
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We had beautiful views of the Wicklow mountains<br />
and even though I moaned about the <span style="color: #3d85c6;">cold</span> it was worth it.<br />
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On Saturday it started to<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">snow </span></span>and as it was quite heavy<br />
I decided to go to the supermarket and do all my shopping<br />
just in case we were stranded without anything to eat for the week,<br />
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but sure when I came out with a trolley load of shopping<br />
it was gone....<br />
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Do you like grocery shopping?<br />
I don't.... <br />
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take the food off the shelves<br />
put it into the trolley<br />
take the food out of the trolley<br />
and put it on the conveyor belt<br />
put it back into the trolley<br />
take the bags out of the trolley<br />
and put them into the car<br />
take the bags out of the car<br />
and take them into the house<br />
take the food out of the bags<br />
and put it into the cupboards<br />
.... <span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">agghh </span></span></span>time for tea!!!! <br />
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Anyway when I was food shopping I bought a new book<br />
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it's a story about mothers and daughters </div>
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Look at this shop isn't it just so pretty<br />
they have the most wonderful Spring flowers on show<br />
and sure you couldn't help but smile at the bright colours and the gorgeous scent...<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">p</span><span style="color: #e69138;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">t</span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">t</span>y</span> white hyacinths for the kitchen,</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">romantic</span><span style="color: #93c47d;"> and</span><span style="color: #e06666;"> dreamy</span>...</div>
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During the week I spotted (!) some <span style="color: #e06666;">p</span><span style="color: #e69138;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">t</span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">t</span>y</span> mugs in a discount shop</div>
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and they were only €1.49 each!</div>
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The boys don't like these ones (whew!!!!) as they are too small</div>
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that suits me as it means they wont be using them!</div>
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I <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">e</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">n</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">j</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">o</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">y</span></span></span> drinking out of china cups or mugs and I don't like them too big either</div>
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if I'm making tea I always use a teapot</div>
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I don't think the tea tastes as nice from a teabag in a cup.</div>
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My kids think I'm bonkers</div>
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but I suppose we all have our funny little ways don't we?</div>
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Or maybe it's just me......</div>
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What do you think? </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Anyway happy weekend to you all </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">is to post a photograph of something</span> green.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">once<span style="font-size: large;"> they ha</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">a</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">theme, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">We have had a bit of a set back here with a chimney fire on Wednesday night. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">It was scary but thankfully no one was injured and there wasn't <span style="font-size: large;">t<span style="font-size: large;">oo much</span></span> damag<span style="font-size: large;">e</span> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">but the chimney needs a lot of work</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"> it's a<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> BIG</span> job and has to be done <span style="font-size: large;">on both the</span> inside and outside of the house</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"> because of the <span style="font-size: large;">this I'm a little s<span style="font-size: large;">hook</span> a<span style="font-size: large;">nd so</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"> I haven't got a lot to share with you today</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: large;">-sorr<span style="font-size: large;">y</span></span><span style="font-size: large;">, sorry...</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Next week will be better<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>I promise...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">B</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">U</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">T<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">the <span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">happy</span> </span>bits...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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and in <span style="color: #3d85c6;">7 </span>hours<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> 45</span> </span>minutes<br />
it will be the end of my working week</div>
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and then time to relax, have some<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> me-time</span>, <span style="color: #e69138;">read</span>,<span style="color: #e06666;"> knit</span>, <span style="color: #93c47d;">garden</span>,<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> shop</span>,<span style="color: #f1c232;"> potter about</span> and<br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">e</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">n</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">j</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">o</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">y</span> </span></span></span>hot drinks in <span style="color: #e06666;">pretty </span>cups<br />
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and of course lots of household drudgery to catch up on too</div>
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laundry, ironing, cleaning, changing bed linen, cooking, grocery shopping</div>
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and the list goes on and on and on....<br />
but that's family life<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666;">!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"> </span></span>This week I noticed that my hanging baskets are looking healthy and oh so <span style="color: #e06666;">p</span><span style="color: #e69138;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">t</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">t</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">y</span><br />
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and <span style="color: #e06666;">joy</span> oh <span style="color: #6aa84f;">joy</span><br />
the days are getting longer...</div>
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I don't like getting up in the mornings when it is cold and dark</div>
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it is so much easier when there is daylight and even though I don't jump out of bed</div>
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I certainly manage to get out with a little spring in my step!<br />
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I have had some lovely walks this week with <span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">M</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span>. <span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">R</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">a</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">i</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">n</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">d</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">r</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">o</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">p</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">s</span></span></span> and <span style="font-size: large;">Teenager <span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">R</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">a</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">i</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">n</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">d</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">r</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">o</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">p</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">s<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">and 2 <span style="color: #e69138;">crazy</span> dogs</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
we took ourselves across the plains and it was a<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"> </span></span></span>workout <br />
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<span style="color: #e06666;">and because it's Friday it's</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">is to post a photograph of something</span> green.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">once<span style="font-size: large;"> they ha</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">a</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">theme, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span><span style="color: #999999;"> fields, pretty</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">things</span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green </span><span style="color: #999999;">clothes,</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">leaves</span>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">foods,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Now here comes the boring bit - a few rules</span></span><br />
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Well hello my lovelies</div>
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and how are you all today? <br />
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I hope that you all had a nice Valentine's Day yesterday.</div>
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It has been wet wet wet here <br />
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I could turn into a very lazy lady lolling around <br />
but<br />
I put on the wellies and braved the weather each day just to get a bit of air <br />
and to shift all those biscuits I have been munching on while indoors (oh dearie me)!</div>
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It was damp and dismal but with the rain comes the lovely <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span><br />
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and even though I love walking and fresh air</div>
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sometimes it is just nice to relax, drink tea and take a breather <br />
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and while it's cold and windy outside</div>
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it's warm and cosy inside</div>
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I have been doing a little reading...</div>
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this <span style="color: #e06666;">lovely </span>book by our own Maeve Binchy <br />
it is a nice easy read</div>
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I will miss Maeve and her writing...</div>
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RIP Maeve</div>
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Have you read anything good lately,<br />
I'm always looking for recommendations...<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Bargain of the week</span></div>
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Are any of you familiar with the Tangle Teezer<br />
if like me when you wash your hair and it is impossible to get a brush through it<br />
well this is your answer<br />
it takes tangles out of wet hair in an instant - fantastic!<br />
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Well I bought a Denman Tangle Teezer in the chemist and it was €15.99<br />
but it did the trick and I thought it was value for money<br />
<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">until</span><br />
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I tried the Penney's version at €1.50</div>
does it work <br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Y</span> <span style="color: #e06666;">E </span><span style="color: #f1c232;">S YES Y<span style="color: #e06666;">E</span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">S</span><br />
fantastic little product and €14.50 <i>cheaper </i><br />
buy one quick before they disappear!<br />
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I'm off now to put on the kettle for a cuppa<br />
have a lovely week all of you <br />
I hope to visit you all over the next few days<br />
toodle oodle till next time...</div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">once<span style="font-size: large;"> they ha</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">a</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">theme, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span> that shawl / wrap thingy is <i>finally finished</i>!!!</div>
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"not before time" I hear you all shout! </div>
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Well it is now done and dusted<br />
and dare I say it</div>
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now that it's finished I'm not sure that I like it</div>
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I think it's because I was at it for so long<br />
that I'm fed up looking at it</div>
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but anyway here it is ....</div>
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We had snow and icy roads on Tuesday morning</div>
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and while it looked<span style="color: #e06666;"> lovely</span></div>
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thankfully it was all gone by lunchtime</div>
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- my kind of snowy weather!!!</div>
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The primulas are starting to flower in the garden and look so<span style="color: #e06666;"> p</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">r</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">e</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">t</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">t</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">y</span>...</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">M</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span>. <span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">R</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">a</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">i</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">n</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">d</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">r</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">o</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">p</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">s</span></span> is working away this week </div>
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and boy oh boy am I enjoying having the bed to myself</div>
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no snoring and snorking and I can toss and turn to my hearts content</div>
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so it's just teddy and me for the next few nights...<br />
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he doesn't like the smell of<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> hyacinths</span></div>
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finds the scent strong and overpowering</div>
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The<span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> sun</span></span> shone on Wednesday and while I was out in the <span style="color: #6aa84f;">garden</span> this big man popped his nose</div>
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through the fence to say hello!</div>
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I'm still trying to catch up with you all this week</div>
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but am making progress slowly but surely</div>
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If I haven't popped in to say hello to you yet</div>
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I'm on the way!!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Today I'm linking up with Karen from <a href="http://mylittlehomeandgarden.blogspot.ie/">My Little Home and Garden</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Karen has a lovely blog, pop over and say hi!</i></span><br />
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Have a great weekend my friends full of smiles and joy.<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">once<span style="font-size: large;"> they ha</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ve </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">a</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> <span style="color: #999999;">theme, </span></span></span></div>
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I bet you all thought I had disappeared</div>
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well truth is, I almost did!<br />
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Thanks to all who told me that I had comments disabled on the last post<br />
I didn't even know and thought you were all ignoring me<br />
by the time I realised it was off it was too late to turn it on!!! </div>
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It has been dull and dark here so I needed something to brighten those long day<br />
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lovely yellow and pretty white...</div>
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The weather has been upside down,</div>
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one day really <span style="color: #3d85c6;">cold</span></div>
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I was out <span style="color: #c27ba0;">shopping</span> during the week and<br />
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down from €50 to €29 </div>
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it's a good size so should come in useful<br />
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I also bought some pretty brushes for the kitchen in Primark all under €3 <br />
they're almost too nice to use...<br />
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and a lovely (big bauble) neckpiece in Dunnes which was €25 but reduced by 75% to €7.50<br />
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an oldfashioned cookbook for €5<br />
I have tried out some of the recipes and they're yummy (maybe too yummy) <br />
I'll be back on that diet if I don't watch myself! <br />
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I just want to mention a lovely giveaway at <a href="http://sweetlc.blogspot.ie/">Sweet Like Cinnamon</a></div>
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Look at the fab prize she has for one lucky winner...</div>
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<a href="http://sweetlc.blogspot.ie/">Sweet Like Cinnamon</a> is an Irish blogger </div>
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she shares recipes, pretty things and good ideas on her pages </div>
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She has 10 followers but should have more</div>
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why not pay her a visit <i>become a follower</i> and enter the giveaway..</div>
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you never know you could have beautiful hands and feet in a couple of weeks</div>
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and wouldn't we all love that!!!!<br />
The closing date for this giveaway is Valentine's Day <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">♥</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Alessandra from <a href="http://homemadeatmyplace.blogspot.ie/">Homemade@myplace</a><br />
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Thank you so much Alessandra, I appreciate it very much.<br />
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Alessandra has a wonderful blog full of creativity<br />
she is certainly a very taleneted lady.<br />
Why not pop over and say<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"> <span style="font-size: large;">hello </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">I have only blogged twice since Christmas and today's post is a very short one with no photos and no news.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">I really need to apologise to any of you who were awaiting</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Day</span><span style="color: #e06666;"> last Friday because it just didn't happen</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"> and do you know what I have no excuse. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="background-color: white;">It has been</span></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> cold</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">here but we haven't had snow in my part of the country.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">With the freezing temperatures all I wanted to do was snuggle up, drink tea and eat cakes but alas I had to go to work!!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">I have a </span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Day<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></span><span style="color: #e69138;">linkup this week so for anyone that wants to join in -it would be lovely to have you </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Have a lovely weekend and fingers crossed I will get my act together this week.</span><br />
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well as normal as can be!!!</div>
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Doesn't time fly, it's like Christmas never happened!</div>
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This week we have had lovely frosty mornings and lovely evening <span style="color: #3d85c6;">skies</span>...</div>
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I miss all my lovely Christmas decorations but the house still looks<span style="color: #38761d;"> Christmassy</span> as</div>
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the little cream <span style="color: #e06666;">poinsettia </span>is still flourishing</div>
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so I'm hoping it keeps going for another couple of weeks</div>
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and of course it is nice to sit down and enjoy candlelight </div>
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and a glass of the red stuff occasionally</div>
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But I have been out for a few walks over the last week and can honestly say I feel better for them.</div>
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I took these two scallywags with me...</div>
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Oscar loves it but Charlie is a bit lazy (a bit like myself) but he could do with losing a few pounds too! </div>
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No further knitting done (oopsie)!!<br />
but I did buy this lovely magazine which cost less than 2 euro<br />
and which included a free set of knitting needles and 2 balls of wool<br />
now that's good value!!<br />
So you never know maybe next week I will have produced something!!<br />
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and while out and about I saw this dress (I love the colours)<br />
it was 27 euro in Carraig Donn and the boots were less than 70 euro in Clarks<br />
I will get lots of wear from both of them so happy days!<br />
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My oh my <br />
oh my,<br />
two blog posts in one week</div>
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I must be going bonkers!</div>
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It usually takes me all my time to write one, let alone two!</div>
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Well I wish I could tell you that since my last post</div>
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I have been eating healthily and walking those roads</div>
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but alas...</div>
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I did go for a walk, a little one </div>
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but it had to be cut short because the ground was so squealchy and wet</div>
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and I was practically up to my waist in muck and dirt...</div>
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but everywhere did look green and beautiful.</div>
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oh and I did buy a pair of running shoes in Reebok which took my eye<br />
they were great value and are so comfy<br />
I hope they won't be another decoration for the wardrobe!<br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">At home...</span></div>
My visitors have finally gone and while it was lovely having them</div>
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it is just so nice to have the house back to ourselves <br />
I always find that when I have visitors I don't have time to blink!</div>
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I met my neighbour the other day and she asked me if I was all right and told me that I looked very tired</div>
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I don't know about you but I hate when people say that because what they are really saying <br />
is that you look awful<br />
so even though I was feeling fine that day<br />
after meeting her I felt old and worn out!!! </div>
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The one thing I don't like about getting older is that I need my specs all the time for reading and writing.</div>
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It's a nuisance.</div>
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I put them on, take them off and then they are lost (sometimes forever)</div>
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I would need 10 pairs as I can never remember where I left them.</div>
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I had a shower yesterday, hopped out, dried and put on my extremely luxurious body lotion<br />
given to me by a friend,</div>
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it was thick and gorgeous </div>
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but very very thick and very very gloopy</div>
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popped on the specs only to discover I had applied <i>bath soak</i> </div>
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had to have another shower to get rid of the gunk</div>
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oh dearie dearie me...<br />
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I must be slowing down too because this knitting is still on the needles,<br />
one of these days I will finish it and by the time I do it will probably be next Christmas!<br />
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but on the postive side my kitchen windowsill is looking prettier day by day</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><a href="http://raindropsanddaisys.blogspot.ie/search/label/Green%20Day"><img src="http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s10/moonlady12/101_2404-1.jpg" /></a></span></span></span><br />
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Well Good Morning Friends</div>
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I hope that Christmas went well for all of you and would like to wish you all a very Happy 2013.</div>
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My goodness where does time go? The older I get the quicker it passes..</div>
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We had a lovely Christmas here in <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">R</span><span style="color: #e06666;">a</span><span style="color: #45818e;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">n</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">d</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">r</span><span style="color: #e06666;">o</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">p</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">s</span></span> land.<br />
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We had <span style="color: #e06666;">red</span> skies</div>
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We had <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">blue </span>skies</div>
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but most of all we had lots and lots of <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">R</span><span style="color: #e06666;">a</span><span style="color: #45818e;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">n</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">d</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">r</span><span style="color: #e06666;">o</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">p</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">s</span></span> ...</div>
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I did lots of eating </div>
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I never seemed to leave this table...</div>
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I only walked the fields at the back of the house </div>
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I am ashamed to admit it but I have put on 6lb over the last week or so</div>
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so I will be pounding the roads until next year trying to get rid of it!!</div>
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My jeans are <span style="font-size: large;">snug </span>and my tops even<span style="font-size: large;"> snugger!!</span></div>
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But isn't that what Christmas is all about!</div>
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I think that Oscar is glad it is all over<br />
he was not impressed with his new Christmas hat</div>
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bought for him by lovely daughter</div>
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but today the sun is shining, the bulbs on the windowsill are budding</div>
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and because the sun is shining it is showing off all the dust..</div>
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I started cleaning my dresser, it took me forever but at least one part of the kitchen has had a springclean!</div>
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Thank you all for your wonderful friendship and support </div>
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I hope that 2013 will be a good one for all of us.</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;">Gosh it is so long since I did a blog post that I published this one before I had even finished typing!</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;">DOH!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My computer is dead and so I can't do a proper post today</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hopefully I will be back in action next week</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">If</span> you go down to the woods today be sure of a <i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">big</span></i> surprise...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> <span style="font-size: large;">come <span style="font-size: large;">on </span>now and </span><span style="font-size: large;">do<span style="font-size: large;">n't be shy...</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">now we can see <span style="font-size: large;">lovely </span>you!</span></span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have a very short post for you today and the reason for t<span style="font-size: large;">his is because </span>the<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>letters on the left of my keyboard<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>have died </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">so when I type "<i>are </i><span style="font-size: large;"><i>trees green</i>"</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">it comes out as "<span style="font-size: large;"><i>a tres grn</i>"</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">you wou<span style="font-size: large;">ld honest<span style="font-size: large;">ly think I had 6 glasses of vino in me when posting </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">so <span style="font-size: large;">a bit of a nuisance</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">so <span style="font-size: large;">please excuse my lack of commenting and posting this week</span> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">fingers crossed I will get it sorted soon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">The weather here has been very cold and frosty</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">with horrible icy roads in the mornings</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I am like Miss Daisy<span style="font-size: large;"> driving</span> to work</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"> I trudge along really really slowly</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">(yesterday a tractor overtook me)!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1st prize </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Karen</span> from <a href="http://mylittlehomeandgarden.blogspot.ie/">My Little Home and Garden</a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">2nd prize</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Victoria from <a href="http://tangledsweetpea.blogspot.ie/">Tangled Sweetpea</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">well done to the winners and commiserations to the people who weren't picked out</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">but there will be another giveaway after <span style="color: #6aa84f;">C</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">h</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">i</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">s</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">t</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">m</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">a</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">s </span>so maybe next time!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">After all your lovely compliments on my shawl<span style="font-size: large;">/ </span>I bought some wool and have started again</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed the last one and when it finished my fingers were itching to give it another go</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Lovely Jennifer from <a href="http://awellstyledlife.blogspot.ie/">A Well Styled Life</a> has tagged me in the Sunshine award...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">These are the questions she asked...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">Who is a style icon for you?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">This is a really difficult question to answer as there are so many stylish women </span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: #666666;">women who dress really well and have oodles of style and panache</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"> I tend to dress in what suits me, trends that flatter my shape, colours I like</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">and I think that I have a fair idea of what works.and what doesn't</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">afterall I have years of experience!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Can I name my style icon - </span><span style="color: #e06666;">No</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">What is your favourite cookbook?</span><br />
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I<span style="color: #666666;"> have shelves and shelves of cookbooks</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I very rarely use them but they do look pretty in the kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">any cookbook by Rachel Allen would be a favourite of mine</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">her recipes are simple, easy to follow and delicious</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">so always a winner!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I think the best book I read this year was "The Island" by Victoria Hislop</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I really enjoyed it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I'm reading "The Lost Wife" at the moment and that is a pretty good read too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">What <i><b>one</b></i> cosmetic can you not leave home without putting on?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Only one!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I never leave the house without makeup, <span style="color: #3d85c6;">never </span><span style="color: #e69138;">ever,</span> <span style="color: #c27ba0;">ever</span>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I would scare away small children, old people, young people, animals ....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">But I suppose if I had to chose one I would pick lipstick</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">as I would feel naked without it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">What</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> is your favourite moisturiser?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Every day</span> - Liz Earle</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Pay day</span> - Clarins</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Some day</span> - Creme de la Mer</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Thanks Jennifer for thinking of me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">but if you would like to take part it would be lovely to read your answers.</span></div>
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I'm tired and it's all due to sleeping with <span style="color: #3d85c6;">M</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span>. <span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">R</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">a</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">i</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">n</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">d</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">r</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">o</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">p</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">s</span></span><br />
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He is a snorer, </div>
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a bad snorer</div>
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this week he has a cold which makes him even worse</div>
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He's driving me crazy</div>
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I have tried everything </div>
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but</div>
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the snoring continues...</div>
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I bought earplugs this week</div>
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but I'm afraid that if I wear them</div>
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I won't hear the alarm clock in the mornings...</div>
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People must think we have a fabulous time in our bedroom</div>
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the walls <span style="color: #6aa84f;">shake</span></div>
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the lights <span style="color: #e06666;">flicker</span><br />
the windows <span style="color: #3d85c6;">tremble</span></div>
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the floor <span style="color: #bf9000;">moves</span><br />
but the truth is</div>
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Fiona is awake and exhausted<br />
while<br />
he sleeps like a baby....</div>
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Weather wise it's been a bit of a disaster here, <br />
rain, gales and a lack of <span style="color: #e69138;">sunlight</span><br />
I managed a couple of walks in between the showers<br />
and it was lovely coming back, having cups of tea, and enjoying <span style="color: #e06666;">HOME</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Linking to <a href="http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.ie/">Mary at Little Red House</a></span></span></span></div>
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Remember this<br />
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well now it's this.....<br />
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and after all my worrying it looks fine<br />
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my daughter even borrowed it the other evening as she was cold<br />
so it can't be too awful!<br />
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I am embarrassed to tell you this </div>
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but </div>
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I am so bad at knitting that</div>
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I had to google how to change the yarn when the ball ran out..</div>
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oh <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">dizzy ditzy dopey</span> me...</div>
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anyway it's done and I enjoyed doing it<br />
and might even do some more!<br />
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I still have one hydrangea plant in the back garden</div>
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still flowering, still lovely<br />
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it must be in a sheltered spot that misses the frost</div>
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because the ones in the front garden look like this!!!<br />
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I brought some into the kitchen to dry</div>
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and they are looking pretty nestled beside my onion jar. <br />
My Nana bought me the jar years ago<br />
it was the last present she ever bought me as a couple of weeks later she died<br />
so even though it is cracked and chipped. old and worn (a bit like myself) <br />
I treasure it.</div>
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the roses are almost gone but I do have one or two around and about...</div>
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Well as the weather is wet and miserable even the poor horses are wearing extra layers!</div>
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I spotted this handsome fellow in the back field all tucked up for the day ahead!</div>
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while it is horrible outside I am staying warm, snuggling up and reading</div>
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<i>In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New York, there's an inescapable glance of recognition between two strangers. Providence is giving Lenka and Josef one more chance. From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the Occupation, to the horrors of Nazi Europe</i></div>
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Two lovely blogging friends,</div>
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Bonnie from <a href="http://livinglifebytheseatofmypants.blogspot.ie/">Living Life </a>and Lynne from <a href="http://irishgardenhouse.blogspot.ie/2012/11/a-very-good-read.html">Irish Garden House</a> recommended this book recently</div>
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Both Bonnie and Lynne have great blogs </div>
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and are definitely worth a visit </div>
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thanks for the recommendation Bonnie & Lynne,</div>
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it really is a good read...</div>
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Going to put the names in a hat and get Teenager <span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">R</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">a</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">i</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">n</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">d</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">r</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">o</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">p</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">s</span></span> to pick a winner</div>
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Thanks for all the entries.</div>
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I will announce the winner on Sunday</div>
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and post the prize early next week.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">to <span style="color: #6aa84f;">relax</span>, <span style="color: #f1c232;">laze about</span>, <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">drink tea</span> (and maybe a glass or 2 of red)</span> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">in between all the housework that needs to be done of course!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I went for a walk on Wednesday and saw this <span style="color: #3d85c6;">l</span><span style="color: #e06666;">o</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">v</span><span style="color: #e06666;">e</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">l</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">y</span> guy. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">He got up quite close but I moved away quickly when the rest of his family arrived </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I'm afraid of big birds and ducks and swans or in fact anything that has a beak and is bigger than a robin!</span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">He did look <span style="color: #e06666;">n</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">i</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">c</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span> though!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">don't forget you have lots of time to enter and this little <span style="color: #e06666;">pretty</span> will look great on your <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Christmas</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">tree</span>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">see <a href="http://www.raindropsanddaisys.blogspot.ie/2012/11/a-knitting-project-and-giveaway.html">HERE</a> for details</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Well it's Friday and so it's Green Day</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">My week has been quiet, nothing much happening </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">apart from the usual domestic drudgery!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">Lots of laundry to be done and of course the sock <span style="color: #6aa84f;">f</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">a</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">r</span><span style="color: #e06666;">y</span> seems to have been busy</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;"> as I have more odd socks than pairs!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The good</span> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;"> news</span></span> is that eldest son has got a job at last. </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">He graduated in September and I was wondering if he would ever get something, </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">but alas he has and we are<span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">d</span>e<span style="color: #6aa84f;">l</span>i<span style="color: #6aa84f;">g</span>h<span style="color: #6aa84f;">ted</span></span> for him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">It is lovely to see him dress in a suit, shirt and tie each morning instead of his usual tracksuit bottoms and jeans</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">and better again - he has money - </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">so no more Mum's bank</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Crafty me - oh no, I'm </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">not!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">I love visiting crafty bloggers, full of wonderful creativity, beautiful photos, magnificent colourful works and homemade items</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">and so I thought this week that maybe I would start to knit again and I too could post photos of my fabulous project...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">but <span style="color: #6aa84f;">heY</span> <span style="color: #f1c232;">hO</span>, N</span>O</span>!</div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">I picked up the knitting needles during the week and started a shawl, well it's supposed to be a shawl and even though I have followed the pattern every step of the way (well as best I can) it looks more like a scarf than a shawl and so not a huge success so far.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">If it is a shawl it would just about fit a 5 year old, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">a very very small 5 year old...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">dearie, dearie me I'm hoping that when I cast off it might look a bit better. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;">but I am thinking to myself</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New;"> "that's the end of your knitting phase Fiona"...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have been one of the lucky winners of Ellie's giveaway.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ellie blogs at <a href="http://feltabulous.blogspot.ie/">Feltabulous</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">She has a <span style="font-size: small;">lovely</span> blog and I am so glad to have found her<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. S</span>he makes great jewellery and cakes and here is my lovely prize</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666;">I said that when I reached 250 followers I would organise something</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666;">and so now the time has come.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666;">Being perfectly honest I just can't believe that I have over 250 followers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666;"> I never in my wildest dreams thought that anyone would want to read my silly ramblings, but there you go, you are all obviously as bonkers as me!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Courier New;">The bonkers bloggers that's us!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">*</span> <span style="color: #666666;">be a public follower of <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Raindrops</span> <span style="color: #e06666;">and</span> </span><span style="color: #f1c232;">Daisies</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666;">in time to hang on your</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">C</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">h</span><span style="color: #e06666;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">s</span><span style="color: #e06666;">t</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">m</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">a</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s</span></span> <span style="color: #666666;">tree in early December!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> Now, I'<span style="font-size: large;">m not a fan of the month of <span style="font-size: large;">November </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">it's cold, <span style="font-size: large;">it<span style="font-size: large;">'s</span></span> <span style="color: #666666;">dark</span> and it<span style="font-size: large;">'s </span>dreary</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">and cups of hot comforting <span style="color: #b45f06;">tea</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">the last of the <span style="color: #6aa84f;">f</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">l</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">o</span><span style="color: #e06666;">w</span><span style="font-size: large;">e<span style="color: #6aa84f;">r</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">i</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">n</span><span style="color: #e06666;">g</span> </span></span>plants in the garden</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">so that I can continue to enjoy them for another while at least</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The garden is full of them and they are so <span style="color: #c27ba0;">p</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">r</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">e</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">t</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">t</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">y</span>...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Warm fires at night</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I bought this <span style="color: #e69138;">snuggly</span> snood </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">it goes perfectly with my cream coat...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">I have been super duper organised this week and started a little bit of <span style="color: #6aa84f;">C</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">h</span><span style="color: #e06666;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">s</span><span style="color: #e06666;">t</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">m</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">a</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s </span>shopping </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;">I bought this <a href="http://www.maxbenjamin.ie/">Max Benjamin</a><span style="font-size: large;"> candle to put </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">into Mum's <span style="color: #6aa84f;">C</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">h</span><span style="color: #e06666;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">s</span><span style="color: #e06666;">t</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">m</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">a</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s </span>stocking </span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I was very very bold</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">because on Saturday night</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I removed it from the box</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> just to have a </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">tiny sniff you understand </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and before I knew </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">i<span style="font-size: large;">t</span> I had it lit </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and the smell was beautiful</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and it's getting a lot like <span style="color: #6aa84f;">C</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">h</span><span style="color: #e06666;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">i</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">s</span><span style="color: #e06666;">t</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">m</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">a</span><span style="color: #e06666;">s</span> here</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>nother award</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">this time The Beautiful Blogger award</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">from my friend <a href="http://chillinwithjill.blogspot.ie/">Jill</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Jill has a great blog <a href="http://chillinwithjill.blogspot.ie/">Chillin with Jill</a> and is a <span style="font-size: large;">lovely</span> blogging friend, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">pop over to visit her and you won't be disappointed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have to pass this award on and so it goes to</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> Marcia from </span><a href="http://alittleshoparoundthecorner.blogspot.ie/">A Little Shop around the Corner</a></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Daphne </span>from</span></span> <a href="http://ivyphyllisandme.blogspot.ie/">Ivy, Phyllis and Me</a></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Karen from</span> <a href="http://mylittlehomeandgarden.blogspot.ie/">My Little Home and Garden</a></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Val from</span> <a href="http://valerietilsten59.blogspot.ie/">Val's Alentejo</a></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ayu from</span> <a href="http://whitenroses.blogspot.ie/">White and Roses</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Natasha from</span> <a href="http://madebynatalia.blogspot.ie/">Made by Natalia</a></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>I have been having a lazy few days, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">the weather has been dull and rainy </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and all I wanted to do</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> was snuggle up</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">in front of the fire </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">with cups of tea</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">and here are a few photos from my week.. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The<span style="color: #e69138;"> autumn</span> colours are just <span style="color: #e06666;">wonderful </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">someone said it's because of all the <span style="color: #3d85c6;">rainfall </span>we had during the year</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">comparing myself to a horse,,.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I passed this little guy one day and do you know what...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I think that his hair is in better condition than mine!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and seriously when I look at him I think I have more hairs on my chin than he does!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I bought this <span style="color: #3d85c6;">navy </span>poncho in Tesco for €18.50 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">it will be lovely and snuggly for the cold days ahead</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> looks great with <span style="color: #3d85c6;">denims </span>and nice wearing it at home while lazing on the sofa!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">They also have it in a <span style="color: #b45f06;">camel</span> colour </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and I am very very tempted...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #999999;">mugs of hot</span> <span style="color: #783f04;">chocolate</span> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">and</span> marshmallows</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: large;">I usually buy a bunch of <span style="color: #e06666;">f</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">l</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">o</span><span style="color: #c27ba0;">w</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">e</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">r</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">s</span> for the house when doing my grocery shopping</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and while I normally choose <span style="color: #c27ba0;">lilies</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">these caught my eye, as they are so bright and <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">c</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">o</span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">l</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">o</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">u</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">r</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">f</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">u</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">l</span></span> and would lift anyones mood!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">and my new orchid plant <a href="http://orchidenglishblog.blogspot.ie/">Miyako</a> named after a lovely blogging friend from Japan</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I bought this beauty for<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>€5 in B&Q</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Well at the moment my house is upside down and inside out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Mr. <span style="color: #e06666;">R<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">a</span>i<span style="color: #ffd966;">n</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #93c47d;">d</span>ro<span style="color: #6fa8dc;">p</span>s</span> decided to paint the lounge last <span style="color: #e06666;">Sunday</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">still talking about it on <span style="color: #f1c232;">Monday </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">planning it all <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Tuesday</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">deciding what he needed to buy <span style="color: #e06666;">Wednesday</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">bought the paint<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Thursday</span>,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> rested <span style="color: #f1c232;">Friday </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and low and behold the painting began on <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Saturday</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">He keeps telling me that these things cannot be rushed, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">obviously not</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">it hasn't been painted in 6 years...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Well it's Friday and so it's <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Green Day</span></span></div>
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Here in <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">R</span><span style="color: #e06666;">a</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">i</span><span style="color: #ffd966;">n</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">d</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">r</span><span style="color: #ffd966;">o</span><span style="color: #e06666;">p</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">s</span></span> land the weather has been foggy, damp and <span style="color: #444444;">miserable </span></div>
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but we did have a<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> <span style="font-size: large;">blue sky</span></span> on Sunday<br />
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baked some cakes but they were demolished very quickly by the 3 men in this house</div>
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I could bake everyday and it still wouldn't be enough to feed them!</div>
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I made a coffee and walnut loaf (my favourite)</div>
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I made a <span style="color: #783f04;">chocolate </span>and <span style="color: orange;">orange</span> loaf and a<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #e69138;">zingy </span><slpan style="color: #f1c232;">zangy</slpan></span></div>
<span style="color: #f1c232;">lemon</span> loaf
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easy peasy <span style="color: #f1c232;">lemon </span>squeezy!<br />
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To make 2 loaves you need the following ingredients<br />
4 eggs, 8oz caster sugar, 8oz soft butter, 16oz self raising flour,<br />
add about 4 half egg shells of milk and just beat the lot together, voila!<br />
If I want<span style="color: #f1c232;"> </span><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">lemon</span> </span>cake I add grated<span style="color: #f1c232;"> lemon</span> rind and substitute some of the milk with <span style="color: #f1c232;">lemon </span>juice<br />
for coffee cake I add some coffee essence<br />
for basic light fruit cake, grated <span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">orange</span> zest </span> and some of the juice and a packet of mixed dried fruit, <br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Orange</span> and chocolate chip - add <span style="color: #b45f06;">orange</span> rind and a packet of chocolate chips. <br />
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All baked in a loaf tin at 160 fan oven for approx 35 minutes.<br />
This mix can be used for buns too<br />
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I love baking, </div>
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measuring out the ingredients </div>
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putting the mix into the tins and popping them into the oven </div>
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the <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">wonderful </span>aroma that fills the house </div>
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after I have baked my kitchen always resembles a war zone</div>
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and the washing up, oh dear, oh dear oh dear!</div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">***</span><i> <span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">i<span style="color: #3d85c6;">s it just me or are you a messy cook too</span></span></i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">?</span></div>
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Because I <span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">♥</span></span></span></span></span></span> cakes I needed a stand to display them on </div>
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so I bought this one for €18 in Dunnes Stores</div>
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it is so pretty with or without cakes!</div>
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I bought a mug to match for when I am having my cuppa €3 </div>
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and the <span style="color: #c27ba0;">cutest </span>little delph spoon - 75c <span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">♥</span></span></span></span></div>
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The orchid I got during the <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">Summer</span> is thriving </div>
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and I think that for €8 it was certainly good value!</div>
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Ordered one of my very favourite dvds from Amazon - Captain Correlli's Mandoin</div>
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brilliant soundtrack, scenery, love story and Mr. Cage comes across as very manly and a bit of a hunk.</div>
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Not a huge fan of his in anything else but in this he just hits the spot.</div>
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What's your favourite curl up on the sofa movie?</div>
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Thank you to the lovely Natasha who has given me The <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Versatile Blogge</span>r award</div>
I really appreciate this award, thank you Natasha.<br />
Natasha has a wonderful blog <a href="http://madebynatalia.blogspot.ie/">Made by Natalie</a> visit her and drool !!<br />
I will pass the award on next week as this post is so long<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Well it's Friday and so it is <span style="color: #93c47d;">Green Day</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thank you to all who participate I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> has been busy, a lot <span style="color: #e06666;">hApPy</span> and a little <span style="color: #134f5c;">sad</span>...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I walked, I read, I gardened, I drank, I shopped. I laughed, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I said goodbye to an old<span style="color: #e06666;"> fRieNd</span>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">and in the <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #e69138;">a</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">u</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">t</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">u</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">m</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">n</span><span style="color: #93c47d;"> </span></span>of her life </span><span style="color: #666666;">was our lovely <span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Mitte</span>ns </span>who lived with us for 17 years.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">She fell asleep on Tuesday </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">I am sure she is now chasing mice and birds in pussycat <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">heaven</span>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;">we are sad that she has gone but happy that she was part of our family for so long.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">and so looking ahead<span style="color: #ffd966;">...</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;">I treated myself to a new cookbook (another one to adorn the shelves of the kitchen)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;">watch this space...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">lovely heartbruised daughter who was sad</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">is enjoying single life and smiling again...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Isn't it funny that when your children are happy you are happy too!!</span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;">I bought some new boots to keep me warm as the days get cooler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"> I planted some bulbs in my pots so that when</span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">S</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">p</span><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">r</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">i</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;">n</span><span style="color: #93c47d;">g</span></span> <span style="color: #666666;">arrives I will have some <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">loveies</span> in pots.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> when choosing a new lipstick</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">the lady on the Estee Lauder counter</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> at my cheeks and gums pushing lipsticks inside them</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">trying to compare </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Thank you to all who participate I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">it's Friday and so welcome to another <span style="color: #93c47d;">Green</span> Day </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">It is so long since I blogged that I really don't know what to say </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">or where to start....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">♥</span> </span>Family </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">My Mum is a lot better now and thank you all for all of your good wishes,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">she is on the mend and happy and smiling again which is great!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">The farmers have finished their harvest and so the animals have </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">This beauty and his friends are in the field at the back of our house. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">along with some early morning frosts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">but wow we have had some wonderful autumn sunshine too!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> I went shopping the other day and bought a lovely black and white dress in Penneys </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">it will certainly suit the cooler weather. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I can put a black or white top underneath,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> wear it on it's own or with a fine knit polo when it really gets cold.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">It looks great with black tights and heels or with my black boots.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> I was delighted to find that it only cost €25 so happy days! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="font-size: large;">My patio is still looking pretty, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I have planted up a few new pots and so hopefully will have colour throughout autumn/winter</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">On a very wet day I heard a loud crash, hmmm....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I wonder who broke my terracotta pot when racing by.....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">I made a cake the other day and was hoping to post the recipe and some photos,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> but by the time I got to taking the pics</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> most of the cake had been demolished by </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">the 3 hungry men of the house, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">these are the only pics I got!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Next time I make it I will try and be quicker with the camera </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">and hopefully get to share the lovely recipe!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">While I was driving home from work the other day I stopped to take this photo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> I don't think anyone saw me (I hope not)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"> as they would think I was bonkers stopping the car to take a photo of a sheep</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">but you know that I do believe a lot of us bloggers are bit bonkers </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">as most of us will seize any opportunity </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">to take a photo...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">so what do you think</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;"> are we all a bit mad???</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">ps the red on his back is the local farmer's marking</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">so as to distinguish him from other flocks in the area.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">have a <span style="color: #e06666;">l</span>ov<span style="color: #6aa84f;">e</span>l<span style="color: #e69138;">y</span> <span style="color: #674ea7;">happy</span><span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="color: #f6b26b;">w</span><span style="color: #ea9999;">e</span><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">e</span><span style="color: #76a5af;">k</span></span><span style="color: #93c47d;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">full </span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">of</span></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="color: #f1c232;">sunshine,</span><span style="color: #e06666;"> smiles <span style="color: #3d85c6;">and</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">lovely</span> <span style="color: #d5a6bd;">things</span></span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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