{Green Day 11}

Youngest son takes Charlie for a walk
in the field...

Oscar goes chasing rabbits... 

 Mr. Nosey takes a look...

 All cut and ready for winter...

It's that time of the week again!

The object of the link up

is to post a photograph of something green.

The photos can be of anything you like

once they have a green theme,

green fields, pretty green things, green clothes,
green leaves, green foods,

anything at all that takes your fancy!
I hope that you will join in the fun.

the boring bit...

1.   Please do not post anything that may be deemed offensive to others.

2.   Only post material that belongs to you.

3.   Please link back to Raindrops and Daisies

4.   Link directly to your Green Day post and not to the url of your blog

5.   Please visit some of the other participants and leave a comment

Looking forward to seeing all your lovely photos

 If you prefer you can post  on the Raindrops and Daisies Facebook page

just click on the badge on the right to enter!

sunshine, shopping and super men...

Well hello there!

I have been missing for a while
as I have had my Mum staying and so blogging was put on the back burner..

I am busy trying to catch up
 and it might take a while!



Now that I am back I better fill you in
on what has been happening...

Mr. Raindrops is working abroad 
and so the house is quiet. 
He jetted off last week

I miss him ♥ but have to admit that
 it is wonderful having the bed to myself.

I can wiggle and jiggle and toss and turn, throw the covers off and put them back on
read until the early hours
light on light off

and
best of all it is a snore free zone,

well apart from my gentle little noises!

 

Sad daughter is smiling again ♥

I think her broken heart is on the mend.

She is spending lots of time with her

girlfriends and was in London
at the Olympic Games. 

She went to the water polo event

and really enjoyed it,

hmmm...

looks like a sport I might like too!

While Mum was here we enjoyed a litle

 retail therpy and I nabbed a bargain or two in the summer sales!

I saw this dress on a rail, the last one

and in my size and reduced to €20

well I had to buy it didn't I?

I love the colours and am hoping that

 the sun keeps shining

 so that I get to wear it!

 I bought the sparkly flipflops too
they were €12

and this little number also caught my eye

tried it on and sure what can ya do?

We have had sunshine and warm days 

Charlie soaked up the rays

 and even the owl looked hot!

I spent some time in the garden

bought lots of potting compost hoping it might help the plants improve

 - well God loves a trier!

The roses are lovely but a bit wet
after some rain showers today!

pretty hydrangeas

and for those of you that asked...

I am still getting to grips with the iphone,

I can make a call and text (well sometimes)

it's still a bit hit and miss

more miss that hit...

 last week I went to take a photo and saw this raggy old woman looking at me

gave me an awful fright

well you guessed it I had the lens pointed at myself!

You never saw anyone run so quickly 

to brush their hair and put on some lipstick as me that morning!!!

Wishing you all a lovely happy week
full of
 sunshine, smiles and lovely things
♥♥♥
 

Wishing you all a healthy, happy weekend full of sunshine, smiles and lovely things

Hello all

 after a lovely holiday
 it is nice to be back home!

We had a very relaxing break in Lanzarote,

the sun shone, we drank, we ate, read 
 and we caught up on time together

 Mr. Raindrops above- with the hairy legs,

not me

 although my own are not much better!

Anyway the good news is that

we seem to have brought the sunshine home!!

 happy today because...

  
we have a blue sky

(even if it is a bit cloudy here in Ireland)!

 ♥ the garden is full of  pretty flowers 

am busy playing catch up

with household drudgery

but

♥ it is great that the washing is outside 
drying in a summer breeze

♥  sad daughter is not so sad anymore

and her little heart is on the mend!

♥ It is warm enough to wear my new top 

♥ a bunch of sunflowers for 2.99

♥ a walk by the lake this morning

♥  a quiet sit down here


♥ home for a cup of tea!

 ♥ but best of all sleeping in my own bed,

there is absolutely nothing like your own bed!

I have a few new followers

but some of you I cannot find

so please please if you are a follower

and I am not following you
 let me know

♥♥♥

Wishing you all a healthy, happy weekend
full of
 sunshine, smiles and lovely things

Well flippity flippity flip
I had just finished this post

 when the rain poured down
and wouldn't you know it
my car window is open!!
Wonder could I dry it
with the hairdryer?

linking up with
Green Day

Shadow Shot Sunday 2
Weekend Reflections
Pink Saturday

the party and the dress...

The party was lovely,

the sun shone and the dress fit

so happy days!

The shoes looked good

but after about 15 minutes

didn't feel so great,

 but I suffered on
as we women always do in the name of fashion (ouch ouch ouch!)

The gardens, food, drink and entertainment were wonderful

and lovely memories were made.

Here are a few photos from our day....

the house...

The marquee and seating area

view from the front of the house
(Dublin mountains in the distance)

daughter amongst the lavender

the walled gardens

the greenhouse

the tree that President Obama planted on his visit to Ireland last year

pretty table arrangements

 dress that almost didn't fit....

and...

 a little secret I have to share -

at the end of the day, 

my tootsies were so tired

that I took the  shoes off

Whew!!!

I'm wearing my flip flops since!!!

****

Wishing you all a healthy, happy week
full of
 sunshine, smiles and lovely things ♥

My, oh my, oh my......

 it's Thursday again,

where has the week gone,

blink and you'd miss it!


Busy busy days here in Raindrops land!


My hydrangea is doing nicely
I drag it into the porch everytime it rains
so the flowers still look fresh
maybe that's the secret of 
a good garden in Ireland....
cover all your plants with a giant umbrella??

I had a lovely surprise yesterday 

I found some sweetpeas 

hidden behind a hedge

I didn't  plant them so they must have drifted in from somewhere else 

and so I put them on the kitchen table

in my favourite jug!

and while the sun shone(for an hour or so)

I took a photo of poppies in the garden

 unfortunately they don't look quite so healthy today after another downpour....

but these cute little guys seem very happy with the weather that we are having....

Sometimes I wonder why my flowers are flattened down and  bashed
I always blame the dreaded rain
but
 today in the flowerbed I discovered
 Mister Charlie in a bid to find a ball!

 

Mum has been here for a  few days so I'm on the go as she likes to be on the move  

(all of the time, every minute of everyday)

we did a lot of looking around the shops, 

yummy coffees,  lunches out
and just enjoying our time together
but

where she gets her energy from I don't know.

She has just gone home and I'm exhausted

she is like a 5 year old skipping and jumping around the place and she is 75!

She must be doing something right as she looks fantastic
- I better start skipping and jumping
watch this space.....

 The lovely creative Emma at http://thebloomingtimes.blogspot.ie/

has awarded me the Liebster award. 

I am so delighted to receive it

and have a big smile on my face 

I have to pass it onto 3 blogs

this is proving to be a very difficult job

so I have decided to award the Liebster

to blogs that have under 30 followers

they defintely should have more

 as they  make lovely reading.
Please check them out!

So in no particular order -

*Babs at Babs just a babblin

*Inge at Chicncheerful
and

* Sizzle & Zoom at Cruisin over Sixty

 finally 

(flippity flippity flippity flip) ....

 we have been invited to a very special party next Sunday

 and so I wanted to get a bag and shoes to go with the dress I intended to wear.

When out  shopping with "on the go" Mum

and "still sad" daughter 

I got the perfect bag and these lovely shoes

they were the only pair in the shop 

and were my size

so obviously I had to have them!

(How I'll walk in them is anyone's guess)

anyway....

I put the bag and shoes with the dress 

 all looked absolutely wonderful and perfect

 happy happy me

I was so delighted with my choice (and taste) yippee 

until....

I tried to get into the dress

and to tell you  it was snug is an understatement

even if I let nothing but water pass my lips

 for the next few days (months)

It won't fit

so

 I have to go shopping again tomorrow

 and am going to buy a pair of those

huge ginormous monstrous pull me in knickers

 suck my breath 

in and in....

 and in and in....

(and very very very deeply)

and hope for the best!

Fingers crossed!!!

Wishing you all a healthy, happy week
full of
 sunshine, smiles and lovely things ♥