all kinds of everything...

Good morning friends,

it's Friday and so welcome to another Green Day

It is so long since I blogged that I really don't know what to say 

or where to start....

♥ Family 

 My Mum is a lot better now and thank you all for all of your good wishes,

she is on the mend and happy and smiling again which is great!

♥ Home 

The farmers have finished their harvest and so the animals have 
returned to the fields. 

This beauty and his friends are in the field at the back of our house.  

It is lovely to see them run up and down

Isn't he a handsome fellow?

The weather here has been a mixture of sunshine and showers 
along with some early morning frosts.

but wow we have had some wonderful autumn sunshine too!

♥ Buys 

 I went shopping the other day and bought a lovely black and white dress in Penneys 

it will certainly suit the cooler weather.

I can put a black or white top underneath,

 wear it on it's own or with a fine knit polo when it really gets cold.

It looks great with black tights and heels or  with my black boots.

 I was delighted to find that it only cost €25 so happy days!

♥ Garden

 My patio is still looking pretty, 

 I have planted up a few new pots and so hopefully will have colour throughout autumn/winter

♥ Pets

On a very wet day I heard a loud crash, hmmm....

I wonder who broke my terracotta pot when racing by.....

♥ Kitchen

 I made a cake the other day and was hoping to post the recipe and some photos,

 but by the time I got to taking the pics

 most of the cake had been demolished by 

the 3 hungry men of the house, 

these are the only pics I got!!!

Next time I make it I will try and be quicker with the camera 
and hopefully get to share the lovely recipe!

♥ Blogging 

While I was driving home from work the other day I stopped to take this photo.

 I don't think anyone saw me (I hope not)

 as they would think I was bonkers stopping the car to take a photo of a sheep

but you know that I do believe a lot of us bloggers are  bit bonkers 

as most of us will seize any opportunity 

to take a photo...

so what do you think
 are we all a bit mad???

ps the red on his back is the local farmer's marking

so as to distinguish him from other flocks in the area.

have a lovely happy week full of
 sunshine, smiles and lovely things 

xoxox

♥ Green Day

why not link up with us today...

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

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 ♥

Bits and bobs....

Well it has been a quiet week here in Raindrops land,

daughter still broken hearted
(thought it was bruised but think at this stage it hurts a bit more than that)

We had lots of tears, hugs but the good news is that she has perked up a bit...

I did a bit of gardening during the week

(well between the many showers)

and I paid a visit to the local garden centre where I bought

two lovely hydrangeas,
one is lavender and the other a dark pink.

My husband laughed at me earlier today as I took them in out of the rain
in case they got wet!!

my roses were pretty for a day or two

until the dreaded wet got to them!

Raindrops on roses
and lots and lots of them....

 I thought that I would share a photo of me

taken by my son during the week....

oops that's not me

although my feet are almost identical....

this is me

and this is the outfit I have been wearing all Summer, day in day out.....

a spotty rain mac and a yellow brolly....

Saturday we woke to sunshine

and so decided to make the most of it,

 we went for a long walk,

ate al fresco, lit the woodburning stove

and sat outside until late last night,

eating lovely food, sipping wine,

chatting and laughing with the kids,

happy happy days....

Charlie seemed to enjoy it too!

As yesterday was out best day I thought I would share some photos of our walk...

my lovely blogging friends were celebrating the 4th of July and Canada day

and with Britain in the tennis finals

 I thought I would show our own lovely Irish flag too!

two of my two big men

(the other one was working)

just look at that sky!!

H E A V E N

ps. it's raining today

so the sunshine was shortlived!

Any of you experiencing very hot temps

I hope that it cools down soon for you.

I hope that you have all had a good week.

Looking at the beautiful photos from Green Day it seems as though everyone was very busy and the feedback to the link up is great.

Thank you all so much for participating.

pps I tried to change the banner on my blog

and it ended up a disaster,
the name disappeared
did you ever start something
and half way through

wish you hadn't bothered....

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

today I am linking up with

GREEN DAY

Weekend reflections

Shadow Shot Sunday 2
Sunny Simple Sunday

welcome weekend....

and nice to see you once again....

 weather in my little corner of the world is a bit confused

and doesn't seem to know what to do

the sun was in and and then it was out

in and out

out and in

but mostly in...

but when it did shine it was such a welcome surprise ♥

I enjoyed some lovely walks when the raindrops took a rest

and everything is certainly green and beautiful here

it all looks so

 f r e s h

but because of the rainfall

my washing basket is getting bigger and bigger

and bigger and bigger

it will be Christmas by the time I clear it all....

I ♥  Friday

the end of the working week

no early mornings for two days

time for relaxing with family,

lazy daisy days (well except for the laundry)!

H e a v e n

time to go now

time to pour a little glass of something nice

and time to snuggle up and relax!

Wishing you a wonderful happy weekend

full of sunshine and smiles

***

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Your Sunday Best