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On the 2nd day of December….a christmas cushion
Continuing with my plan to post daily until Christmas Eve about my Christmas decor, plans and memories today I am sharing…a cushion and a blanket! I love to keep a few items which just appear in the month of December, apart from the obvious Christmas Tree etc. I bought this cushion a few years ago,…

Funky Fish
This afternoon our kids spent the afternoon at our church learning about the Funky Fish Youth Cafe project in Cork. They baked buns, decorated fish and played all sorts of games including a variation of “Duck, duck, goose!” called “Fish, fish, shark!”. Later in the afternoon the parents and other members of our church were…

More pinterest shares
Another week is over, and more pinterest love to share – Here are a few things that caught my eye this week. This made me smile Source: femailcreations.com via Janine Mayes on Pinterest This made me think Source: d.yimg.com via Janine Mayes on Pinterest So true! Source: thingswealldo.tumblr.com via Janine Mayes on Pinterest I…

On the 4th of December there were blingy beads and homebaked goodies
This morning the final AQE/Transfer Test/11 plus took place (yeah!) so my daughter can celebrate and relax. This afternoon I was able to go to my monthly beading club – this month the projects were a bit more bling-y than usual. As well as the beading and the chat, one of the highlights is always…

A fairytale castle in France
Today we headed for a chateau, which made a change from a cathedral! Or else there would have been a risk that this blog and our holiday would need to be remamed “a Tour or French Cathedrals while House Swapping”! It was in the beautiful village of Pierrefonds, and not surprisingly has been used as a…

Did you miss me? Lessons learned.
You may or may not notice but I have not blogged since last Tuesday. It was not a planned absence from blogland, but sometimes it just happens. Did I miss much? So here are a few of the things I have been up to, and some lessons learned along the way: I attended a Pampered…