Monthly Archives: February 2012

Pattern Dancing is So Yesterday!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

(Material Pattern) I’ve talked about my love of patterns before – I love patterns – it’s one of the reasons I like material. Material always has a pattern. So does wallpaper. So do we. In fact we have many patterns. … Continue reading →

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He Stole my Laptop

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

  (The gift) I was in a cafe in Dublin today. I ordered my tea (giving coffee a wide berth for a while) and noticed the cashier wasn’t giving me her full attention. Her eyes had drifted from my face … Continue reading →

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Happy Pancake

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

(Air bubbles in batter…. essential) I love pancakes! I love making them and I love eating them. They definitely go on my lovely life list and my list of things I love. Today as I write it’s Pancake Tuesday. In … Continue reading →

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Make Friends with your Obstacles!

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

(Bookshop with very old first editions) “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin…. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time … Continue reading →

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Lovely space

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

(Watercolour paper with acrylic paint) A couple of weeks ago I emptied and moved the bookcases from the kitchen. This was a big job but thrilling! Moving furniture around has always felt like going on holidays to me.That’s because when … Continue reading →

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Quick Fix

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

(The tablecloth in happier times…) For a while now there’s been a stain on the kitchen tablecloth. It’s one of those plastic coated table cloths that just need a wipe and they’re clean. Unless….you’ve spilled some glue on it. The … Continue reading →

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Chess and Happinness

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

(Isn’t cabbage beautiful?) I’ve been spending a lot of time sleeping over the last week – sinus headaches. And when I was not sleeping I was watching more documentaries. One about how the FBI were tapping John Lennon’s phone because … Continue reading →

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Be careful of what you don’t wish for….

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

(Callum and Amy) Ok in case I’ve never told you this….. if you don’t want something, (i.e. I don’t want to loose my kite, my keys, my kids) it is imperative that you stop telling yourself and others what you … Continue reading →

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The European Monetary Crisis….

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

(A pony and trap wouldn’t look out of place on this lane) It will be my mother-in-law’s birthday on Wednesday so we went to Cork for a chat at the weekend. While we were there we also chatted with Denis’ … Continue reading →

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