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Do I look stupid in this?
(Duck!) Well, hello you! Here we both are (you and me) in the last week… of France, of the daily blogging, of the travelling, of the waking up in a new place every morning. Now what? What will we do … Continue reading
Cut and Paste
(Very close up of ice on the bike seat, northern Spain) Well wouldn’t you know it, I talk about taking photographs and then I completely stop taking them (it’s cold out…) Instead I’m doing something I’ve been meaning to do … Continue reading
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Tagged just do it, little things, nature, Portugal, travel
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Crafting Sunday
(Surely no one would attempt to drive up this lane?) Today is an indoor day. The rain came back so it’s become Crafting Sunday. I brought a cupboard full of craft materials from Ireland. Not a big cupboard by house … Continue reading
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Tagged camper van, crafts, just do it, little things, photography, Portugal, travel
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Spending time with Vera…
(Notice the colour for the houses here is white and grey) I hear there’s more bad weather on it’s way to you. So I won’t mention that it’s been a lovely day here and I’m outside as I write watching … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, being present, choices, courage, follow your dream, inspire, just do it, little things, photography, Portugal, Serpa, Serpa Lovers, story, travel, wishes
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Expectations and Surprises
(You might see some smoke coming from the street half way down and off to the right… there’s a woman barbecuing fish outside her house) I’ve been on walkabout in our new town today, inspired by another exercise from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcacer do Sal, all is well, baby steps, camper van, courage, creative idea, expectations, fear, ideas, just do it, little things, motorhome, photography, Portugal, story, surprises, travel
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Is this morning sickness?
(I like this house in the middle of the city. It’s behind a big gate, I peeped in…) I think I might be pregnant or I’m a gardener… it’s one or the other, I’m not sure. (Who lives at 55?) … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, baby steps, calm, camper van, gardening, gestation, ideas, just do it, little things, motorhome, photography, Portugal, story, travel
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Opportunity
(Welcome to Portugal) So it’s the week before my workshop in Lisboa and I thought it might be sensible to create some blog posts so I am doing some overtime to cover myself for the duration of the workshop. I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, The eBook, Travel
Tagged behaviour, camper van, choices, courage, decisions, fear, just do it, little things, motorhome, opportunity, photography, Portugal, travel
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Discomfort Zone
(Freezing grass) It was absolutely freezing when we got up this morning. It was also literally freezing… outside the van. Luckily it was over the 4℃ necessary inside to keep the drinking water inside the tank. We decided in spite … Continue reading
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Tagged baby steps, camper van, choices, comfort zone, courage, decisions, discomfort, just do it, little things, nature, outdoors, patterns, photography, Portugal, problems, Spain, travel
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The eBook is out!
Well it’s finally happened…The eBook is live on Amazon! You might remember I mentioned it last September on this blog post in Creative Calm. So I wrote, edited, got scared, edited some more, went into a small decline, edited some … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, baby steps, behaviour, choices, courage, decisions, eBook, fear, goals, Graiguenamanagh, Ireland, just do it, Kilkenny, little things, photography, story, travel, wishes
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Free Tea! Free Coffee!
(Art on the old city wall) Before we got here I was researching Krakow (with help, thank you Magda!) and one of the things I found was a free cafe, called Cafe Fińska. Well, almost free… in return for a … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Crafts, Travel
Tagged art festival, choices, coffee, crafts, free stuff, just do it, Krakow, photography, story, travel
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Odd Day in the Czech Republic
(Building on our street, in Prague) I did something in public yesterday that I’ve never done before. Crochet. Yes, I had been telling you how I will be working away on the train to Krakow but there was every chance … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, crafts, fear, just do it, little things, photography, Prague
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Kickstart Your Creativity in 2014
Creative Space Sessions. You might think you haven’t a creativity bone in your body and you might be right! Creative bones need to be nurtured and what have you been doing to nurture them? Saying things like, “I’m no good at drawing… … Continue reading
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Tagged baby steps, crafts, Creative Space Sessions, creativity, follow your dream, just do it, little things, story, wishes
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Sunday Walking
(The one picture in Marley Park) We are continuing our new tradition of a Sunday walk and today we went back to Marley Park. We didn’t bring the camera…. we’re a bit lazy and anyway we both had cameras in … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, Dublin, just do it, Marley Park, nature, photography, walk
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Just Walk
You might remember my budding exercise regime? I was going to walk everyday. I was even thinking of walking on the wet days.Well, it’s been faltering a bit. Now, I had read somewhere that if you can repeat something for … Continue reading
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Tagged baby steps, choices, decisions, just do it, little things, nature, photography, wishes
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How often do Ryanair fly out of Pisa? Anyone?
We’re leaving Florence today, well, tomorrow as I write and we’re leaving very early (read 9am…) so I anticipate having too little time then (now, to you) to write so I’m writing now…. which is in the past… which means … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, behaviour, being present, choices, fear, Florence, intention, Italy, just do it, patterns, photography, problems, Siena, thinking, travel, Venice
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Very quiet day here….
Didn’t do a lot yesterday, took the day off and read…. But I’ve included some previous day photos. In fact we have so many photos we could pretend we were still here for another month! Or maybe we are…. (Another … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, duomo, Florence, follow your dream, Italy, just do it, photography, quote, teenage self, travel
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Pretend you’re feeling really, really confident…….
(Or keep to your own path…..) “Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.” – Meister Eckhart Now what would you do? Mairead.
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Tagged all is well, choices, courage, decisions, follow your dream, just do it, Meister Eckhart, perfect as you are, quote
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Fly birdie, fly!
(What you looking at?) “The shell must break before the bird can fly.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson Is there something you need to break? Mairead.
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Tagged awareness, behaviour, courage, fear, follow your dream, inspire, just do it, nature, perfect as you are, photography, quote, wishes
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Friday Quote – Choose Happiness.
(Roisín and Caoimhe – happy cousins) “Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.” – Aeschylus Go on – make the effort, Mairead.
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Tagged baby steps, behaviour, choices, decisions, happiness, intention, just do it, photography, quotes
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Friday Quote – Go on, go on, go on…..
(From the summer garden – Love in the Mist doing its insignificant thing) “Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it.” – Mahatma Gandhi Do your thing! Mairead.
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Tagged all is well, baby steps, behaviour, just do it, little things, love in the mist, mahatma gandhi, perfect as you are, photography, quote
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Friday Quote – Once upon a time Picasso couldn’t paint….
(Remembering Canada) I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. – Pablo Picasso What do you want to learn to do today? Mairead.
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Tagged baby steps, choices, follow your dream, inspiration, inspire, just do it, photography, Picasso, quote, quotes, wishes
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Good Luck!
“I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson Today could be your lucky day! Mairead.
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Tagged behaviour, choices, follow your dream, goals, just do it, photography, quotes, wishes
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The Personal Notebook
(Ira Glass quote stuck on inside front cover of personal notebook) It’s very early and the temperature has been dropping in the last few days so I’m cold and tired. The perfect scenario for returning to a nice warm bed… … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, baby steps, ira glass, judgement, just do it, personal notebook, photography, practice
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Practice makes perfect…. bit by tiny bit.
(Printing practice) It’s before dawn on an autumnal wet kind of day here in County Wicklow. I’m up early because there’s a lot to do before I leave for my classes. Today it’s drawing… not my favourite but I want … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, Art Gallery, awareness, behaviour, choices, courage, decisions, drawing, Dublin, just do it, photography, practice
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Canada, the summary…
Day 1 Leaving Dublin. (Waiting to board our plane to Toronto) Day 2 The CNE (Canadian National Exhibition.) (The Sky Ride at the CNE) Day 3 Resting and remembering our Tiki Float. (Our team of bead throwers for the CNE … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, canadian national exhibition, cn tower toronto, coffee, Dublin, just do it, photography, Toronto, travel
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Friday Quote – Begin it!
(When my sister began planning her move to Canada I wonder did she ever dream of this picture of her daughter swimming at their private beach?) “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic … Continue reading
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Tagged Begin it!, Canada, decisions, goethe, just do it, move to canada, nature, outdoors, photography, private beach, travel, wishes
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Friday Quote – You can do it!
(You see that dot on the picture? That’s a man walking a tightrope between two (very tall) buildings in Niagara….) “People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things.”—Norman Vincent Peale Our … Continue reading
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Tagged baby steps, courage, fear, follow your dream, Friday Quote, inspire, just do it, Niagara, tightrope, travel, wishes
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Friday Quote. Plato knew about baby steps!
(Heart Art from Paris) Never discourage anyone…who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. – Plato Go on, go on, go on, you’re doing great, Mairead.
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Tagged all is well, baby steps, just do it, little things, quotes
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