Greetings from.....

The other day I mentioned that I sent some cards in the post. Well they arrived!

One went all the way to The Hague, in The Netherlands for Lydia while the other one landed in Katie's letterbox in Galway.

I sent a few more which will probably arrive in the next few days.  I enjoyed writing the cards with special messages for my sisters. I will make an effort to send a few more cards to friends.

Katie put her card on her piano - she is an avid piano player so I think this is a special place. 

And Lydia got to open her card in the sun as the weather has been great in The Netherlands as well as in Ireland.

Hopefully the cards brightened up the twin's days!

A new week, a new day: Monday morning walk

Before we start work from home we take the dog for a walk around the block. Today the weather was so nice, we walked in to the park and down Ranelagh main street and then back home - it's about 20 minutes all in.

I took some pictures as we went on our way....

The resident heron in Ranelagh Park has ventured outside the park walls. I think this is fairly strange behaviour and wonder would it because there is less traffic on the road so it feels more secure venturing out? 

I like the sign he proudly stands in front of.  "Live life to the fullest" - we should all be living like this. Living through the Corona virus pandemic is showing us how fragile life is and how every second is so valuable.

I took some photos of the Covid 19 related signs in the windows of some of the shops an restaurants in Ranelagh

        Tribeca                         GMale                   

              

       Gigi's                                              The Zipyard

This was perhaps the saddest sign I saw....the world premiere of Maeve Binchy's "Circle of Friends" is not to be. The run was meant to be from 6th of April to 2nd of May.  It's probably a play that I would have gone to see in the Gaiety Theatre

And I posted another card - this one including some yeast for a Facebook friend who plans to make bread with her children!

Hope you had a great Monday too!

Christmas is coming!

I got the first 20 of my Christmas cards written.  I'll try and get them in to the mail tomorrow - in particular the cards that are going abroad.

This year, as always Bones posed for our Christmas card, but the change I did make is that I got them professionally printed by Vistaprint.  I'm very happy how they turned out!

I bought my wrapping paper and matching present tags in M&S.  They had quite a good selection and it was all 3 for the price of 2.

Wreathes are appearing in my neighbors doors.  I thought this door was particularly attractive with the plant pots either side of the door.

Starbucks have started their 12 Days of Gifting.

I do like their reindeer mugs!

And I will probably buy some of their bags of coffee when it is on offer. I generally give a bag for my parents to have on Christmas morning in Hotel Bebbington!

I'd love to put our tree up this week but I unfortunately need to hold off.  I have representatives from a Department Store calling this week to look at my house.  They are considering whether it is suitable to use for shooting their Spring catalogue in.  If it is chosen as the location for the shoot I won't be able to put up my tree and decorations until after the shoot has taken place.

Prizes are off to the US of A!

I got the prizes in my giveaway posted off to the winners over the weekend - here is a photo of each one going on it's way in to a green Irish letter box.  I hope they arrive before St. Patrick's Day, Kim & Marissa.

Green Ireland

Here is Bones  posing besides some Irish post boxes.  Note the Royal insignia (GR) on one of the boxes - this post box has been in existence before Ireland was a free state!  It would have been painted red then.
The "P&T" stands for Posts & Telegraph.