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Girl Guides

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I’ve just watched a programme on BBC4 about 100 Years of Girl Guides.  I’m watching it and I can safely say hindsight is a wonderful thing.  There were times when I absolutely hated it but I think I got more out of it in the long run and would love to go back.  However between one thing and another I can’t really – long story but there you go.

I joined the Lambay pack Brownies when I was 6 (1981 / 82) and I stayed with it through to Girl Guides and went on to become a young leader.  However school got in the way and there endeth my guiding career.   Some of my fondest memories were of weekends away – the best was when we went to Interlaken in Switzerland and we got to visit Our Chalet.  It was the year of the Italian World Cup – Italia ’90, this put an end to any planned trip into Italy due to the amount of people going there the leaders figured we’d be better off staying where we were.  We had so much fun and my most vivid memories were of dancing out on the drive way with basins on our heads ’cause the hail stones were absolutely HUGE!  and the other huge things were the Toblerones – yum!  I’ve often want to go back and some day I will.

Yes I have to say looking back it was fun – ok maybe I didn’t appreciate the mandatory fun but that came under the banner of all inclusive 😉

I know niece-y is only one but I hope it’s something that my sister gets her involved in as it really will server her well in her future.

Have to go as I’m being shredded by a cat 😦

Books · Niece

Getting up

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After the alarm went off this morning I was lying in bed trying to persuade myself that I should be getting up.  Then I remembered – it’s Friday!  I don’t have to get up tomorrow so I might as well get up this morning:)

I had to get up last Saturday as we were going out to a book sale.  I picked up a few lovely books.  3 Ngaio Marsh, 3 Dorothy L Sayers, 1 Margery Allingham, 1 Agatha Christie, 5 A.A.Milne, 2 Ladybird books.  It was a happy haul and it cost less than €20.00 plus it came with coffee and biscuits.  Fantastic!!  Mind you I’ve been doing some extra book buying – I’ve also picked up 2 Wallander,

I’ve ordered:
Something Wicked by David Roberts

And


by Jane Brocket

I’ve just realised I might have to get up after all 😦
I’ve been giving serious thought to going for a swim but I’ve got definite arrangements to go and visit a wool shop – http://www.stitchireland.com/ neither my mother or myself have been so we’re off to spend spend spend. It also means I get to spend spend spend time with my niece. I think I’m looking forward to that more than the wool.

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The Fairy

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I found the lead so here is our little Fairy:)

The Fairy

Family · Films · Home · Husband · Niece

Mothers Day ’09

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I woke up this morning with a sore throat and a raging headache. However I had told Mam that I would go with her to the shops so up and out we went. She is making wedding invites for my cousin so we were out looking at various colours for various types of paper. I think she will have her work cut out for her as she couldn’t find the exact stuff she was looking for. Mind you if I know Mam she will fiddle around and come up with something that will turn out to absolutely perfect.
Anyway we’re back from the shops and she is after heading home as my sister & niece are going out to their (mam & dad) house for dinner. My word but the niece fondly called the fairy is now sitting up by herself. Himself yesterday was asking what age are they (babies) when they get hair? She does look a little scarce but it’s thick enough on top and the colour is darkening so at least you can see hair – up ’til now she was really fair and you couldn’t see it from a distance. Can you tell I’m absolutely besotted with her? When I find my wire for the ‘phone I’ll post a picture of her from yesterday.
As for me and the rest of the day? Well I think I’m going to spend most of it stretched out on the sofa. I did loads of work around the house yesterday and between that and the aforementioned headache I don’t see my self doing anything other the watching Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. I think crochet might just aggravate my poor head.
Mind you I’ll have to get dinner started sometime later – himself has had to work today so I get peace & quiet 🙂 Normally we’d go out and have adventures but I’m not really up to it so now I don’t have to be a spoil sport.
Better go as they’ve just kidnapped the girls!

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Ooops!

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This is the post were The Vintage Kitten will kill me hence the Ooops!  When I last posted we were off to my sisters for dinner as it was my mothers 60th.  For starters we had scallops on a bed of parsnip (i think) with a mixed leaf salad and here it is: Starters It was absolutely gorgeous. For our main course we had baby potatoes with thyme and chicken breast stuffed with spinach & goats cheese covered in a chorizo sauce. It was fantastic! The dessert was supposed to be birthday cake but somebody forgot to collect it from the bakers (don’t ask!) so we had profitta rolls. At this point I remembered that I was supposed to take photos – palm/forehead – doh! So apologies but the food was just to good and besides my pictures wouldn’t have done it much justice.

On the other hand my BUNNIES! arrived let me introduce to my little ladies.
Ava & Little Rosie:
Ava & Rosie

This is Little Rosie:Little Rosie
I plan to have her on my locker to keep an eye on me

This is Ava:
Ava
I only have this one on loan as I will give it to my niece when she is a bit older. Her name is Aoibhe but pronounced Ava.

I have to admit I’m absolutely enchanted and smitten by them both – I might even be naughty and keep both! Oh decisions decisions.
I must say a huge Thank You to The Vintage Magpie for making these little ladies you and they have made me very happy!

Life · Niece

A Busy Sunday

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In an effort to avoid having to drive we went into town to a flea market – (or should that be fleamarket?)  Anyway we went off early as the market opened at 11am and we had no idea where it was being held.  Well we had a general idea but once we hit the boundaries of general we were a little lost.  We found the market and started to spend.  I bought a white and red crocheted shawl (I know I could but doubt I ever will make one),  a floral blouse and a pair of fingerless gloves.  I’m particularly pleased with the gloves as I’m not fond of wool and these are almost a fleece type fabric.  I’ll post a photo or two once I figure out where I’ve put the camera – yes one more victim of “I just put it down”.  Himself bought two RiverCottage  DVDs and a CD of somebody – I can’t remember.

Once we were finished in the market we wandered off to my sisters apartment and we got to mind my niece while Kay got ready to go out.  Once she was ready she fed Aoibhe and himself told us we were cruel to be laughing at the poor child – but she was making faces and funny faces at that.  She has 2 bottom teeth and she was rubbing her lip over them.  Anyway after that she fairly flaked out so we bundled her into her pram and off we all went to the museum for a wander around.  It was the first time that the sister had been there and although we did have to long there at least now she knows what’s there for the next time.

The only draw back to today is that our feet are killing us – him ’cause he was breaking in new boots and me ’cause I walked a lot.  So home and dinner.  Feet up to watch Larkrise – my husband almost referred to me as a spinster as I like the two spinsters in the episode have no children.  Of course then sense kicked in when I reminded him that we were married and therefore couldn’t be a spinster.  The cheek of him!!  Anyway I’m just out of my bath and we’re listening to Mike Oldfield on YouTube.

It’s a nice way to wind down the weekend and build up to work tomorrow.