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Dublin An evening in town

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Inspired by Amy. Scrapping the everyday


Thursday night we headed into town to the Brazen Head, Dublin’s oldest pub dating back to 1198. We had the most wonderful evening. There was a local band playing traditional Irish music, we had Irish stew to eat and Guinness to drink, what more could you need than chatting, singing, drinking, eating, did I mention drinking? laughing, drinking. Oh and we musn’t forget the couple from Tipperary! They were dairy farmers up from the country to the big city for the weekend. They had a new grandchild, she told me a wonderful story about feeding the hungry city baby on porridge! It certainly was a long way from Tipperary…..

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Dublin 2011 A day in the Mountains

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I had a few days in Dublin with two of my brothers. I have made them a book each of the pictures we took and wrote some captions on some of the pictures which I hope will make them smile. I am waiting for the books to arrive in the post!
I made two LO’s inspired by Amy

On Thursday we headed into the Wicklow mountains, somewhere I remember from childhood holidays with mum & dad. The day started with very fine drizzle, the sort that makes your hair curly! As we climbed higher into he mountains we ascended up into the clouds! We drove for so many miles and passed no-one, It was just what we needed. No screaming’s kids for Alan, no phone and no paperwork for me and no gas for Martin. Had we arrived in heaven?
We stopped at the first sight of a Lough and got out of the car to breathe in the peaty perfume that filled the air. A perfect place, just as I had remembered and not appreciated at all when I was a girl. I made up for it today.

Amy’s Lo

Something…

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…that makes my heart soar

I just love this picture of them, and thanks to Amy I made a page.

Journalling
February 2011. Lotta was here from university in Glasgow. She was struggling with her revision for looming exams. She needed your help but nothing you said or did pleased her.
You sent us this e-mail:

From: Ben Rogers
Subject: an apology
Date: 13 February 2011 21:54:58 GMT
To: Miriam Rogers

I apologise now for ever being difficult when it came to my
essays.

How did you both cope?!

Head Desk Head Desk…..I need a vodka

Love

Ben x

The dates are strange I know, I made the page in June but I don’t always put my pages on my blog. There is more to the picture I choose, but it’s not for here. The untold story reminded me of this e-mail. Oh! blame Amy
It doesn’t matter what you scrap or how you scrap, but the story does matter and so do the photos. Look at your photos and see the story – the rest comes easily … and even those dodgy photos have a lot of value and character. Write the stories people, write the stories, they are what bring your pages to life!

Summer Scavenger Hunt

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Rindas wonderful Scavenger Hunt. 2 pages to share today.

Item 1 A self Portrait, in Dublin
Item 3 A fire, in the hotel
Item 11 A forrest, in Wicklow
Item 15 A wooden Bridge at Glendalough
Item 5 A public meeting in Dublin
Item 20 A roadside memorial, in the Wicklow mountains
Item 19 A beehive, I noticed this in a village nearby on a journey home. I didn’t have my camera so went back the next day. That’s how the Scavenger Hunt got to me.

And the last 7 items to complete Rinda’s Summer Scavenger Hunt 2011.

Item 9 I found the unicycle in a sports shop in WSM £90.00 to you!
Item 16 The glass building is the Aviva Stadium Landsdowne Road Dublin. I love that I just saw it ‘in the middle of a housing estate!’ as we were on our way to the airport.
Item 15 Carters Steam Fair in WSM.
Item 6 Barry Waterfront Festival was awash with Pirates and Honest Seafaring Men as these two said they were.
Item 18 Sketching in WSM.
Item 13 6th century cemetery in Glendalough Co Wicklow.
Item 2 The world famous, one and only helicopter museum is right here in WSM

This was such a wonderful challenge. I really hope there will be another one (pretty please) Thank you Rinda.

Learn Something New Everyday

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I was definitely 100% positive I wasn’t going to do this class again this year and then I got the e-mail!
I can resist anything but temptation & A Shimelle Class.
I made a plan. Digital, 5×7 photo paper, 1/2 the page journalling 1/2 the page photo’s. Simples. I don’t always follow the prompts, I’ll put the pages back to back & bind them on the binder whose name I have forgotten!

Here are days 1-7

Thursday 1st Oil removal
Today I learned that Surgical spirit and a great deal of patience are required to remove the oil on the carpet left by these shoes! I was very diplomatic when I mentioned said oil last night but the tell tale trail that led to his room gave him away.


I have Lion, the new operating system installed on my mac. I love it! I just had a couple of hours to play with it before we left for our weekend away. It has some lovely new features. I imagine learning Lion will feature in this LSNED project often.
Lionesses because the Lion is busy with me!

This beautiful Tall Ship is called Stavros S Niarchos. She has 18 sails, is 45 metres from top mast to water, 59 metres long and has 17 miles of rope, most of which Valerie & I photographed this weekend at Barry Waterfront Festival.


Forgotten soup
We were so exhausted after a fabulous birthday weekend with Alan that we needed comfort food! I made soup. Potato, Leek & Carrot were abundant in the fridge so vegetable soup it was. I served some beautiful fresh beef ravioli with it for a tired, wet and hungry son when he came in from work.
And Happy Birthday Alan.


Timing
I’ll only be a minute; this will only take a second. I’ll just finish this. I know exactly how long it takes to get from A to B. I know how long it takes to prepare and cook a meal. I know how long it takes to walk the dog and I know how quickly I can clean up.
I have absolutely no concept of time when it comes to working or playing on my mac. I really and truly think I will only be a second just finishing this before I come to bed. I don’t think I will ever learn that everything on here absorbs me so completely that it sometimes takes hours!


Learning from others
Today I learned as I played with photoshop. The history only keeps 20 actions before it starts to delete. I learned about taking a snapshot of it so at least I can get back to a place I liked when I am playing with filters. Thank you Paul x


I wrote my page for today and then wondered if there was a text speak translator on t’internet. Silly me, of course there is! I put my journalling in and got this!!
I got a txt frm d opticians 2day 2 sA dat my nu glasses wr ReD Hooray!. Ive bn despo 4 em. Ive bn warin d rong prescript ion 4 fr 2 lng. (another story n lerning point!) I also wtd 2 snd bac r electoral registration Dtails 2day. I went2 cYn & post it wen I noticd dat hre wz somit Ls u cUd txt. whatevah wl it B nxt. praps LSDN wl B n txt spk nxt yr? It’s a thort.

Thanks for looking, I’m rubbish at the forum!