Aug 12 2011

Paris in August!

We just arrived home from a lovely few days in Paris.  We managed to find some reasonably priced flights to Paris, and Ernest, who was in Athlone for a while kindly invited us to stay with him.

August is a funny time to visit Paris because it is the month when Parisians go away on holiday!  Many of the shops and restaurants (apart from the city center) were closed up.  However it is a good time to visit as it isn’t quite as busy as maybe July.

The Metro and bus system are brilliant – so easy and cheap to whizz around the city. And in Paris there is always so much to see and do.  We must have walked for miles and miles over the last few days!

Highlights for us were sharing our visit with Ernest, meeting some of his friends, and some of ours, and also eating some great French food! The French really know how to do food, although they have a lot to learn about service from the Americans ;-)

We had some delicious pastries, coffees, ice creams and lunches in some of the many street bistros.  We also ate one night at this lovely restaurant – “Bistro Des Dames“.

Other highlights were the Aquarium, the Monet Museum and the Musee d’Orsay.

Looking forward to visiting Paris again!!!!!

 

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May 2 2011

Beautiful Day in Birr!

Last Monday we spent a couple of hours in the beautiful gardens of Birr Castle Demesne.

For anyone visiting the area, this is well worth a visit.  The gardens are relaxing and beautiful, and the museum is really interesting!

It was a lovely warm sunny afternoon, and the spring flowers were in full bloom! I was looking forward to taking out my “big” camera to get some more flower shots..

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Feb 4 2011

New Website

Today I have been working on a new website for work!

It involved quite a lot of editing the theme, so I learned a lot of new things!  I wanted to keep it very simple, but I am quite happy with it so far!

What do you think? Any suggestions?

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Jan 13 2011

I need your help again!!!

I found another great competition to enter :-) but I need your help…

I asked Michelle if I could use her photo below of Lily in the snow last year – the theme is “Full of Life” and it is to be a winter photo.

So the 4 photos with the most votes are judged by a panel – and the winner gets €10,000. Wow what a prize!!! So you can vote for this photo if you are in Ireland, and you can vote once per day.

SO PLEASE HELP US!!!

VOTE HERE AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN!!!

Thank you!!

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Dec 25 2010

Snow and Ice!

We have been having one of the coldest winters ever in Ireland.  The temperatures have dropped to -17 in some places, and the lowest we have seen here is about -12! Even in Malmo we would have considered that cold!

It makes life a little difficult though – some of the country roads are impossible to drive on, and as you can imagine, it’s not easy for a window cleaner to be able to work when the water just freezes on the windows!

On the upside though, we have seem some spectacular scenery – sunshine, no wind, blue skies.. and best of all, a frozen lake!!!  As I was not working today, I had the chance to dig out my rarely used ice skates and take a spin on the lake! I was so excited as it has been more than 10 years since I was last ice skating. I am definitely very rusty, but I managed not to fall over at least! I think I will just have to go out again tomorrow and practice a bit more!

Enjoy some photos of Ireland in the snow… (click here for the whole gallery)

.. and also a video of me skating!!

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Dec 9 2010

Camera For Sale

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PRICE DROP !!!!!!!!

Canon Digital Ixus 200 IS in Turquoise. Brand new in box. Not even taken out of it’s packaging.

24mm ultra wide-angle 5.0x zoom lens with optical IS

12.1 Megapixel CCD

Widescreen 3.0” PureColor II Touch display

Easy touch-screen camera operation

720p HD movies

Sold for €280 + delivery on Pixmania.ie (€380 RRP on Canon site)

ALSO INCLUDES – original Canon leather case (worth at least €20)

AND 4GB Sandisk Ultra memory card in unopened packaging (worth around €15)

Selling everything for €200

For collection in Athlone, Co.Westmeath OR registered post at extra cost to buyer.

Reason for sale – It’s a beautiful little camera that I won as a prize – I would keep it apart from the fact that I already have 2 Canon cameras that I love!

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Nov 5 2010

Writing For Profit

Great E-Book for download..

I have always wanted to be an author – ever since I was in infant school, I told everyone that I was going to write a book one day.  Maybe one day I will… for now, though, I enjoy blogging, writing reviews and so on.   So imagine if I could actually make a bit of money at it too?

This e-book gives loads of hints, tips and advice on how to make money at writing.  Its the perfect kick start, and comes with a money back guarantee.

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Nov 4 2010

Art SALE!!

Grab yourself a bargain – an original painting makes either a really special gift, or a sound investment.

Browse Millie Harbour’s paintings and pick your favourite – now with €100 OFF!!

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Oct 15 2010

Holiday (Part 4)

Hmm.. now for some food and drink with some jazz mixed in!

And if you want to see the rest, you can look in the gallery – here!

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Oct 15 2010

Holiday (Part 3)

So in part 3 we have some photos of the beach, and the port..

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