The Old Schoolhouse

What was that ???????????

Am just back from a lovely weekend in Leitrim. Anyway I just thought I would share this with you....there I am after a really nice meal and a few scoops in the town of Balinamore, we left the car and we were getting a taxi. Now unlike normal places this taxi is a small bus and you share it with ten other people and the banter is great !!!

....so I'm sitting there minding me own buisness,having a chat to my friend and neighbour, Gerome, the local school head master. When a local mountain man gets on.... and as he passes me he PUTS HIS HAND ON MY BOOBS AND GIVES THEM A GOOD WIGGLE!!!!!!! ...while doing this he says "there ye are - how are ye !!!!!!!

NOW LADS AND LASSIES IM NO PRUDE! But I near died of the shock! So I turned to Gerome [because i could not believe what just happened] and I asked him  "WHAT WAS THAT???" Now - he is laughing so hard the tears are running down his face, he answers "What do ye think it was???" 

Ah sufferin heart !! I'm not the better of it,

Now - when it came time for yer' man to get off, what does Gerome do ??  Reaches over and STROKES the auld fellas inner thigh and your man thinks its me!!

Ah - but I was ready for him this time ....JACKET CLOSED, ARMS FOLDED OVER "THE GIRLS" ROLLED IN A BALL....

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice shame on me !!!  Angie xx   

Cold ,Rain ,Windy , Did i mention COLD ?

Ah yes thats whats been keeping me busy theses last few days, that and work!!! The weather has been rotten,so i have been keeping me head up and arse down,and soon ill be running the airport,LOL ha ha ha lmao!!!Just got back from a lovely weekend in lovely Leitrim,the craic was mighty as usual,met some people from USA that came to Ireland to escape the election ! had a few lazy days did some christmas shopping ,so now its back to the grindstone for a few more days. Dad is out of hospital and this time seems to be doing really well [ he really is an amazing auld fella] thats all for now Angie x.

THE LOVELY MAN !!!!!!!

Yes - my friends, that is what I said to JESSE MEDCALF!

I dont even know if that's his proper name!!! you will know him as the GEORGOUS gardener from Desperate Housewives!!!!!!.

Well I was working today in the airport and when he came up to me ...YES TO ME!!! ...All I could think of saying was................"Your the lovely man that was on the Late Late Show (Talk show) last night...... "Yes" says himself "How was it??"

"Great" says I [mezmorized] by the snowy white teeth and the dreamy brown eyes and trying to remain professional LoL!!!!

That man is just drop dead georgous, anyway just wanted to share that with yiz ,wonder who i will meet tommrow ?????? Angie x

Friends gather at the schoolhouse.

Ah yes, I had a stolen weekend [one where I thought I would be working ] but i managed to get off!!

So Sunday morning -  being my favorite time of all, fire blazing, tea and toast, I was quite content....when Zinda and Pat called in, then Pam and Paul called in and last, but not least, Bren dropped by.....Sooooh--- we had a session in "The Gathering Room"! 

A few songs and craic (craic is perfectly legal in Ireland 'cos it means fun) [Ed and Paul on guitar] I was having a ball, jokes and stories were flying and the craic was mighty!!!

 

 

Pam was taking photos left, right and center [for the blog] ...pics of treasure I have gotten over the last few weeks and interesting corners and artifacts about the place. Hope you had a good weekend too!. Enjoy the pics! Angie x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View of the Gathering Room from attic bedroom

Attic bedroom that overlooks the lounge and mezzanine

Uncle Tim's statue

 

 

 

Ed's family

Angie's grandmother and children (Da is the cute one top right)

  Get yer' ducks in a row!...

and the quietest room in the house...the entrance to the attic bedroom

A lovely old French dictionary with two Parisienne ladies calling cards

 

Ed's Mam's old typewriter

  A bodhran - traditional Irish percussion instrument

Auntie Eilleen's Singer sewing machine

  1950's Chocolate box

front door knocker

The lovely uppity downity corridor

Pretty mannaquin  - a gift from Bren

Colm comes home to a great welcome.

Hello my friends . Well the news this week is Colm, my lovely nephew, is back home thank God. He has been seventeen weeks in hospital,and has come a long way. His sister Sarah threw a big bash at the family home on Sat night.

All the neighbours were out cheering - balloons and bunting and lots of welcome home signs decorated the street. My sistre in law, Maria, made a wonderful speech [not a dry eye in the house] I would like to thank all of my friends that sent best wishes and prayers.

 Colm has a long road ahead but thankfully, a strong heart and mind. So this one's for you, Colm - love you .xxxx.

The sister that gives!!!

As you all know Pam [White O'Morn - seemee sidebar] is my loving skin and blister (sister) and, as she gentlly... [jab in rib] reminded me, she is always telling blogland when I get her somthing nice.  I, on the other hand, don't blog as much as her, and me thinks - she thinks this is making her sound not as wonderful as she is! [and in fairness she is wonderful]

So here goes...and I know she is expecting me to tell you of the recent things she has given me [not going to happen!] Ha ha!

... you see, when we were young and money was tight, it was Pam who got me the wonderful high heel shoes, that Mam would have thought a waste of money, but to me  - were the most important thing in the world. ...And the black doll I Ioved so much [very unusual in Ireland in the early 70's] She bought me that too.

She - Pam... was the windswept and interesting one who ventured off to Spain  Holland and Germany and lots of other strange places and brought back treasure for me.

I loved her then [but I still robbed her clothes] and I love her now,... so - Pam.... put that in your pipe and smoke it !!!!!!

Your little sister [gotta love it]... Angie xxxxx.

Pam, with her doggie rescues

Our family, last Christmas

Pam and me, last Christmas

Back to work hiiiiiiii ho!!!!!

Well my friends as you know i have been off work for a good few weeks,sounds great but when you are not feeling the best it turns out to be VERY boring,So im delighted to be on my way back to work,I miss my friends and [Believe it or not ] my job,ha ha never thought i would hear myself saying that,so thursday im back.Had a weekend in the schoolhouse with my good friend Sandra and we [stole] i mean stayed an extra day, a few scoops and a take away ,big fire lighting, some seanted candles ,then we sorted out the world and its wife[well in our minds we did] Dad is still in hospital but doing better thank god .Got some lovely fabric swatches for Pam and she is crafting away to her hearts content[go girl] Will catch up soon and let you know all the news til then take care .Angie x

I am back !!!!!!!

Hello there i have been missing for a while [dodgy back] I have been taking so many drugs that time and blogging have gone by the wayside. But I'm back and will address that now!!

So whats been happening? Well Dad is in hospital but doing well. He said he likes to keep us on our toes!! Mam is keeping the best side out, Andrew, my son, is working in London and managed to lose his passport!... so Iwill have to sort that out for him from this side, and Jessica, my one and only daughter is just fine - a grand young one... Ii love the bones of her! Angie xx

Thrifted Treasure...show and tell

One of my favourite pastimes is thrifting for treasure. Of course, we are much hobbled here in Dublin as we don't have ANY yard sales (how are ye' supposed to live without ANY yard sales?)...we have very few - and mad expensive car boots. So we are confined to a small selection of charity shops and have to be prepared to pay much higher prices than all you lucky people out there.

 The upside of this is that when we DO find some lovely thing we are well pleased. These are some of my favourite finds..

This is my best piece of Belleek hand made bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

One of two matching covered serving dishes.

This little fellow was not a thrifted find but belonged to my great aunt in law. I love the cheeky look on his face. He is very heavy and made from a chalky substance.         

 

 

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These little ladies are tiny and soooo beautiful!

 

 

 

Get your ducks in a line!

The day Dad's hair went green!!!

Pam from White O'Morn told a funny story about her childhood. So now here's another one about the same people [Pam and I are sisters]

Ma decided her hair was goin' a little grey and somthing had to be done... so off she went and bought a colour [light brown - so no one would notice...Huh?]

 Meanwhile back at the house Da had eaten his dinner and gone asleep in front of the fire in his favorite chair. Ma had the colour in her hair, when she decided that Da was a bit grey as well .....so while he slept, she put some colour in his hair!  All was fine 'till poor auld Da woke up ....Ah, sufferin' heart!! "WHAT IN THE NAME OF SWEET ************ have ye' done to me head?????" 

 You see - Da already had hair oil on his hair and it reacted with the colour and yes, it turned his hair GREEN! Well he was like a green haired, whirling dervish, trying to get the colour out of his hair !!!!!!.

The sounds that came out of the bathroom...well it was like the Muslim call to prayer!  We like to call this Da's green period!

Love ye' Ma and Da... yiz still make me laugh xxx Angie.