White O'Morn Cottage

Treasure Found Should be Treasure Shared....

I was lucky enough to find and buy a box of vintage jewellery treasure and so, I have decided to pass it on at really good prices 'cos I got it for a great price.

 So, if you are looking for something different for a Christmas gift at a great price and FREE!!!!! Yes, FREE = (gratis and for nothing).....shipping worldwide. .....Well, I have just listed some of it on my site www.suchprettyoldthings.com and my etsy shop : Unapam. More to come!

Here is a small sample of the goodies on offer.......

For instance...a 9 ct gold heart locket and I have listed it for only £9.99 ...including postage? Wha?.....

....Yes, I got it for a really good price so I am passing it on (and still making a profit- - and what's wrong with that?) We all win - right?

 

Or a Celtic design brass bracelet?

 

for this beauty click on link below.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33091954

Or a handmade copper bangle? (I've got one of those) (Not listed yet.)

Or a 1930's diamante buckle? (Ooooohhhh - to die for, faded glamour)

 

for this beauty click on link below

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33059992

 

Or a sweet bows and rhinestone 60's pin/brooch? (sweet and innocent)

 

For this simple elegant piece click on link below:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33060355

 

Or an EXQUISITE pair of vintage Hobé earrings? (SO lavish they are almost tacky but quality can NEVER be tacky)

 

for these beauties just click on link below.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=33061158

 

 

Find them here on Etsy.... http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33061158

 

Yup, all here and all going for a song! Christmas is coming so grab a rare and unique bargain for someone special....and yes, FREE shipping. I could not do more for ye' unless I was GIVING it away...come to think of it...I have not done a giveaway for a while. I will work on it and do one soon!

Check 'em out here...... 

www.suchprettyoldthings.com or just contact me via comments.
 

A Picture Paints a Thousand Memories

Welcome to a corner of my home.
 

A simple photograph...of an old sewing machine tucked away in a corner of my cottage beside the fire...Not so.

For it tells a many stories and triggers many fond memories...

*The sewing machine itself...was rescued from a skip/dumpster in Portmarnock, Dublin by a friend of mine. He saw it and thought of me. It came with original instruction book and box of accessories, the original packing slip from the factory, and even the original tube of oil. Some old lady had treasured it for years and it ended up in a skip. But then along came Cecil. Thank you Cecil.

 

*The table it stands on is an old, ornate Singer sewing machine stand...It was found by me in the derelict barn on the land that came with the cottage. Much rusted - but to me it was treasure and I sanded it, painted it black and gold and Paul and I added a top, recycled from a spare fence post. We had much fun putting this together , making something out of nothing and Paul taught me how to use a chopsaw and that was a lovely day. I love this table. Thanks Paul

 

*The hugging frog statue to the right of pic are labeled Pam & Paul. A charity shop find and they called to me ....so home they came and got Tippexed and labeled. I can really relate to how these two hug each other. I wonder why? (Paul on right and Pam on left) Thank you Vincent de Paul Shop

*Extreme right can be seen the pump and pipes for  the central heating coming from the stove, all of them installed by my plumber son, Jamie - my baby. I think he hated every minute he spent working here as it is so quiet and rural and everything a young man, used to the mayhem and bright lights of Dublin, does not need or want (Live long enough son, and you will appreciate it) Thank you Jamie.

 

* The book on the table top is an original copy of "Green Rushes"  by Maurice Walsh, the book the film The Quiet Man is based on. My cottage is named White O'Morn after the cottage in the film "The Quiet Man" and I have copied and recreated the cottage in the film as far as is practicable. It is my favourite film...thank you John Huston.

*The coaster. It is hard to read in the picture but it says " A friend is someone who knows all about you - but likes you anyway" It was a gift from a German friend we met in Canada in  2000. I treasure it for its sentiment and for the friend who gave it to us. Thanks  Klaus.

 

* The lamp. A carboot find and I love it even though only one of the lights  ever worked. The lamp base is a lillypad design and the frog was not originally part of  it but is one of the MANY my sis, Angie has given to my husband Paul, who is a fairy and frog fan-at-ic. For the plague of frogs- Thanks Angie.

So - not just a simple picture at all. But full of memories but whenI look at them, at any of the components, they can trigger a particular memory or emotion.

My cottage is full of these vignettes and as my gaze falls upon them ... settling for a few seconds on them, resting on each like a touchstone, I count my blessings and acknowledge them and think...... "Oh, so-and -so gave me that" or "I remember finding that little treasure" or "That reminds me of..."

One of my many mottos is "Delight in the little things"

 And I do.

 

 

What a Difference two Decades Make!

 

It is my firm belief that we do not look our best in our youth...well not our teenage youth anyway.

Our "hayday" youth which happens in ou r thirties is our best era. I can prove this with just a few well chosen photos from the past....

Here we have an example of "Cool Irish Band Circa 70's

 

 McNasty they were called, (bell bottoms made everyone look like their knees were tied together)

Photo taken in St Anne's Park , Raheny, 1970's...

 

...and "Cool Irish Band" Circa 90's - I rest my case!

Irish rock band, Loose Change, taken in1993

 

Now ....do you recognise anyone? Yes, one of Loose Change was also in McNasty. But that's not who you will recognise -but...another member of Loose Change is well known to you.

Yes! That handsome devil on the left is my husband Paul. It was taken at the wedding of  band member on the right, Wes Singleton. In the middle is the third band member, Gary Dixon, but more of him in a minute.

Now, I'd best poke fun at myself ('cos if you are going  to dish it out you've got to be able to take it too!)

Below a pic of ME taken in 1975. It was taken in Rue de Boucher, Brussels and yes that is Paul with me. We were buskers in those days. (actually, technically I was not a busker..all I did was smoke and count the money)

 

Look at those narrow hips! I wonder where they went? And is that a cigarette?!!!! yes, I used to smoke in those days. Paul had an afro hairstyle in the seventies. He used to grow hair in the seventies.

 Ahh, where did it all go? Time? hair? bad habits? narrow hips? All gone now ...(except for the narrow hips - I still have those...I DO - it's just that they are buried deep inside my new hips)

Here's a few more of us in that era.

Paul busking in Brussels with Tom Wordsworth from England

And below with Mal Langsdon from England. (He is the  photographer who compiled the facebook vid featuring us and some other rockers.)

They are playing in the restaurant, Au Tire Bouchon, Brussels, where Paul worked as a dishwasher. Mal was a photographer for UPI at the time. We met him on our first night in Brussels in Au Tire Bouchon (the Corkscrew)  and he gave us his apartment keys as he was going away for a month on assingnemt to Seveso where there had been a disaster. Can you believe it?

His friend and neighbour, Ruth Gruber, a journalist with UPI,  said

"Mal, don't do it - don't give your home to two strangers for a month - you don't know them!"

But Mal did, and we did not wreck his home (but I have to confess, I did eat all your Bovril...yeah, that was me, mea culpa - I owe you a jar of Bovril)

Ruth, was our/Mal's  next door neighbour and kept a beady eye on us but we soon became close friends with her and her cat, Star.  (she got to know us and caved in and realised we were good people)

We are all still in touch on Facebook after all these years...Hi, Mal- Hi Ruth!

Ruth wrote a piece about us as buskers for an American newspaper, I will find it and post here. I still have it. (Busker = street musician or troubadour!)
 

 

Oh, how I loved my hippie cheesecloth maxi dress and Paul is wearing a Guinness t-shirt. This was taken outside a restaurant in the Rue de Boucher, Brussels where Paul played for money. (Gawd, I look like a bulldog chewing a wasp!)
 

Now I will show you some examples of what a difference two decades make.

This is Paul in the seventies...

 

...and in the 90's

 

Me in the 70's...

 

And in my "heyday" the 90's

 

 

and here is band member of Loose Change, Gary,  in the seventies...

 

And the same rocker in the 90's...(I think his right hand has been surgically attached to his right hip since the seventies)

 Hi Gary.

I will be very kind to us all and not show a pic of any of us another decade or so on. (We all look exactly the same......no - really - we do!)

Here is another photo of the McNasty's and their fans. Just LOOK  at the fashions then! Do you remember those clothes? Been there, done that, wore the t-shirt.

 

I'll leave you with a photo of myself at the height of my cuteness wearing a very short skirt and showing my knickers! Shameless hussy that I was.

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Vintage Motherlode! ...from Postman Pat.

 

My postman loves me. Yes, he does.

I shop on Ebay and so.... he is assured a secure job until his retiermient :-)

(Recession me arse!  Stick with me - all will be well)

I love my postman too. He brings me goodies on a regular basis. It feels like he is bringing me pressies and I am gushingly grateful to him every time. We have a great relationship ...me and my postman (he brings bills too but they are for Paul).

He only ever sees me in my pj's with bad bed head hair...you know the style? (Yeah, the one that looks like a gorilla broke into your bedroom at night and swung you around in circles for a while. That one. Interesting to say the least.)

But my postman? Does he care? Not a bit. He loves me. I love him. Simple.

Postman Pat.

 Yup, his name is Pat. (But sure this is Ireland and most men are called Pat or a variation of same)

I'm a woman and I'm nearly called Pat meself...if it wasn't for the M at the end of Pa...I'd be Pat wouldn't I?.

 Even some Americans of my aquaintence (you know who you are!) are named Pat, Patrick, Padraig Padhraic, Phairic or Paddy. Great ol' name. Gotta love it.

Anyway, I digress. Postman Pat brought me a treasure trove of vintage sewing notions this morning...all contained in a fab vintage tin from the 40's.

MOTHERLODE!

I bought a vintage tin on Ebay 'cos I am in my vintage tin phase.

 

Gorgeous tin. Sweetpeas flowers raised on lid and the word "Workbasket" engraved on it. Lovely.

I love it and I have not even opened it yet.

No one bid against me and so...£6 on Ebay? Good value? YES, Love it already!

 I knew it contained some sewing notions but I had fallen for the tin and the notions were to be  a bonus.

Rusted clasp...very hard to open....

 

I love rust I must say. Wouldn't you love to be the one to prise open this rusty clasp to reveal what lies behind?

BONUS! Yeah. yup, yes, it was burstin' with treasure from 1930/40's - gillions of them.

 

 

This tin was a toffee tin by Blue Bird Toffee and it has a lovely graphic of a little boy inside the lid. Some lady kept all her sewing notions in this for decades. It contained EVERYTHING  one could want.

Close ups of the precious items.

 

Mending yarn? Love it! Here is a small sample of the 19 cards!

 

 

St George Pansy Quality Bias Binding? I have been looking for this for years!

 

Knitter's ribbon? Never heard of it - did you? I'm a knitter. I did not know I needed ribbon. But now I have some.

 

Wooden Spools? Love 'em. Here are a FEW of them.

 Like vintage buttons? yes? Here is a SAMPLE of my new collection.

Below: is a pack of hooks and eyes...labelled "War Tme Pack- Extra Japanned Finish" Lovin' heart!.... 

 

 Above: Sounds brave and durable. Let's look at the other side...

It says "By appointment to her majesty  - The Queen & Queen Mary"

 

I just knit a cardi for myself and I need a hook and eye and I will be using one of Queen Mary's for it. (Well, if it is good enough for Queen Mary it is good enough or this lol' ol' rock chick!)

Do you need to repair your HOSE?  ....or need to make your mark with some 60 year old tailor's chalk? Here it is ...I got it. 

 

BELOW:

What is this?

Well, it is a close up of a pin cushion. Hmmm. But some wonderful lady many years ago went to the trouble of handmaking this. Crosstitch? knitted? Woven/ tapestry?  I don't know. But I do know that it will be given a new lease of life by me - as I will stick it with my pins and USE it. She made it to be used and so it will be.  Neat, careful, perfect work for a simple pincushion. It has been in an attic for many decades and now it gets its time in the sun.

 

Love this piece of vintage sewing notions....

 

Above: When did you last darn your silk hosiery? Well, next time...if you need shade 30? ....I'm yer' man...erh...I mean woman.

KIMME!!  Stop, desist, don't do it anymore.... I have found the darning mushroom of my dreams - so you are off the hook (She was looking all over Germany for one of these for me)

Vintage darning mushroom. Mine ...all mine...and found in the magic box of goodies...here it is ... I will use this. I have just started to knit socks and having spent hours knitting these I don't intend to throw them out just because they have developed a little hole at heel.

 

So - what was the most amazing item in the box?

These were..... Old crochet hooks. So tiny  - they are for mending silk stockings. How tiny do they have to be? I have included a normal ballpoint pen to give you an idea of scale.

 

 

Here is a pic of a the tip of the ball point pen for comparrison...

 

In this day and age...would you have the patience to repair your hose with this tiny instrument?

Well I hope you enjoyed the tour of my new old tin. I had a miniature china cabinet and made a display of these items. Love it.

With the doors open

 

and with the doors closed.

 

Finally...need a laugh? click on youtube  link below so.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcPMKD8GFkI

 

 

 

 

 

 

My First Socks!!! 1st Cardigan and 1st Buttons on Bow Brooch

Some time ago you will remember that Kimme of Irish Cottage Dreams challenged me to a sock knit off. I had not made them before but am so glad I tried as I am very happy with the result and even went on to make a pair for Paul...cosies for his tosies!

And here they are......(drum roll) Tadaaaaaaaa!

The inaugural SOCKS!

 

Don't believe me? They look too good? ...and you think I might have put up a pic from a pattern. No way! Oh ye of little faith. Here I am modelling mine.

 

I must get a pic of Paul modelling his too. Will add it later.

Many thanks to Ivy and Lace Cottage's Marilyn who gave me  great help when I got a bit lost on these. I was about to sign myself into a home for the bewildered.

Thanks also to Kimme too for the challenge as I would never have got around to it otherwise. Now you have to show me yours Kimme! 
 

Why stop at socks? I got very adventurous and had a go at a cardi for myself. It is made from Braemore 50% wool, very thick yarn and knitted up really quickly. I love it even though it is a bit too big for me...just means I have a licence to eat methinks! 

 

Then I had to make a wooly flower pin for it from my "One Hundred Flowers to Knit and Crochet" I love that book.  This is crocheted and is called Lazy Daisy (reminds me of a fried egg ) Very easy even for a rookie crocheter like me.

 

I am now working on a gorgeous scarf from a pattern from the  Berroco range of patterns (as was the cardi) - Nimbus the cardigan is called and Rose for the scarf. Mine is a lovely blue Tweed Aran yarn... Google Berroco Knitting Patterns to find them. They have a fabulous range of patterns and all divided into skill levels and many are free. Mine are both from the easy level.

 

This  is what I am aiming for...

 

Gorgeous? Yes,....yes, I am aiming to be as gorgeous as her!.....to have a scarf like that, hair like that, a figure like that.....Oh well, I'll settle for the scarf. Here is a close up of the detail.

 

So easy to make as it is just rib but you knit into the back of the knit stitch to give it the twisted look.

Not only knitting but I have also been inspired by Twiggy's recent gift - a  gorgeous felted/buttoned brooch/pin. Here it is.

So I put my own spin on her design and came up with what I like to call "Buttons on Bow Brooch"

It looks great on that white sweater above pinned at a jaunty angle along the side of the crew neck (no, not worn in the middle like a feckin' clown!) Thanks for the idea Twiggy! You can nick mine now!

Ahhhh, you spotted the Cath Kidston fabric behind the brooch right?

Last night I made the neatest knitting bag (I don't mean cool or nice) but NEAT as in tidy and well made...I am never satisfied with my sewing attempts  always finding I have made a silly little mistake - until now. I am getting better. The nearest to perfect as I have ever done.

It is a Christmas pressie for a knitting friend of mine.

KIMME! CLOSE YER' EYES AND DON'T OPEN THEM UNTIL CHRISTMAS!

Of course I had to show it here and now 'cos I can't hold me water!

 But don't worry as Kimme will still get a surprise when she looks inside........(I am keeping that secret)

I am also working on a gorgeous little project for Angie of the Old Schoolhouse. We are sisters as you know and this year all us sisters are doing the sister bag pressie. That is lots of little presents of goodies that we know will go down a treat and so much fun opening all of them. Sure it's just like Christmas...Oh yeah, it will be Christmas!

Back to the NEAT knitting bag. I put in a long pocket for spare needles outside and a smaller pocket inside for knitting notions.

 

I decided to add my own shop label "Such Pretty Old Things" to decorate the pretty old blue ribbon at top of pocket as seen in this pic.

Close up of the inside lining and notions pocket  -and my neat stitching.

 

Do you see the lovely blue ribbon trim? Well, it is 50 to 60 years old. It came all packed up in its original pack with old label and I agonisied as to whether I should use it or not. 

 In the end I decided that Kimme is worth it! ...so I took a photo of it as I opened it. I'm so glad I did use it. There was exactly the right amount in the right shade. Here it is just after I opened it up.  "Pikaby Knitters Ribbon" I kept the pretty labels of course. I often have that dilema with vintage sewing notions because it seems a shame to use them but seems a shame not to too!

 

What else now...oh yes, I have been on Ebay, doing my bit to end the recession by shopping for Ireland.

I bought these lovely darning mushrooms from Oxfam on Ebay. I was surprised to find that Oxfam sell on Ebay.  So not only did I do my bit for the economy but I surported one of my favourite charities too!  They turned out to be much bigger than I had thought (who has time to read the whole description? Just spend, spend, spend)

I will keep and use the smaller one but I just have to paint the bigger one red with white spots for the cottage window to go with all of Paul's fairies and frogs that live there!

 

 

Sure what kind of a sock would you be darning with one that big?

Thanks for visiting and have a lovely weekend!

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

Adorable Animals in my World

I just can't get enough of animals and they do seem to search me out! Stalked by animals I am.

We woke up one morning in the cottage to find a family of donkeys in our meadow. I adore donkeys.

 

A close up of the baby one.

 

Our meadow is open and it seems that every loose or stray animal finds its way to it! Maybe my weeds taste better than their own fields? When Twiggy and co. were staying there it was sheep. I had a herd of cows and we had a horse for a while too.

Chewie was sitting just at the right angle for the sun to catch her heart shaped ID disk so I grabbed my camera and snapped. It is a bit blurred but I love it. She reminds me of ET's heart glowing!

 

Now our Holly just knows when I have bought her a present and goes mad trying to find it in my bag. She starts with the look that says "What did you get me? YOU Did get something? YOU DID! It's in this bag that you love so much"

 

Holly then has to thoroughly investigate it....

 

Ahhh, Dog Beer? Who knew?

 

Chewie! You have gone a funny shape!....oh no she hasn't it is just Pretty snuggling up to her bum. I can't tell where one ends and the other starts.

 

Pretty Pants!

Of course I can't leave out Pants, the cat ( Iam secretly changing her name to Pushkah...you know pussy cat - Pushkah.) Don't tell Chris. Paul calls her Peteesha. Poor thing  is having an identity crisis!
 

Honourable mention goes to Mick the Human Dog, he belongs to Angie,

and poor little Shadow the pomme from next door and her companion westie, Freddie

How Does Your Garden Grow?..Cottage Garden Bloomers

What's bloomin' in this Indian Summer we are having this year?

I'm not an expert gardener but I do love flowers. In the cottage garden we have....

I think these are called Anemones. My sis, Catherine , gave these to me and they have bloomed each year since. Aren't they lovely?

 

Gladioli droop over the garden fence.

 

On the garden gate we have this lovely fairy proclaiming..."Tranquility is a summer breeze"

 

 

The nastursums are running riot in the cottage garden as they always do in late summer.

 

In the corner are the rich sweet hydrangias. This was a gift to me from my next door neighbour in Dublin.

 

Just outside our cottage is this boreen (bóther-een = small road) these gorgeous orange flowers have been here for decades. They are clumped at each side of our entrance to the cottage garden. This road leads down the mountain to the town of Ballinamore.

 

...and here's a close up of them.

 

Let's enjoy them while they last.  There's a long winter ahead.

More Cottage Garden (Handcrafted) Bloomers

I wa in my local CS today and could not believe my eyes when I spotted this beauty. A huge, 20 x 18", exquixitely worked cross stitch/tapestry?  I have never tried either of these crafts so am not sure which. It is a picture of a pretty cottage and cottage garden flowers. Here are the pics of it both full  and closeups. Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isn't it just beautiful?

I don't want to make you all sick now, but the price was...€8 which is approx £7 or $11 dollars. This is my favourite thrifted find this year.I think it will look wonderful in the cottage. My lucky day!

 

 

On Your High Nelly! Rust is a colour...right?

I got a new bike. It is called a High Nelly. Here it is...it is rust coloured. Nice isn't it?

I also got a matching gents version for Paul. His is blue with fetching rust details. Green with envy ye' all are because of our blue/rust coloured bikes.

 

They are original 1940's//50's ones known here as High Nellys. Stored for decades in someones shed in County Kildare. I wanted them to do a project for the cottage garden and one for Angie's and Catherine's gardens.  I have another one stashed up in Leitrim. This is how I see them turning out. Will keep you posted as to progress. What colours do you think? I can get any colour to spray paint them. Just can't make up my mind.

 

 

Winning Pearls

My sister, Teeda in Canada sent me photos of these divine pieces of jewellery she made for a competition. Aren't they super? Her hand crafted jewellery is amazing. See her blog on my sidebar Beadiva

The one below is called Ripples

 

...and this one is called Pearl on a Wire. I really hope they win. They are beautiful. Gotta love pearls girls!

Shaggy Shadow Dog Story

Look who moved in next door. A puppy pomeranian. She is adorable but at only three months old she is has been traumatised and is terrified of people. She was bought by a family whose 2 year old child was very rough with her. It lasted for a few weeks and my neighbour offered to take her to save her. She trembles and runs from people. 

I hope she finds she can trust people and I did my bit for the cause by giving her lots of cuddles. She seemed to like it but then went back to being so afraid. Poor little thing. She does not have a name yet.  I think she should be called Shadow but my neighbour says that as the westie is called Fred then this one has to be called.....wait for it....GINGER! Fabulous.

 

My neighbour had just got a westie pup a few weeks ago and this little thing totally shadows his every move. It is so cute to see - it seems as if they move as one but it is so sad too.  I'm sure she was taken too early from her mother and is looking for a substitute.

This is Freddie the westie she follows everywhere.

When I had her in and put her on the floor she tried to shadow my dogs, each one in turn. They were not impressed and ran upstairs where she could not follow and then she tried to shadow the cat. Ah, so sad. I'll keep you updated on her progress.

You might have noticed I put a blonde rinse in my hair. Not permanent one though. It will wash out with next shampoo. It is taking so long to grow out my grey I got fedup looking at half grey and half blonde. Neither here not there. Also, it has surprised me to see (and you can see it here) that some of my roots are growing out dark! I can't win can I?

Thanks so much to Josie of Skysillysite who gave me this fab award.

 

I have been trying to get it into my sidebar. Any Typepadders out there who know how to add this?

I get to pass it on to five blogs so here goes:

The Balancing Kiwi

The Old Schoolhouse

Irish Cottage Dreams

AngelMc

Margie Loves Wool

No special rules, just enjoy.

 

 

Recessionista/Fashionista! That's Me.

I am on a spending diet/budget (self imposed - I am not allowed buy any clothes this month) (everything else is fair game)

But....Tesco's - bless 'em gave me a little help (every little helps!) as they were almost giving away clothes yesterday. Two lovely plain sweaters for only £10.....10 FOR TWO? YEAH.

How could I resist? Could you? Would you? No, of course not.

I gave them a unique look by pinning on the gorgeous hand crafted pin that Twiggy made for me

.... and then I knit a huge Peony flower for the other one.

Pic shows me trying to look not guilty at breaking my own rules. It is a look that says " No - really, there I was - minding my own business in Tesco's when this vicious blue jumper mugged me, jumped over my head and refused to leave"

 

I made it using a pattern from that great book "A Hundred Flowers to Knit and Crochet"  I have seen this book on a lot of your blogs. I must say I love it and this is the second flower I have made from it.

 

Who would have thought such fun and fashion could be had for a few euro...and guilt free too as they don't even count as breaking my diet/budget!

I know that is real womens' logic but hey...I am that woman!

 

 

A Message from HIMSELF! (The Quiet Man)

 

Above: Me and Pam this evening toasting the end of a long hard road with a glass of pink champagne. (Not the ALL CLEAR ...but the All Clear for a Year - and we'll take that)

Hi - Paul here.

To all of you readers and commenters of my wife, Pam's blog.

 Thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the love and support you gave us these last few months.

Any of you who've gone on this dark and dangerous journey will know what I mean. To have people think of you at this time and give you a little lift just when you need it means more than you can know. Thank you.

I was asked recently... if my way of thinking has changed any since all this happened? Well I wouldn't know where to begin as to how thinking and priorities change, but one thing I will say is .... I don't think I can ever think of weather the same way again. The feel of rain on my face or wind in my hair, (let's face it - this is Ireland and we get a lot of rain and wind) I can smile to myself and think, what a beautiful day. Every day is a beautiful day.

 Thinking of all of you and yours who are still on the journey. We light a candle every night for you and you are never out of our thoughts. You know who you are.

Grá mor go leir agus go raibh míle maith agaibh ....as mo chroí...Pól O' Fhlíonn.

= (Lots of love to you all and  a thousand thanks...from my heart...Paul Flynn)

 

Pam here .... (NOT  The Quiet Woman)....The wind in your hair???? Wha'  feckin' hair???!!! LOL!) Love yer' guts Flynner.

PS...regarding Irish weather...local lore has it that " If you can see Howth Head then it is going to rain. If you can't see Howth Head it's because it is raining!

 

 

A Thought for Paul

Spare a thought for my Paul tonight. He is in hospital for his last (we hope) treatment. It is radioactive iodine therapy so he is in solitary confinement and no visitors.

 

Missin' ya tonight Paul but I have lit a candle for you and all the others. See you on Friday for a glass of champers!...Love Pam