Saturday, January 30, 2010

Weekly Winners : 24 - 30 Jan

Join me for a cup of tea ..


... it's all the way from Ireland ...
... while we sit down and browse through my week ....
... of excitement ... when Elaine bought a new car ... brand new .. out the box ...

... while all the paperwork was being 'signed and sealed' ... the boys had fun on mini Mini's ..
...this size is fine for now ... perfect ! ...
... two is even better ....


... need to know the rules of the road before I take it ....

.. "Grwanny ... take a photo of my 'bumblebee' transformer ... pleeeese !"


Yay - we had sunshine for ONE day ..... so, out and about in the garden I went ...
... the asters are bursting into flower ...

... groundcovers under the bench is flourishing ...


... black-eyed Susan is flowering and creeping up the wall ...

... orange crocosmia (indigenous) is bright and cheerful ...

... Pride of India is looking it's best ... all dressed in pink .....
... the purple Cuphea is covered in tiny blooms ...


... and this Euphorbia - Diamond Frost with it's small, dainty flowers is fluffy and soft like a cloud ...

And lastly ....
(just for Jientje ... "peek-a-boo ... I see you!")


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Friday, January 29, 2010

Skywatch Friday :

Early morning sunshine at Aughanure Castle, Co. Galway - October '09

Bear with me - have lots of beautiful Irish skies from our wonderful holiday in October to Ireland - such a beautiful country!!!

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Reached a dream ...

.. that's our Elaine ...


... with her spunky new car ... brand 'spanking' new ... out the box ...
Major ... major decision for her to make ... !!! Her first ever - and her's alone ....big... huge... HUGE purchase .... (with no help from Dad! - well ... except fatherly advice!)


... but it feels good .... very very goooood !!!


The keys are YOURS, sweetie pie ....

... may you have FUN with your new car ... and many kilometres of safe driving ! You've worked so hard and achieved so much ...
YOU DESERVE IT !!!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wordless Wednesday :

Co. Galway, Ireland - Oct '09
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

'Something old ... something new .... '

The sun shone for a very short time yesterday .. yay !!

Connor and I went into the garden for tea/cool drink ... ahh ... lovely .. rubbing bare feet on the thick green lawn and breathing in the fresh warm air ....

I called for Bradley to come outside too ...

"No thank you, Granny .. I'm an indoor kind of person" was his exact reply !!! :) :)



... and this is what he was playing with ...


... this rather 'weather-beaten' wooden garage which belongs to my son Carl .. who played endlessly with it and all his cars when he was Bradley's age .... more than 25 years ago !!!!

Carl would have loved these cars going up and down the ramp and filling the parking bays ...

... 'fast and furious' !!!! His cars were never in this 'prestine' condition .. his were always bashed and battered. He used to make them race each other, then crash together with force !!!! I wonder if that's the reason why he became a paramedic !!!!


Carl will 'inherit' the garage but for now he and Nicole have a daughter, Erin ... a very girly girl who loves 'pink 'everything' ... dresses .... and dollies...
.. but in the meantime it will be 'put to good use'

Monday, January 25, 2010

A gift of light (s) ...

Something special to share ....

Elaine gave me these solar powered garden lights for Christmas ...


... which, once assembled ...


.. and pushed into the ground ....

... needing sunlight to charge the batteries ..

... light up like little fairy lights in the garden ...

Aren't they're lovely ?!!! Even with all the cloudy days and very little sunshine lately they still glow in the dark !

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Weekly Winners : 17 - 23 Jan

Focus on a flower ..... in particular ... a rose

'Garden and Home' rose









... unfolding ...

... until it opened fully ...



... with a new bud close-by ... repeating nature's wonder ...
Another of nature's wonders ..... grey rain clouds hanging overhead for days and days now ...

... and heavy rain showers everyday ....
... and beads of raindrops on window panes ...

Now .. what would a Weekly Winners be without a littlie or two ... just one today ...
... with his mommy in typical pose !!!

"Mommy ... maammy ... maaammmeeeee ..."!
A little blurred ... no .. a lot blurred but just thought I'd share !!!!
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Friday, January 22, 2010

Skywatch Friday :

From the base of Table Mountain - side view, showing the cable car housing and the restaurant ...
Cape Town, South Africa
... to the top !!! This walkway is just to the right of the restaurant ....

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Wordless Wednesday :

Jeanette's new toy

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