Thursday, December 24, 2009





Coinneal na Nollag

Lasfaidh mé coinneal na Nollag,
Agus cuirfidh mé í san fhuinneog,
Ag fáiltiú roimh Mhuire is an Leanbh,
A rugadh sa stábla fadó.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Wrapping presents


If the bell fits...

Friday, December 11, 2009

The best Christmas ad ever, back on our radios again.
And now Roo loves it too, listening out for the sound of the train.




(Close your eyes and listen. The Christmas tree in the picture is just distracting.)

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Sunshine and clouds


A sunny dampless day
Lots of fresh air
Rehoming cheery little flowers
How could we be grumpy on a day like this?



Tuesday, December 8, 2009


Cardi and card in the post at last.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Thursday, December 3, 2009

de de de de de,
ooo ooo ooo ooh!
little hand waving 'hello'
smiling chubby face
my littlest baby communicating

Tuesday, December 1, 2009


Little pink flower buttons. Baby cardi almost complete

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Pictures from Dublin


Sweetie jars full of buttons in Rubanesque ribbon shop, Powerscourt Shopping Centre



Friday, November 27, 2009


Sleeping doggy sculpted out of sand, Henry Street


IKEA thoughts on child-rearing

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I'm back!


Here he is- a bit bedraggled and very wet, but ok. Thanks to St Anthony for finding our little dog. He wasn't gone long, but it was raining very heavily and he hates getting wet, so when we hadn't responded to my and Roo's impassioned calls, i began to picture all kinds of worst-case scenarios. And i realised i'd really miss him if he wasn't around.
(By the way, Maria, he and your dog share their name!)

Monday, November 23, 2009


'I can cook!' Here's Roo making another lovely meal from CBeebies' great show, I Can Cook. So far he has made Savoury Bites, Easy Peasy Pizza and today, Katy's Lasagne. All very tayshty and eaten eagerly -even the green bits. I never thought I'd hear him say, 'mmm, chives!' before popping the offending green (and suspiciously oniony) morsel into his mouth.
Quite remarkable.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Baby feet




Investigating footprints.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Project nua


Old project beagnach criochnaithe,
ceann nua needed on the horizon,
to help me finish.

Monday, September 7, 2009

A dry morning, autumn walk with my boys, last honeysuckle (woodbine to Granny) in the air, berries lining our route, rosehips, sloes, elderberries and of course, blackberries (to go!).

Sunday, September 6, 2009

3 year old laughter and surprise, strawberry jelly with sprinkles, cupcakes with strawberry jam and cream, oozy chocolate icing, birthday candles
Bab bab bab. Ffffff. Baby noises. First language.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Lovely news from the other side of the world. Talking baked beans happily gobbled up. Sweet pea scent.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Bellinis, baby belly laughs, raspberry cream Victoria sponge, messages from friends, Roo saying 'Hup, hup hooray' after the Happy Birthday to you song... all adds up to my Birthday!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

kee booboo is go!