Monthly Archives: June 2013

A visit to the Doctor!

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Barbara

Brilliant!

Posted in Health, Jokes, Teenagers | Tagged Children, doctor, Humour | 12 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through My Camera’s Eyes

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is The World Through Your Eyes Last week I posted a photo that I had taken of a blue Geranium, and I mentioned that this photo was the result of a single shot not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Photography, Summer | Tagged Bridge Camera, Californian Poppies, Panasonic DMC-FZ62, Photography, Postaday, the world through your eyes, Weekly Photo Challenge | 26 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: The World Through Your Eyes

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is The World Through Your Eyes As a foreigner (although I have lived more of my life in London than in Dublin) I always get a thrill from going into central London and seeing iconic … Continue reading →

Posted in Boats, Dublin, England, London, Photography, Water | Tagged London, london eye, Postaday, thames barrier, the world through your eyes, Tower Bridge, Weekly Photo Challenge | 18 Comments

Happiness is a red convertible

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Barbara

Today I actually got to drive one! At the Weybridge Sailing Club Regatta people were moving boats with a lovely red convertible with a tow bar, so I couldn’t hold back, I had to ask for a go

Posted in Boats, Photography, Water, Weybridge | Tagged club regatta, Regatta, Tractor, Weybridge Sailing Club | 13 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves (2)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Barbara

I found these beautiful mirrors in the visitors shop in Powerscourt House. I didn’t check whether they improved my curves!! Weekly Photo Challenge ‘Curves’

Posted in Art, Dublin, Ireland, Photography | Tagged Curves, Dublin, Mirrors, Postaday, Powerscourt, Weekly Photo Challenge | 30 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Barbara

Here is a photo from my recent visit to Dublin that I wasn’t expecting to be sharing so soon! As I mentioned in my post for the photo challenge ‘Fleeting‘ I visited The Botanical Gardens in Glasnevin, with Dad on … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Birthdays, Dublin, Families, Ireland, Mum, Photography, Summer | Tagged Best Night Ever, Bob Quinn, Curves, Dublin, Glasnevin, Postaday, Sculpture, The Botanical Gardens, Weekly Photo Challenge | 20 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting take 2

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Barbara

Walking on Desborough Island the other day with Wilson, wrapped up in my winter woollies wondering what on earth had happened to our summer (again) my eye was caught by these beautiful delicate blue flowers. It was windy & cloudy, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Summer, Weybridge | Tagged Blue Flower, Desborough Island, fleeting, Postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge | 10 Comments

Another Surprise!

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Barbara

For my mum’s 60th birthday the girls, Peter & I bought 99p flights and went on a return trip to Dublin for the day

Posted in Birthdays, Dublin, Families, Getting old, Mum, Photography, Sisters | Tagged 70th Birthday, 99p flights, bank holiday weekend, Dublin, Dundrum, fascinating aida, Mum, Mum & Dad, Roly Saul, Three Score and Ten | 8 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Barbara

Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Birthdays, Dublin, Families, Ireland, Mum, Photography, Summer | Tagged Dublin, Dundrum Shopping Centre, fleeting, Glasnevin, Nothing gold can stay, Postaday, Robert Frost, The Botanical Gardens, Weekly Photo Challenge | 28 Comments

Our Superhero

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Barbara

Originally posted on Keep Calm And Chemo On:
Today at around 5am, although his spirit was still strong David’s body decided that it couldn’t cope with the pain and suffering anymore and gave up it’s fight after a courageous three…