Happy Bloggy Birthday to Me!
So today is a bit momentous. I’ve been writing this load of auld fanny for two whole years. Can you believe it? From right back in 2006 when we moved to Dublin and lived with hundreds of rabbits called Paddy, right up to lubly ol’ present-day English Towers, it’s been a whole wondrous, awful, fantastic, terrible, happy, sad, and very silly 24 months!
So in honour of this momentousness (is that a word?), here’s a little selection, a little smörgåsbord, if you will, of random posts; all giving you a flavour of my little world. From initial Language difficulties, adopting (and sadly losing) our first, beautiful greyhound and discovering a bit more of our new home by exploring beautiful Connemara, to our first St Patrick’s Day. Then there’s discovering who I am, who I’m definitely not, and a bit about Bert, to a bit about my wondrous Hubby and thoroughly mental children: the Mad Professor, and the salad dodger, my wonderful, bonkers bestest friend, Jen, and through moving houses and making new friends, finally to the pain of losing them.
That lot should keep you occupied for a while. Enjoy, I’ll be back soon. Mwah x
I remember the wonderful B – think she was related to Taffy somewhere along the blood lines.
That is when I first started visiting your blog and I’m still here
I will raise a glass to you and your blog tonight xx
Here’s to the next two
Grandad: Thanks, beardy one. And thanks for creating my lubly blog. xx
Thrifty: Gracias, thanks for continuing to pop by x
I love your blog – it is one of the reasons I never get any work done!!
Keep up the good work and Happy Birthday.
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane, it was very bittersweet reading about your old house and wee Becks. That means I’ve known you for approximately that long, so I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you for high pitched phone conversations at odd hours, our little running text commentaries, introducing me to the joys of Butternut Squash and being so kind (and Hubbs!)as to drink my poisonous cocktails and leting me be Honourary Aunt to your fabulous boys.
Can’t picture life without my dizzy, smart, talented and thoroughly fecking bonkers best friend! Mwah!!
Kate: Thankee! Bert sends slurps x
Jen: Aw, likewise. Oh yes, it’s our anniversary too. Weird to see a friendship played out in blog posts! Ooh roasted butternut squash with garlic…droool… Thanks for the greyhounds, a gazillion texts, nearly as many bottles of wine, and pogoing at Linkin Park, and yes, those ‘OHMIGOD!’ phone conversations… Mwah backatcha. Oh and you texted me as I was typing this! Spooky x
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Have to confess though, I’m only using you for Bert and your yum recipes (lamb kebabs being my favourite so far!).
Thanks for keeping me entertained every day
Jennifer.
P.S. Any chance of Friday Photo being Bert???!! Ah go on…..
Aussie! Thanks. I’m planning a redesign (and baking a particularly large batch of my new recipe chocolate chip muffins – you know I bake in a crisis!) xx
Tina: Thanks and welcome – here’s to many more years of us all talking utter rubbish together! x
Please blog Hubb’s reaction when you tell him that! LOLOL!!
Creative •Proud •Risk-taking
•Fun-loving •Dramatic •Dignified •Theatrical
•Passionate •Affectionate •Loyal
•Loves attention •Very strong •Independent
•Noble •Leader •Sunny •Bright •Magnetic
•Powerful •Enthusiastic
•Protective •Adoring •Playful •Inventive
•Generous •Supportive •Warm •Broad-minded
•Expansive •Faithful •Warmhearted •Loving.
Here’s to many more years of tapping away EM!!! I found you shortly after moving to Ireland and you and Grandad were the first blogs that held my attention and became a morning feature in my life!!! Thanks.
Nats: ‘Loves attention’? Moi? Surely not! Thank you for my horoscope I think it sums by little webbie to a T! Mwah xx
Mary: Hmm, not sure how good ‘or something’ is!! x
Where’s the champers? I’ll just pop out and get the cake…
June: Aw thanks. It wouldn’t be the same without logging in and seeing you’ve all commented. Mwah x
Ma: Aw thanks – miss you lots too. Stocking up for your visit, though! hee hee! x
Drowsey: Thanks, matey. Lovely to have you aboard x