Crafting during storms

I still haven't figured out how to upload more than 5 pics at a time from Picasa, so here's part two.
To continue, I still haven't come up with a name for my gal, and I don't even know whether or not she's finished properly, but I'll check out some tutorials on youtube and see if I'm on the right track.



A little needlefelted atc

These are my swaps for the August atc swap on UKS,I hope my swappee likes them. I used distress ink on the background and a variety of image stamps with Stazon. The letter has been part coloured with brush markers

Back from the not so sunny Southeast!!!

Well we've had rain, rain, and a storm!This is the view of Clone Strand after it abated, wild was not the word for the sea, it was an amazing sight




Here are a few pics of Fairview last Saturday as we tried to make our way into town.

Sandra gave me a pressie of a needle felting kit, so I tried this little woman. I know she's a tad ugly..but she's my ugly and I like her!

Mean while....

Back at the ranch......or rather in Wexford, my two babies were growing up.

Thanks to my parents, my brother John, his wife Sandra, and my sister Karen who looked after these two so well and allowed us some space to just be us.

The older pair just had a ball without Mam and Dad around

And our Princess turned Twenty one Yesterday.....

I'll be back soon with some more catch up!

Finally....

Joey, shakin' her thang...or at least the tambourine!!!! Seriously though, she's TBones daughter and a really nice person. I was very happy to be in her company as she has a wonderfully sunny disposition.


The sunflowers which grew......

......at the back of this gorgeous house which a very generous man named Miles loaned to us while he was away in other foreign parts.Thank you Miles, it made our holiday!

I caught this lad in the living room

France Part Trois

Chez Pierrot in Acizans-Avant where the Liffey Delta boys introduced their own brand of the blues!




The Gite where we spent what was left of the night.

The guys in action.

....and again in Plaisance

Ooops

We spent nine wonderful days in France in the Midi-Pyrenees
I'm uploading from picassa and can't find the edit button, so this is a continuation from my last post!
This is a cute bistro in a village called Bassous in France where we got a spectacular 3 course meal with wine, coffee and Armagnac for the grand sum of 15 euro per person including tip




This is Wolfie who was an incredible host,raconteur and musician. His girlfriend Marie-Ange is a fabulous cook and gave us more than one beautiful meal

Wolfies bar is open to friends of which he has many

Plaisance, home to Wolfie and summer home of TBone Kelly (a nice little Irish enclave in the making)

What I was up to these past two weeks

Well Mams Birthday was on the 1st of August so I made this before I left. Who needs Prima beauty marks if you can use your ever mounting stash of Flowers and brads, not to mention bling......