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Happy Christmas Everyone who reads my blog. We ve been having really festive weather here. Frosty, icy, cold but lovely and sunny. Christmas morning I went for walk and took my camera with me. Frosty berries Sunrise on the trees through the branches Crow sitting on the frosty branches An elusive flower - won't last too long in the frost Winter scene where I live.

I've just realised that I haven't posted on my blog for almost 2 months now. However I've been reading and knitting away though. Below are some of the books I've read recently. This book was fast and easy to read. A strange story about Harry who was a teacher in a small American college where a scandal there sent him packing to Paris. The descriptions were great and I could identify with the areas in Paris, as I'd just been there earlier this year. However, while it was a compelling read, and quite a thriller, I was disappointed at the ending. This is a family story.Based on the fact that a great-aunt of the author was committed in the 1940 s, for 'moral reasons', and duly forgotten. Her husband remarried and his children were later shocked to find out that he had been married before! This story is an extension of himself, a retrospective justice, and now it's his aunt's story. A wonderful compelling story, very well written and extremely readable....

A thoroughly enjoyable read. Beautifully written and very descriptive. Mr Watts is a teacher on the island of Bougainville, when the island is invaded and all the school items and books are burnt. Mr Watts then teaches the children through 'Mr Pip' a character from 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens. This is a compelling read, disturbing and sad at times. The use of 'Great Expectations' as a teaching source is very imaginative and amazing. Matilda's world is well described as is t ...more A thoroughly enjoyable read. Beautifully written and very descriptive. Mr Watts is a teacher on the island of Bougainville, when the island is invaded and all the school items and books are burnt. Mr Watts then teaches the children through 'Mr Pip' a character from 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens. This is a compelling read, disturbing and sad at times. The use of 'Great Expectations' as a teaching source is very imaginative and amazing...

Back in June we had really good weather. Spent a couple of weeks touring around. Unfortunately the sunshine only lasted until July! Lough Key Forest Park in Co Roscommon. A white duck at Dromod harbour Malahide in glorious sunshine Malahide Yet another Malahide photo. Cruiser entering Malahide harbour with Lambay island in the background.

This year we spent our holidays at home, or should I say from home as we took outings almost every day. We had wonderful dry sunny weather and so really enjoyed a lot of what Ireland has to offer, using our home as a base. First day trip was to the coast south of Dublin city, to Seapoint. This is quite near to DunLaoghaire and is easily accessed by bus or train. This is a lovely beach with plenty of rockpools, and is a very popular swimming beach. Treasures in the rock pools.

As it's summer time, there's not much knitting or crafting being done, and so to keep the blog going I'll post some of my summer photos. And so more of Paris - A window in Printemps department store. All of the windows were themed with various coloured large Plastic Rabbits. Some even on the footpath/pavement. More of those later. Certainly eye-catching! View from the top of The Grande Arche at La Defense. Absolutely amazing! That's the Champs Elysee straight down the middle. Under the Arch Can't you see what really great weather we had. It was great.

Spent a glorious long weekend in Paris last month. The usual picture, taken from the 'Batobus' boat on the Seine in glorious sunshine. Some delectable looking pastries! Did not taste any as the queue was so long in the shop I did not feel like waiting.