HAPPY PADDY'S DAY!!!

This is what my little leprechaun made at the kindergarden yesterday, isn't it cute? She's started going there 3 weeks ago twice a week and she loves it. It's her very first arty crafty work (outside home) and she was so happy to bring it home. She's turning 2 in 9 days. It's going way too fast!
So I'll use her card to wish you all a very Happy St. Patricks Day. I will draw 2 names shortly, then we'll go to the parade and then I'm off to work (yep, working today!). I'll announce winners tomorrow after I come from work.
Good luck to you all!

La meva petita leprechaun (follet) va fer aquesta tarjeta ahir a la llar d'infants, a que es maca? Fa nomes tres setmanes que ha comenc,at a anar dos dies a la setmana i li encanta. Aquesta es la seva primera manualitat (fora de casa) i estava molt contenta de portar-la a casa. Dintre de 9 dies fara dos anys, el temps va massa de pressa!

Aixi que faig servir la seva tarjeta per desitjar-vos un bon dia de Sant Patrici. Mes tard fare el sorteig, despres anirem a la cavalcada i despres me'm vaig  treballar. Dema quan torni publicare els noms dels afortunats. 

Bona sort!

L'ARBRE DE NADAL - THE CHRISTMAS TREE

Ahir vaig anar a comprar l'arbre de Nadal. Es el primer cop que compro un de veritat. La carretera estava glac,ada i quan vam arribar a Athenry, el viver estava completament nevat. Un paisatge molt romantic, amb  els raigs del sol i la neu que brillava. Vaig anar amb l'Annie i la Nell, vam escollir el nostre arbre, ens el van tallar, embolicar i corrents cap al cotxe que comenc,ava a nevar!

Yesterday I went to get my Christmas tree. It is the first time I buy a real one. The roads were frozen and when we got to Athenry, to the farm, it was all covered in snow. A very Romantic landscape, the sun shining and the glittering snow. I went with Annie and Nell, we all picked our tree , they cut it for us, wrapped it up and quickly into the car we jumped to get back home as it started snowing again!

 Nell and Annie in front of their tree

L'annie i la Nell davant del seu arbre

my tree

el meu

When you come to Ireland you should... - Quan vingueu a Irlanda haureu de...

...visit this shop!!! 
...visitar aquesta botiga!!!

Es una de les meves botigues preferides de Galway. Aqui he trobat les teles per fer la bossa, les faldilles,  patrons i altres cosetes que he comprat per decorar l'habitacio de la Hana. 

Venen llanes, teles, agulles, cintes ric-rac, betes, botons, llibres, patrons, joguines de fusta per als menuts, enganxines per decorar les parets i mil cosetes mes, d'aquelles que no pots parar de mirar i remirar. Recolzen els artesans locals i tot allo fet a ma. Si algun dia visiteu Irlanda, no oblideu fer parada a Galway i visitar aquesta petita botiga. Es unica i no trobareu res semblant en tota la ciutat (i m'atreviria a dir en tota la costa oest!)

Podeu visitar (i seguir?) el seu blog per saber les ultimes novetats. De tant en tant organitzen tallers, potser podeu afegir una experiencia mes a la vostra estada?

I ja que estic tan posada, potser que demani feina a l'oficina de turisme...juas!

It is one of my favourite shops in Galway. Here I found the fabric to make my bags, my skirts, patterns and other things to decorate Hana's room.

They sell wool, fabric, needles, ric-rac, ribbons, books, patterns, buttons, wooden toys, stickers to decorate walls...  a thousand little things more that you can't stop looking at. They support local artist and sell a lot of handmade crafts.

If you ever come to Ireland, don't forget to come to Galway city and visit this beautiful little shop. It's unique and you won't find anything else like it in town (not even in the west coast I'd say!)

You can also visit their blog (and follow maybe?) to know more about what they do. They also organize workshops... maybe you could add another experience in your staying?

And since I'm at it, I might ask for a job at the tourist board... LOL