Irish Fences and Five on Friday

Behind the barrier at Dublin airport

a Scottish Highlander arrives 

to cheer on his team at the annual 

rugby game

Ireland vs Scotland.

The fence alongside Dublin's Liffey river

with the Halfpenny bridge

Our tour bus stopped at this shop

in the middle of the countryside.

It was jam-packed full of top quality
Irish linens, woollen jerseys and so much more.

I fell in love with a blue tweed jacket....

I dithered about and decided to leave it in the shop....
it was a hot Summer's day
and hard for me to envisage the cold Winter days back home.

Wouldn't you know, I've regretted it ever since

isn't that always the way - c'est la vie!

I hope you've enjoyed seeing a variety of fences from

Ireland!

I'm joining Theresa for Good Fences

and

Amy for Five on Friday

Take care and

be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane

To market, to market, to buy....

To market, to market
to buy a fat pig delicious home grown goodies....
Home again, home again
Jiggety jig!!!

When my dear friend Carol was out from the UK
in May last year
we visited the Matakana Market
which is an hours drive north of Auckland.

It was late Autumn so the pumpkins and other earthy vegetables
were at their best.

Are you aware that most people in the UK and France
think of pumpkins only as animal fodder?
 Kiwis on the other hand can't imagine
the quintessential Sunday roast of
lamb, beef or chicken without roasted pumpkin and potatoes!

Are you a pumpkin eater like me?
I know my North American friends are pumpkin lovers!
If you have a favourite pumpkin recipe
would you like to share it with me?
You can tell me here when you comment and
then email the recipe and I will send
you one of my favourites in return!

The crepes here are delicious
but the queue was far too long for us to wait
so we headed off to the coffee stall!

Some enterprising girls have set up a
dog minding stall
so visitors can do their shopping in peace.

It's a marvellous idea, as the day we were there
the market was unbelievably crowded
 wall to wall people
and I'm sure the dogs enjoyed their time out
(I wished I had been a doggy that day 
as I don't like crowds or queues)!

Their are some interesting shops to peruse in the village too
and naturally I spent a while in the bookshop.
Oh and there's a really good shoe shop too!

This week I'm joining

Eileen for Saturday Critters

and

Karen for Sunlit Sunday
please pop over and visit Karen's blog.
Karen is a volunteer for her local cat rescue group
and she is currently caring for the beautiful Purl
whom you'll meet when reading her blog!

I'm also joining
Judith for Mosaic Monday

thank you ladies for hosting your lovely memes.

Take care and
be kind to one another

à bientôt



Shane

Who'll Come a Waltzing Matilda with me?

I love ‘outback’ Australia.

In summer it is dry, hot, parched and dusty

with a raw beauty

that has found a special place in my heart.

In my twenties I lived and worked 

in both Sydney and Melbourne

I preferred Melbourne.

Maldon where our son lives 

is an historic mining town from the

goldrush days of the 1800's.

It is made up of gold miners cottages

an interesting array of shops worth perusing and

footpaths shaded by wide corrugated iron verandahs.

There are deep gutters

to cope with flooding when the rains come.

Any new buildings are governed by strict building codes

and must be within keeping of existing.

Two styles of early Australian houses in Maldon.
I was surprised how lovely some of the gardens look
considering the dry climate.
Roses seemed to do very well
and hedging using native plants were lovely.

There were interesting shops to peruse
and I bought several bits in 'Much Ado'.

How about some dinkum Aussie country music

Waltzing Matilda

We enjoyed our week in Maldon
soaking up the Australian landscape, fauna and flora!

I'm joining Judith for Mosaic Monday

Take care and
be kind to one another

à bientôt



Shane

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