Fairy Lights

My mother-in-law keeps a string of lights up, behind a gauzy curtain on the door to the back garden. I love them; they make the living room so cosy all year round, and they really make it like a fairy land in the summer, leading out into the tropical back garden.

We have a branch in a green glass vase that I’ve wound with fairy lights, but they’re on a green cord. I’ve been keeping my eyes open for lights on white wire. Way classier.

And speaking of classy, check these out. I’d live in any of these spaces in a heartbeat. Romantic, cosy, pretty and twinkly.

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Love that DIY canvas. Note to self: when we have a bigger house…

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What a neat teeny, tiny room. If it was mine, I don’t think I’d ever leave.

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I thought this would be a great idea for Valentine’s Day this year, just wasn’t sure where to find doilies in Dublin. Any ideas?

In other news, today as I sat in my office, I saw President Mary McAleese’s motorcade fly by. Three motorcycle cops, a limo, and a black Mercedes. Guess how many vehicles we had in our motorcades in my past life? By election day, we had 4 tinted Secret Service suburbans, 10 staff and surrogate vehicles, 4 coach buses for press and I can’t even tell you how many police cars and police motorcycles. It was insane and awesome.

Then, since President McAleese was speaking at our event, I spent the morning crafting a press release with presidential quotes. Heavenly.