by Rosaleen Bond
January 27, 2019
I'm always happy when I find products I love and they are from Irish companies. In all the masses of things available on the market it can be hard to find those hidden gems that the smaller, lesser known makers produce.
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by Rosaleen Bond
January 21, 2019
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It's really important to me that they feel like it was just that they wanted and like Rachel they leave telling their mam 'That was the Best Party Ever'.
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by Rosaleen Bond
December 17, 2018
When I was a child the drama of sending cards was week long. But it's something I remember doing with my mam. She'd write to all the relations in Ireland and America with a greeting and good wishes and she'd leave the cards on the table so he could write them to his work mates. And all he would put it 'frank' and not even with a capital F. I wonder now if it was a ploy to get out of writing the big batch of cards. I'd take the cards out of the box I liked to send to my friends and agonise over
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by Rosaleen Bond
December 09, 2018
I absolutely love this time of the year. It's a great time and I talk to people in the shop and try and contain my excitement a little. I do talk to quite a few people that don't like it and a lot who find it quite stressful but I think the key to enjoying Christmas is planning it and having a list. Your plan will get you through and so you will be able to sit back and have a very well deserved glass of wine!!
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by Rosaleen Bond
November 15, 2018
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by Rosaleen Bond
November 06, 2018
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by Rosaleen Bond
October 12, 2018
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by Rosaleen Bond
September 08, 2018
This year for World Suicide Prevention day the campaign they are running really struck a cord. It give some tips on #LittleThings we can do to mind our own mental health and the website it's really worth a visit. On #WSPD18 and everyday lets take a bit of time to mind ourselves and mind each other.
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by Rosaleen Bond
August 29, 2018
I've done my research, visited my suppliers, looked at the trend setters and thought I'd share with you the recurring trends that everyone is talking about will be big for Christmas 2018 to give you some early inspiration.
1) Blue, Blue, Blue Christmas
From light blue to dark blue to blue.....
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by Rosaleen Bond
April 22, 2018
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by Rosaleen Bond
March 05, 2018
In today's world a hot drink to go is the norm but when it comes to the cost of that drink not all coffee is the same. I don't mean the price, of course that will differ from place to place but the actual coffee can cost a lot more than we bargained for.
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by Rosaleen Bond
January 10, 2018
Many of us don't like Mondays at the best of times, but the decorations are down, the festivities are over, we spent more than we planned and pay day feels like its never going to come around. But it doesn't have to be.
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