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My shop is full to the brim with vintage lovelies today
and yes ..... you guessed it ..... I have tonnes more to add this weekend
It is going to be hot hot hot - so I am planning outdoor photos
tunes and green tea
I hope that yours is a sunny happy one too
dommie
This morning I woke up with THE worst headache
and was really poorly - icky with a capital I
I lay watching Loose Women on TV this morning
until I knew I had just enough time to shower
pop on clean clothes - oh and brush my teeth of course
It was a baaaaad look
Anyways - after driving (nightmare) and then at my destination, moaning and groaning
I managed to drink my body weight in tea and consume sugar by the bucket load
All is well now - so for getting through the day
admittedly at time as a proper wimp
I have rewarded myself with a night of TV
internet meandering and blog reading - WITH another cup of tea
So ..... here are a few of the lovely people and things I have visited in web world .....
A Curious Fancy is my new blog love
This little lady has such natural style and beauty
Post Road Vintage makes me smile every time I visit
and
this weeeee pie party is beyond cute
The Snail and the Cyclops always makes me feel calm
which believe me - is a hard thing to achieve right now
Something's Hiding in Here also has an air of calm
and I adore their tools of the trade interviews
dommie
Today I am giving away two freebies to the first two readers who write a comment in the box below
If you are one of the first two readers to write a comment in the box below
I will post a send your kiss gift to you as soon as you send your address to me at
dommie@dommie.com
Two reasons .....
Reason one
Father's Day is always a bit of a tricky one for me
it has happiness and sadness mixed in together
and although I love to chat and chat on my blog - some things are a bit too personal to share
Reason two
Someone VERY dear to me will also be finding this day tough
and I just wanted to mark this post today
with love, thought and tenderness
and remember a man that sadly I never met
yet - his qualities and character live on in one of the very most
wonderful and beautiful people I have EVER met
Thinking of you
dommie
These images make me smile
dommie
I have been meaning to write about Mr Bub's and I's weekend away in Sidmouth
More and more these days
I seem to leave my party animal (ways) at home
and yearn for the bubbling, chilling, makeup less gal I have become
and love the fact that I am more comfortable than I have ever been in my own skin
and love that I have a person who is willing to spend time with me
and not even care that I may look a little less groomed than normal
and adore the fact that he does not even tell me that I look like S**TE !!!!!
I had so many favourite moments
yet - I have to say - wearing my new 'Dommie' necklace that Mr Bubs gave me whilst there
and eating
THE
most amazing lemon cake (with blueberries)
was one of them
I had to tell the girl in the coffee shop - and I apologise for seeming to blaspheme - that
her cake was better than my Nan's
yep - HOW VERY DARE I SAY THOSE WORDS !!!!!
It was chuffing amazing
At some point on the weekend
I had a jacket potato with purple coleslaw which just tasted WAAAAAY better
There were plenty of silly me (and him) photos
and surprise surprise - lots of vintage shopping
plus - it was my birthday while we were away
and this year I wanted a really quiet one
and it was just perfect
Mr Bubs showered me with the most personal gifts
one in particular made me cry in a good way
and when we returned to our room
Pam and Mike at The Hollies suprised me by leaving me a gorgeous arrangement of flowers
that I brought home with me and lasted so long
which was so special as a lasting memory of our weekend
dommie
Today has consisted of watching films
eating junk
venturing out just once with sloppy clothes on
and hearing rain outside practically ALL day long
and
cwtching up on the sofa
Thanks Mr B - for being my man cushion and making sure I chill with you to recharge my batteries
dommie
xxx
This super funny Fruit Buddha appeared today as a gift
and it had lots of big kids (over the age of thirty)
whooping, giggling and munching on nostalgic sweeties
(the fruit needless to say was not touched)
It was such fun
and it's creator Mr G who has been a professional creative for many years
totally surpassed himself
and I think that this is his best work to date .... he he ;)
I have put an order in for my 40th birthday
Wedding - if ever I get married
and
Christening - if ever I have a kiddo and get the bubba Christened
I am afraid that whatever the occasion now
I will be creating Fruit Buddhas
and for someone who cannot cook and has creative fingers
this will be my future in the kitchen
dommie
Now that my new line of catch all pots and dishes is in the shop
I thought that it was be oh so cute to give one away
If you are first to write a comment in the box below
I will post this catch all pot to you as soon as you send your address to me at
dommie@dommie.com
dommie
Finally - My new line of upcycled glass catch all pots and dishes
is available in the shop
and with a continuous stash of glass
there will be more added weekly
dommie
The seaside has always been a great lure for my family and I
We were often on Brighton Beach when I was little as my great grandmother lived there
and I can remember - blowy chilly days on the beach
and my mum trying to get me dry and warm with a towel wrapped around me in the billowing wind
I was given a name
THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN BOTTOM
as believe it or not - I was THE most shy little kiddy
and I was so nervous of people spotting my botty
as my mum tried to change me out of my swimming togs
in what always felt like the most teeny tiny towel
Through years of happy visits to Brighton
I studied then went to University there
and then moved to Dublin - but the sea was never far from where we lived
My Nan as you know lives by the sea now - the sea is literally over the road
as was in my latter days in Brighton
and she always has a stream of visitors
number one ..... obviously to visit her as she is THE BEST
and it is extra fab to have such a brill setting to catch up,
snooze, laugh and munch Nan's fab cooking
The last time alot of us were together
Nancy Nooooo was there too
and I just love the way that little ones make you see the places you take for granted
in such a new magical light
Rock pools - full of little creatures
The smallest of waves - that take on a form of watery creatures
creeping toward you to nip your toes
and ..... QUICK !!!!! ..... JUMP !!!!!
and an expanse of sand
that gives millions of miles to run
castles, rives and cars to be made in it
and lots of holes to be dug - that the seas come to wash away
( One hole I made got bigger and bigger and wetter and wetter
and Nancy Noo is so tiny - she jumped in and got stuck
She is the sweetest kiddy - she took it all in her stride and giggled at her disappearing legs )
With the sun out today I am planning some seaside action of the fleeting kind
and then lots to do for the rest of the day
I hope that you have lots of magical things planned
dommie
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