Grafton Street and Brown Thomas decorations

Yesterday we also took some pictures of the streets. Again, in Brown Thomas they had artificial snow being released outside. It look really pretty, although I don't even think they will be needing that machine for much longer. Temperatures here had a real drop last night, and I am sure the White Winter will be arriving soon.
Before and after Sunset...

 

In the Brown Thomas Hermès boutique there was a little exhibit on Kelly bags. There was a giant Kelly inside the shop, where people could go inside and... Well, I don't know because I did not go inside. I thought it was interesting, but a bit weird at the same time, since once you were in it, it would move a bit, like it was floating or something. Somehow I did not fancy the idea of being inside it. Here are some shots though. I must say I am NOT a fan of Kellys or Birkins, by the way. Not only (and foremost) because I could NOT possibly afford one, but mostly because I am very far of being on a "classic" vibe regarding clothes and accessories anyway. I am more of a Kipling, Radley and d'Autore bag kinda girl. Really. However I must say I love most Hermès perfumes and their lovely scarves (carrés). Oh yes, I do!

 

And, talking about bags, here are some pictures I got from the Louis Vuitton windows, also in BT. Again, not my kind of bags (Mark, rejoice!!!), but they look very pretty anyway...

 

Now back to the handbags once again, these are designed by Marc Jacobs, who is in charge of the LV design for clothes and accessories nowadays, and already for some time. He really gave the house an injection of modernity, with new textures and contemporary designs.

I absolutely favour soft, slouchy bags though, and don't really like sturdy, hard ones - as is the case with most LV and Hermès. I must say though that one LV item I would perhaps consider having one day is a Murakami Sakura one, where the LV logo is mixed to lovely pink cherry blossoms with a happy face. But that is from a collection from some years ago already. So...

Now, the Christmas decorations in Grafton Street were quite pretty and elegant. Big spherical chandelier all over, which would lighten after the Sun was down... 

 

 

And, when we arrived earlier on, we saw some amazing therapy dogs: 2 Labradors and 1 Samoyed. The Samoyed reminded us of Bella. Not physically of course, but his behaviour that was pretty much similar. He was ALL over the place. His name was Bruce, by the way.. A handful of a doggy, really!

 

Bella and I

Some pictures Mark took of us, some day last week... When I look at them, I realiseI desperately need a haircut.

 

 

Bella's Hallowe'en

A bit late maybe, but here are some pictures of Baby Bella on Hallowe'en. She was not scared of the fireworks outside, which is great. OK. But she has that unreasonable fear of motorbikes, which drive her nuts and out of control instead. Anyway, nothing is perfect!

She did not want to wear her Witch's hat. She just wanted to chew it. So, she went outside with her little Spooky Scrunchy and everybody loved it. We also had some kids coming to the house with their freaky costumes, but she was scared of them, ha ha!

Don't forget to click on the pics to maximise it!

These are my cat ears. It's a fluffy headband, which she actually managed to take off me twice! She went nuts when she saw me with them. In truth, whenever someone is wearing a hat or anything on their heads, she finds a way to take it off and just wants to chew it.

And this is the witch hat that she refused to wear! She is pretty much like me! I also don't like having stuff in my head...

Papi is putting the scrunchy on Bella. You can see how sulky she looks! Like she is saying: "no, I don't want it!". I love the way she looks at the camera here!

And finally here she is, walking with Mark outside, always very proud of herself!

Bella loves Murakami...

I received my Takashi Murakami pillow two days ago! It's so adorable. Bella however, thought it was for her of course! Whenever something arrives with the postman, she thinks it belongs to her. In this case, the pillow is soft, cuddly, clourful and warm. Just the way she loves it!

I took some lovely pictures of her trying to have it...

Le Petit Prince

"The Little Prince" was one of my favourite books when I was young. And still is.  Of course, I still remember seeing Gene Wilder playing the Fox in the 1974 Stanley Donen's production. Beautiful.
And being a big fan of SuperPoke Pets, I decorated my very own Little Prince's habitat starring my dragon Ryu-chan! Here it is...

"If for example, you came at four o'clock in the afternoon, then at three o'clock I shall begin to be happy. I shall feel happier and happier as  the hour advances. At four o'clock, I shall be worrying and jumping about. I shall show you how happy I am!

But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is ready to greet you..

One must observe the proper rites. . ."

 

(Antoine de St. Exupéry, "The Little Prince")

Bella's Snap of the Day...

Pillow says...
"Life without friends is like a garden without flowers"

(Click to magnify...)

Of Flowers and Bees Pt. 3 - Farmleigh (again)

Some more pictures taken on a different date in Farmleigh, Pheonix Park (circa 2 weeks ago)... Click on thumbnails to magnify!

(I don't know which species these are, but they certainly look like anemonae, in a deep blue sea, and not something you would usually expect in a garden!)


(There is a rose garden in Farmleigh, and I love their texture and the spiral formed by the petals, like an ephemeral, colourful mandala)



(Once again, my favourites: bergamots and cute bees. I have included magnifications of the bees on each photograph. You can clearly see their shiny coats and beady eyes)


(This is a different, skniier type of bee, working on a yellow flower whose name I ignore. Not as cute as the bergamot ones...)


(Mark certainly took this picture, for I would be unable to focus here. If you magnify it, you will clearly see the spider webs shining at the sunlight. I think it is very pretty...)