Halloween has Arrived!

A very Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain to everyone! I love this holiday so much! There’s a little bubble of excitement inside me and I feel like something exciting is about to happen! Nothing much planned for tonight, just lighting lots of candles and possibly making a Barm Brack this morning for nibbling later on.

I haven’t been blogging much of late as life has been quite challenging recently and it’s been difficult to find little glimpses of happiness and fun to write about. There’s a strange energy about at the moment and I’m not the only one to be feeling the strain, that’s for sure. I’ve just been keeping my head down, avoiding confrontation and eating chocolate!

Anyway, just to catch you up on my life recently! Asos.com are offering free shipping to Ireland this weekend and as Freya’s Spell Bottles are doing particularly well on Moonslipper at the moment I thought I’d treat myself to a new dress! Woohoo! So this is the one I bought:

Needless to say, I do not have legs like the lovely model, so maybe I'll wear it over jeans or leggings? I should have it this week – I absolutely love getting parcels in the mail!

And talking about Moonslipper and the Spell Bottles, do drop by and take a peek at them, they’re made by Freya, an old friend of mine and they are just gorgeous to look at.

We’ve also been getting some amazing feedback from customers about the actual spells too – they’re getting results! That’s what I like to hear! Click here to read some more.

And we finally finished our Chinese Horoscopes for 2011 – they’re more in-depth than any other year and I think they’re fantastic. It’s the Year of the Rabbit….

Check out what sign you are and what 2011 holds in store for you here - I know you'll really enjoy them!

I hope you have a fun, festive and magical Halloween night, whatever mischief and merriment you get up to! Siobhan xox

Misty Sunday morning

The past 3 weeks have had some lovely moments and some not-so-lovely moments...but I won't be talking about them!

Here are some of the happier times so far in April:



Walking through our forestry in the early morning mist...enchanting...




The tiny little egg we found, all on it's own, nestled in a bed of leaves and moss...




Discovering that vegan double chocolate fudgey cupcakes taste amazing!




Re-reading Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers again. A favourite book from my childhood.

Hoping you have an amazing week, full of magical moments and happy surprises! xox

The Inaugural Post

My first post!

This blog is intended to be about the magical, whimsical things of life, in Ireland, where I live.

Just to get a little snapshot of me, I live in the southeast of Ireland, on the coast, in a 400 year old house with forestry all around.

These are the things I like:

The whimsical, the magical, the fairy-ish










Green, dark, luscious trees











Sprawling museums










Mocha coffee, any coffee

Old Cemeteries

Chocolate













and my orange cat Charlie

Here's what I don't like:

Gossip
Bad manners
Fish
Avocadoes
Dried flowers
The cold
Trips to the dentist
Moodiness
Vacuuming

Like everywhere in the world, Ireland is proving a challenge to live in. Everything is way too expensive (for what you get), people are in a bad mood constantly, the roads are....indescribable, and everyone whines constantly about how bad everything is.

So, what you won't find on this blog is negativity, or complaining or whining.

There's enough of that around already!

What you will find are things/people/moments that inspire and uplift me, that make me smile, make me laugh, make me go weak at the knees (in a good way).

Wishing you happiness and a delightful week ahead!