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o Christmas Tree

There was not a lot of merry making while putting up the tree yesterday. Yes, there are no lights in the middle of my prelit tree!!




After hours of switching fuses, crawling all over the tree to find the wayward plug, swearing & getting Pug looks like this:



I was getting frustrated.

But never fear, Light Keeper Pro is here!





Yes, I really paid that price & bought an extra set of lights. And guess what!? IT WORKS! I need to wait until daylight so I can see what I am really doing. Lol But preliminary results make me a happy camper.

Oh and this helped to. See, even Aine wanted to thank Mr Ben & Mr Jerry.







Yea! I love happy & chocolatey endings! Xoxoxo Nan & Aine

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What I did on my Thanksgiving weekend

1. Cleaned & still am cleaning....
2. Failed at crocheting miserably





(ps -I would love to learn how to make this-- Anyone know how? Or is this knitted? Tried knitting - knitting is a no go for me)


3. Read fun magazines


4. Ate and am still eating left over turkey.
5. Played with little 15pd foot warmer. Awwww.


6. Took an amazing class on how to take better pictures from the talented April!

Now I got to get back to cleaning... Hmm might do a giveaway....
How was your weekend?!
xoxox Nan and zzzz Aine

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gobble gobble

Happy Turkey Day! I am thankful to all of you! Have a joyous one! Xoxo Nan and Aine



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I AM IN the USA TODAY! "Tourist surge expected for the royal wedding"

 OMG  the article has been updated!!! SQUEE!  Thank you USA TODAY!

Tourist surge expected for the royal wedding

By Kitty Bean Yancey, USA TODAY

Media film inside Westminster Abbey Tuesday. It will be the site of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton April 29.

CAPTION

By Akira Suemori, AP

The wedding date royal-watchers have been waiting for has been announced.

 

Britain's Prince William will wed Kate Middleton April 29 in London's Westminster Cathedral. Even though the cathedral is generally open to the public, don't expect to get into it on the wedding day unless you are one of the lucky ones to score a ticket.

But, if this event runs true to form of past weddings and royal events, you can join the throngs lining the streets in hopes of getting a glimpse of the couple or maybe even watch the wedding on giant screens set up in a publuc venue. No word on that yet.

But if you're interested in being in London for the wedding, "the sooner you book the better," says Jan Freitag, a vice president of Smith Travel Research, which tracks U.S. and London hotels. "I think occupancy there is going to go through the roof."

And be ready for hotel sticker shock. I know from past experience that it's hard to find a room under $150. And those tend to be spare and small. Also, hotels tend to demand minimum stays for big events -- maybe longer than a tourist on a budget can afford.

Self-described Angophile Nan Beyer, 39, of Arlington Heights, Ill., jumped on the phone Tuesday to try to book a favorite hotel, The Rubens at the Palace, which is next to Buckingham Palace and not far from Westminster Abbey. Guess what the reservationist told her? That she would need to book a 10-day stay. As for price, "We didn't even get to that," says Beyer, who sells crafts and blogs about British topics at nanandbags.typepad.com. She plans to keep trying, but may end up "having a 5 a.m. (wedding-watching) party at my house."

 "The London (hotel) market has performed remarkably well in the owntown," Freitag says. "In the downtown, London was the best performer" of any city, he says.

According to the latest Hotel Market Outlook, a quarterly report issued by the Deloitte firm, year to date hotel revenue gains in London have smashed predictions; revenue per available room is projected to be 10-15% .

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THANK YOU KITTY!! 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted Nov 23 2010 1:29PM

Holiday Card Outtakes!

*Internal pug thoughts*

It is hard being a model. Quite boring.

I work so hard...

Now can I please have my figgy pudding Mummy?

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She was looking a bit "fluffy"... so we had to go with different pics!  Hugx xoxox Nan and Aine

what I did this weekend

Saw Harry Potter






Saw Fair Game with my cutie Mom and than we went out for hot nummy chocolate.





I learned how to crochet last Wednesday at The Chicagoland Craft Collective from Susie!





Read my wonderful Martha Stewart Magazines from Zenio. I have photographers envy!





Got my hair hair done...guess side braids are in style now?! Who knew! Felt like I was back in the 80's but with better hair product. lol





And of course hung out with my favorite puggy.






what did you do this weekend?! Xoxo Nan

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harmony the movie

Harmony Movie Trailer from Balcony Films on Vimeo.


Or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1smhdF9pKSM&feature=youtube_gdata_player




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Eeek!

Anglotopia.net




Do I need to sat anything more?! * runs off to read*

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my 10 year old self just went....

SQUEEEEEEEEEE!
Because of this announcement...
William & Kate are engaged! Honestly I feel for her- I had a long courtship with my late hubby but still...about bloody time William!


Than I saw she got "the ring". *gasp* and all was forgiven. the story was that Harry got the ring I thought....but I could be wrong....


Very happy for them! I don't like how people have already started comparing her to Di- that is just not right nor fair.

Why am I so excited? It was his parents wedding that made me the anglophile I am! I would love to be there the day of- but since they haven't set the date, the pricing will be crazy, like I will even see anything... It is probably smarter that I hold a 5am party!!! How fun would that be?!

Now I want to create something for the Shoppe for this special occasion - but what?! Your own ring? Ohhhhhhh a ring that is a pin cushion! *off to felt*.

Xoxo Nan& Aine
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Figgy Pudding?

I will take my Figgy Pudding now.





-Yes I have gone off the pug deep end of Xmas cards.





I made a Dicken's inspired outfit for the princess. I guess this is what happens when you don't make a Halloween outfit for her- you start thinking hoop skirts and Victorian bonnets. Or, maybe it was the onslaught of Little Dorrit mini series that I love watching.





I spent the whole day with buckram, wire and a sewing needle.





As always, Aine was not impressed.





But I think it turned out beautifully!





Yes Aine- you almost got pantaloons. If I bribe you with uber good cookies will ya give me a good Xmas card picy?

Xoxo Nan

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