Shabby Chic Ireland- Shades of Green

Shabby Chic Ireland- Shades of Green

 

Shabby Chic Ireland wants to celebrate, being Irish!

 

 

......what Irish woman love....and hate about being Irish....-

 

 

.....tea, tea and more tea... "a cuppa tea, now will make-it-all-better"

 

 

.....the great  "craic...."

 

 

 

....the strange relationship with the rain:.......

 

....starting a rainy day with ......."what! is it raining again..!?"

 

....hate getting wet.......

 

 

.......never having  proper rain gear......

 

 

......Irish men:......

 

.....they are charming......

 

....funny........

 

 

.......witty.......

 

 

 

 

....always looking at the bright side...."sure we will have a good summer this year"

 

 

 

....to give out (complain) over a cup of tea.....

 

 

....getting the Friday "messages" (shopping)...

 

 

 

....starting a conversation with a stranger by asking..."where do you come from?"...

 

 

 

.....boiling- food......(cabbage, turnip, bacon, potatoes....)

 

 

 

 

......the Irish mammy:........-

 

-she's the lynch pin of the family....

 

 

-...the relationship between her and her son(s)...

 

 

-she's the only one who will tell you ..."your arse looks big in those jeans"

 

-she can find anything in the house......even the receipt for the shoes you bought five years ago....

 

 

-she can give you a recipe for the best apple tart and soda bread of by heart.... 

 

 

 .....she keeps "club milks" in her cupboard for emergencies.....

 

 

 

 

 

.....social drinking:  tea, lemonade, Guinness....

 

 

 

 

 

....giving directions from one bar to another "turn left at the Dead Horse and you will pass the Black Bird then..."

 

 

 

 

 

....using the outside lane and no indicator in a round-a-bout......

 

 

....the full Irish breakfast - at any time of the day....

 

 

 

 

 

.....ending a sentence with.... "like" -"you know what I mean, like"

 

 

 

 

 

 ....wearing shapeless GAA jumpers.....

 

 

 

......being nosy.....

 

 

 

 

......music....

 

 

 

......poetry..........

 

 

 

 

......potatoes; chipped, mashed, boiled......

 

 

...good apple tart.... 

 

 

 

 

....scones with raisins.....

 

 

 

......a real tan...... 

 

 

 

 

.....you know some one, who knows someone, who knows you....(it's a small country)

 

 

.....everyone/thing is slagged......

 

 

 

......forests,fairies.......

 

 

...using words like "you wan" (for a female), "you man" (male) in conversation and everyone knows who you are revering to.....