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Morning all! Today, very excitingly, I am getting a new roof on the kitchen. So far we have discovered that the existing roof was quite a bit more fucked than it looked, with the thrilling
find of a large puddle of water having leaked in right above the electricity box! Which was nice.

Going to leave them to it shortly and go play with Ziggy and test out her fancy new shoes - she got used in a farrier's competition at the weekend which means she now has a lovely new set of handmade, made to measure shoes. For free!
It was fascinating to watch them work, making the shoes from scratch and fitting them on - and it never ceases to amaze me how the noise, the heat and the smoke don't bother the horses one bit - the same creatures who can be terrified by a plastic bag, or a white rock on the roadside...

Anyway, some photos!

( New Shoes! )

and now I must be off to test out the shoes, and hopefully have a lovely new roof when I get back (even more hopefully it doesn't rain in the meantime...)

Rose of Tralee!!

ARRGGGH I FORGOT ABOUT THE ROSE OF TRALEE!!! Why is the world thwarting me so??

I thought it started tonight, but it was last night, so I have missed a whole night of Lovely Girls. Woe

Tho heh. Currently on the German rose, who is called Saoirse, and appears to be from Cork...


watch along here - http://www.rte.ie/player/


hahaha she is singing a German song, and all the other Roses are doing a Dance to go with it...

And now New York, Caitlin. Who is actually American. And doesn't like public displays of affection, so the host (who is he? where is Ray Darcy??) is creeping her out by trying to hold her hand.

OOh ooh she's going to dance!! Hurrah! And a slip jig at that! Off come the heels, and she's even hoiking the dress up, excellent form New York!


Dublin Rose... who is a hip hop dancer?? Dress is quite tight tho, so may not get much dancin' from this one. Also first newbridge necklace to go on the WANT list ;p she's getting the Irish in there too

Ahh she's changing her dress to dance. Host offering to go backstage and 'help'. The creep factor is high with this one
And off she goes! she doesn't seem to have changed so much as tucked the dress up into her knickers at the sides ;p She looks ... mental tho.

Bah break for the news. Raging I missed last night. The world thwarts me at every turn today. Good thing I have cider! Oh wait, can catch up last night's online while news is on. Some of it anyway
http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1109216

( last night's Lovely Girls! )

Kerry! Much cheering and lots of Irish. AND a primary school teacher, always a bonus. Was apparently taught in school by the host. Which is a bit weird. No talent either

Sydney ooh with pictures of her as a young irish dancer, which is hopeful. Very Morticia adams dress tho. WOW. Throwing in a dead uncle too. Sneaky. She LOVES CHILDREN. A self choregraphed dance to aboriginal music she wrote herself. this shoudl be good!

skirt up, Jig shoes on but... not remotely in time to the music. Innovative!

New Zealand. who is from Dublin. And looks like she wandered in from a goth prom. With long drawn out stories about how she used to come down to watch the festival as a child. I suspect no talent for this one. SAD TALES of earthquake. She is getting a LOOOOONG interview. A long DULL interview.


thank GOD she's done

Wexford! She is very very pink, and black. and another Primary School Teacher! No necklace but v. pretty sparkly hairclip thing *takes note* She has a hole in her leg. Ooh ooh and a POME!! first pome so far I think. Aww written by her dad as a Young Man. bound to be points for that

Only 4 more to go...

Dubai rose! Dubai?? I don't think Grainne is a native of Dubai ;p and a special . needs teacher, which I think trump primary school. Ah donegal originally! Tho looks a lot like a Corr. Who's actually had a meal or two in the last year. Lovely blue dress too. No talent but a lovely story of rubbing the perth rose's leg in the middle of the night...

Roscomman! (nearly there) very sparkly dress. VERY sparkly. wants to be a doctor. Comes out with a story about how her da once dragged up and won a beauty contest. The da is NOT HAPPY ;p GLARING away and she says 'this is the best moment of my life!' Excellent!
Singing! oh, Valerie? WTF? THIS ISN'T AN IRISH DIRGE!! What is she thinking??? OUch ouch she's had a few too late nights, the voice is definitely going. Poor Roisin.

Queensland (2nd last. hang on in there!) Ooh the bookies favourite. Starts by looking at the crowd and going 'jesus!' good start ;p 2ndry school teacher. Not as good as primary. but, half filipino (and very pretty),asked to speak some and says 'I love hake'... Going to sing. Meh need more dancing!!

LAST ONE

Chicago, in a slinky dress, but telling a dull story. Yay escorts! must go back and watch escort of the year later, much more interesting than dull chicago
No dancing.

And it's OVER. BUT WHO WILL WIN??
More cider while we wait...

Imelda May for the Entertainment, which is nice. ANd last year's rose to do the HAND OVER of the crown

and it really is a CROWN

and there they all are on stage, doing the Lovely Girl Wave at the audience

The man with the results! Dragging it out as much as possible...

Thanking everybody IN THE WORLD

...

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'We've almost 100 local sponsors but I won't go through them all tonight'

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GET ON WITH IT

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JUST TELL US WHO WON FFS

Thanking last year's Rose, so we must be getting closer.

HAHAHAHH he rambled on forever then WALKED OFF with the envelope, they had to call him back ;p

Now going thro all the ROSES, tho not doing Ray's trick of getting their names right.

JUST TELL US FOR GODS SAKE

aaaaand it is...

*drum roll*

....

QUEENSLAND (the 2nd last one!) She didn't even dance!!! Tho, she is very pretty.

And now sung out by a bloke in an enormous stetso, while her Mum joins her on stage. Aww.

ANd the GLITTER CANNONS ARE GO

Thats it for this year