Fast forward two years and I thought perhaps for this birthday I should make up for it a little!
Our neighbours had an incredible painting done when they first rebuilt their house and I always admired it, their home is completely different to ours, super contemporary albeit lovely, where ours is more of a French Provincial style with our own eclectic taste thrown in for good measure.
The artist, Georgina Hart, has her studio alongside our favourite cake store Kiss Me Cake and when I went to organise Zoe's First holy Communion cake back in October, it dawned on me that we could commission a painting by the wonderful Georgina.
Today the girls and I went and indulged in cake and coffee (well they had water!) in amongst all of Georgina's wonderful work and collected our painting "Wish Upon a Sunset" ready to gift on Tuesday. (That is it in the bubble wrap with the big red bow!) The girls are so excited to give this to their dad, an artwork based on them!! They are equally excited about the i-phone cover and the back scratcher, so that was good news!
One of my To Do's for 2014 was to begin the path of learning to play the piano! So Ciára and I started last week (Zoe will do flute with school). We have hired an electric piano and we are loving the lessons and the practice. I dream of a baby grand in that room, but for now, this fab piano will get us through!
