Small Natural Houses

I was having a wander through all the blogs and sites that I RSS to my iGoogle … yeh yeh … more geek stuff.

I came across this guys post of the 10 top small natural build homes and thought you’d enjoy a gander.

Teen tiny places.

This one is my favourite and very famous in natural and small building circles. I call it the hobbit house.

I’ve had a lovely week talking to family and friends on vidcam Skype:

• my brother Marc in Singapore
• my Dad in Perth WA
• my friend Mary in Oz … I’ve worked out what the vid cam problem was and sorted it Mary
• my friend Pat in Boston … she and her partner Becky are flying me to Boston in late September so I can help them build their straw bale home with professionals … they may then fly me back in November for the natural plastering work. Great experience … and I’ve volunteered to be the celebration coordinator.

And tomorrow evening I’ll be catching up with Derek and Lynda via video and Skype … all for free.

Weather here really humid and muggy … makes you want to fall asleep … which I do!

I’m getting some responses to my Build Your Own Blogsite workshop on July 11.

If you have any ideas on how I can promote it … please leave a comment.

I’ll be doing all the usual emailing and postering and chatting with people … might see if there are any other local blogs or sites that would promote it.

slan

Liz

 

Forever Young

A friend of mine left a lovely comment on my last blog post that links across to my  Facebook  page... yeh I know … us social media geeks!

Anyway … thanks Brock ... very apropos for my 50th.

He also sent me  the lyrics.

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

Quite lovely and uplifting and resonates a lot for me and my life … and the way I choose to live.

I then went to You Tube and got a live recording of Bob Dylan singing it … and a vid of Joan Baez singing it … her voice is so pure.

Then I did a quick tutorial on WordPress and taught myself how to upload and embed video into a blog post … took 5 minutes … I love learning.

One more thing I’ll be showing people at my Build Your Own Blogsite workshop on July 11th in Ballinamore.

Already have a few people interested in the workshop … and I’ve only just started promoting it.

Enjoy the music and the words … I think I might have found my anthem … thanks again Brock.

slan

Liz

 

Happy July 1st

Happy beginning of July folks.

I know that when you get older time seems to speed up … but this year has been ridiculous.

Waaaaay too fast.

Any minute now … July 26th to be precise … I’ll be 50 … and that’s when you really get a weird feeling of time gone by … and time still to live.

On Monday I went to Shaylyn for a traditional dance class … great fun.

I learnt a little about sean nos dancing … which is the precursor to Irish dancing and tap dancing.

We also had a go at Irish dancing … it kind of defeated me as all the jumping was hurting my back a bit … but everyone else was having a ball.

I relaxed and watched the others do some caili dancing (set dancing) and just had a lovely time.

I’m really looking forward to other sessions both in Ballinamore and across the border.

Remember a while ago I told you how I had been developing a few businesses and artists blogs for free?

Well … you now have the chance to come along to a fun session with me on July 11 from 1 to 5 pm.

I’m calling it Build  Blog Site Workshop with Liz Biz

If you can point and click then you can do this workshop

It’s that easy … once I’ve shown you a few simple steps.

Who can come along?

• small businesses who want to promote and market their product and service offeringsindividuals who may be off travelling and want to keep in touch with family and friends
• people who want to set up a family blog to share what’s happening in their lives
• community groups and sports clubs who want to communicate with their members

I’ve developed an information sheet ... and Marc once again has used his design genius to make it look amazing.

If you’re interested please contact myself or Shaylyn – details on the poster.

And … please send it on to anyone you think might be interested.

Slan

Liz