Mid week and more of Irish freebie

Just got home from showing Dad's house again. Think it's going to be another low bid. I know the city's assessed value is too much because the place needs updating but so far the bids have been about $80,000 less than the assessed value and about $40,000 less than we are willing to take. My parents put so much time, effort and love into that place and it is sickening to have it valued so low, especially when you know that the buyer is going to make a good profit on turn around.

Finally got around to changing January blog header out. This new one features two Irish things I especially love, the Claddaugh symbol (more on that later) and Belleek tea ware. In today's zip one of the papers is a try at mimicking the soft pale yellow interior of a lot of Belleek ware; the other is a dark background of shamrocks. Also included is the first frame and a Celtic design. I can't quite determine what the design is supposed to be but I liked the look of it. The heads of the creatures that form it look like hounds but then the rest is all sinuous lines so it could be dragons or serpents. As we go along, if you are familiar with Viking designs you will notice that there is similarity with the Celtic and for good reason. There were Viking settlements in the Northern British Isles and for a long time Vikings and Celts existed peacefully along side one another.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ubdpowyshk5zlt/ws_TheIrishWay_3.zip?dl=0