So Rob and Elena got to go to sunny Spain to do some reccy on the potential shops for the new LadyUmbrella t-shirts. Sound’s good right? Guess where I got to go! …….You guessed it…Bergen, Norway!

Bergen is officially the wettest city in Europe. And it certainly lived up to it’s reputation. It rained, several times, everyday. Believe me, LadyUmbrella certainly wouldn’t keep you dry in Bergen, I think the only thing that would is a roof over your head!  But even the rain couldn’t really take away from the character of Bergen. It is a beautiful place and a place I really hope I get to see more of ( i.e personally delivering all the t-shirt orders we get!!). I believe my trip was a success and identified a couple of funky shops that LU t-shirts would feel right at home….More on that later..

The work “behind the scenes” in LadyUmbrella continues apace. We top google searches for combinations of “ladies t-shirts”, “quirky” or “Dublin”, which is a sign of the international ground-swell of support and popularity for LadyUmbrella which can ONLY be good.

Thanks to the tireless work we have been featured in quite a few popular (t-shirt) blogs such as:

http://www.mumsdayout.co.nz/2009/09/commercial-break-www-ladyumbrella-com/

http://www.shirtsnob.com/archives/028331.php

http://quirkyfashion.com/2009/09/07/you-can-stand-under-my-umbrella/

http://www.visteadecuadamente.com/lady-umbrella/

http://getyourspace.blogspot.com/2009/08/lady-umbrella.html

http://rocksteadyvibes.tumblr.com/post/197726663/ladyumbrella-ltd

This is really a quite humbling turn of events. Our website views as well as Facebook fanpage numbers continue to grow. LadyUmbrella says be happy, Oh I am.

Peace

Sláinte

Richard

Lady Umbrella Ltd.,

Designer Ladies T-Shirts,

Website – <a href = “http://www.ladyumbrela.com“>LadyUmbrella Quirky Ladies T-Shirts from Ireland</a>

Facebook - <a href = “http://www.facebook.com/ladyumbrella“>LadyUmbrella Facebook Fanpage</a>

Twitter -<a href = “http://www.twitter.com/rcb0683“>Follow me on twitter</a>

“Welcome to Blog.com.

This is your first post, produced automatically by Blog.com. You should edit or delete it, and then start blogging!”- Sure, no problem.  I’m a complete “noob” to blogging, and I have to admit for a long time I was quite sceptical and a little bit allergic to the notion. Well no, I was more unclear as to the point of a blog. Who cares what I think? Then I had other notions of having a blog as being like something from “sex and the city”.  But then I remembered I’m not quite the man about town, a well-to-do, single thirty something professional with a lot of time of their hands to be curious about and explore the in’s and outs ( sometimes literally) of singledom/life.

Neither do I have some political (or otherwise) axe to grind. No, my life is much simpler than that.  So why do I need a blog? Well, the answer is..I don’t. Nor do I expect anybody to read or be interested in this or any other entry I have. But what the hell, stranger things have happened.

Throughout this whole thing I have been bitterly resisting the urge to turn this into some thing the “about me” section on a facebook profile.  So I won’t.

I guess the most interesting thing about me (if you must know!) is that I’m (delighted to) be part of a new company. I admit, it’s not in a business I thought I would find myself in, but who can say their life went exactly according to plan.  I’m working with LadyUmbrella, and we make pretty cool (if i do say so myself) designer t-shirts. Don’t worry! I’m not giving you the hard sell or anything, but it is something in my life i’m excited about.

Anyway. It’s pretty late in Oslo now, and I really should hit the hay. I like this blog so far. I have nicely eased myself into this blog party. So let’s just leave it at that for now

Take care

Sláinte

Richard

Lady Umbrella Ltd.,

Designer Ladies T-Shirts,

Website – www.ladyumbrella.com

Facebook - www.facebook.com/ladyumbrella

Twitter – www.twitter.com/ladyumbrellaltd