Warning – this is a photo heavy post that may have you yearning for blue skies and sunshine. There are two things I loved about our days at the beach at home in Ireland this summer. Big skies and no toys. Arriving with nothing but togs, towels and that most essential of Irish beach kit,… Continue reading Big Skies, No Toys
Living so far from home has taught me many things, like the importance of family and that friends don’t need to be nearby to be around when you need them. It has taught me that I am resilient, energetic and resourceful. But it has also taught me that I’m not invincible. After a bout of… Continue reading Eking Out
Lately there have been a few situations where I’ve been asked how long I’ve been in Germany. At a birthday party recently an American and I got chatting and the inevitable question came up “So how long have you been here?”. I can’t remember who asked first, she me or me she. She’s here over… Continue reading Not The New Girl
My childhood bedroom looked out on two things – a graveyard and an elder tree. I never gave much thought to either. They were just there. Sometimes, when the elderberries were ripe, my dad would mention that his friend makes elderberry wine. Being a child, wine didn’t interest me much – oh how things change!… Continue reading Making Your Own Elderberry G&T
I haven’t told you about our stay at The Old Dispensary yet, have I? When we returned from Ireland in May, my mind was buzzing with details of the the places and ideas I wanted to blog about. Recently I got round to writing about the wedding (here and here). I also managed to tell you… Continue reading Our Stay At The Old Dispensary, Donore, Ireland
For months and months I posted, wrote and talked about my sister’s upcoming wedding. Then it happened and you heard no more from me about it, which could lead you, dear reader, to conclude that it must have been a bit of a let down. Well, I’m going to have to put things straight. The… Continue reading A Glimpse of a Garden Wedding
So, I could have gone with a sensationalist title for this post . “This 2 Ingredient No Fat Recipe Will Change You Life” or “I made these in ten minutes with just 2 ingredients. You won’t believe how easy it is till you try it”. They may or may not be true. What is true… Continue reading How to Bake Meringue Kisses
A wedding, a garden party and two communions, that’s what we have been through over the last two months. That’s a lot of suit-wearing for little boys. Luckily they seem to love the novelty of being dressed up like their Papa – the white shirts, ties and dickie bows, pocket handkerchiefs and waistcoats were a… Continue reading What’s Rare is Wonderful – Families and Formal Wear
Do you know that feeling of finding a place you really like, be it a shop, cafe, theatre or garden, and hoping it will never ever change? That’s the feeling I have about one of my favourite places to visit when I am home in Ireland – The Brown Hound Cafe in Bryanstown, Drogheda. I… Continue reading Revisiting The Brown Hound Cafe, Drogheda
The wedding is over but normality has not resumed. I mean that in the best possible way. We are lucky to have been treated to our own little honeymoon in County Kerry, Ireland, as guests of The Kenmare Bay Hotel. After the busy time we’ve had so far this year – the lice, the hen… Continue reading A Luxury Lodge Stay at The Kenmare Bay Hotel
