Back in July I was full of good intentions to write my Styling The Seasons blog post early in the month, before preparations got underway for Number One’s birthday, our camping weekend and our hoiday to Ireland. Needless to say, it came to nothing. Every spare minute was caught up in baking, packing, planning and… Continue reading Styling The Seasons, August 2016
The garden was the first things we saw, after the facade, when we came to view our house and it was one of the selling points for us. I’ve mentioned it before. The previous owners put of lot of work into creating a welcoming space with various seating areas, shaded by fruit trees and a… Continue reading Creating A Rustic Look In Your Garden
Today is World Kiss Day and it got me thinking about, well, kisses. I love kisses and still remember my first kiss with The Bavarian, each of us leaning in across the table in a bar in Dublin on a work night out, two days before we were supposed to go on our first date.… Continue reading A Kissing Home
For several years now we have had an outdoor kitchen in the garden for the summer months. I’ve mentioned it once or twice here before. It is such a pleasure to be able to cook outdoors when the weather is good, even when we haven’t time for a barbecue. For years I used to lust… Continue reading Six Steps To A Simple Outdoor Kitchen
At this time of year and throughout the summer, I am very, very glad that we have a garden with so much fruit and vegetables in it. When there is nothing much in the house to eat, we can wander the garden, pick whatever is ready to be harvested, combine it with whatever we have… Continue reading Windowsill Salads and Storecupboard Suppers
One of the selling points for us with our house was the garden. It is a decent size for the area we live in and was nicely landscaped by the previous owners. But there was one spot that was a bit of a dumping ground. Between the back of the shed and the compost heap… Continue reading Preparing For The Pitter Patter Of Chicken Feet
You can say what you like about Italians but they have style. We spent a great week there last week and while we were there I couldn’t help but admire how well they do things. Take the exteriors of their buildings for instance. Simple things are somehow taken to new levels of beauty by hundreds… Continue reading Italian Style Secrets
This year, while pruning in the garden, we cut our kiwi tree back quite a lot and ended up with loads of beautiful gnarled and twisted off cuts. The Bavarian was all set to chuck them in the shredder, but I managed to rescue a nice stack of the best ones, with the intention of… Continue reading Decorating Our Staircase For Easter
For over two years now this little wooden box has been knocking around the boys’ bedroom. In the run up to Christmas 2013 I bought it, filled with celemtines and had ear-marked it for a little project. When I wasn’t paying attention Number One, then five years old,got his hands on it and began to… Continue reading An Orange Crate Upcycle
Last Friday, in my 5 under €5 post, I mentioned my new favourite second hand shop. Anyone who is a regular reader will know that anything old is my kind of thing. So, finding a new place where I can look at and buy old stuff is always a good thing. Projektschmiede in Rothenburg ob… Continue reading Projektschmiede Second Hand Wonderland
