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#BloggerConf 2015 at the Marker hotel
#BloggerConf 2015 -Blogger Conference Recently I attended the first ever #BloggerConf (Blogger Conference ) at The Marker Hotel, what a fabulous venue too I might add!! It was all organised by the wonderful…
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Review: The Witchery Restaurant, Edinburgh
As I mentioned, in a previous post, we were recently in Edinburgh, for my Husband’s graduation ceremony. I had heard of The Witchery about nine years ago, around the first time I went…
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A Weekend in Edinburgh
Spending a Weekend in Edinburgh? I have just come back from an incredibly exciting long weekend in Edinburgh! My husband has spent the last seven years studying part time whilst working full time, …
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Eathos Dublin: Review
So we made an unexpected visit to Eathos today, a clean eating eatery and patisserie on Baggot St that I had no idea existed, that’s the exciting thing about Dublin, we’ve become a…
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Gourmet Sausages & Puy Lentils Recipe
Delicious French Puy Lentils with Sausages I love dishes that make you feel really healthy, lots of lentils (especially Puy Lentils) and pulses, the best of everything! My chicken broth soup will always…
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Review: Las Tapas, Greystones
With the rise of the Celtic Tiger, the boom in the Irish economy over a decade ago, we saw a surge of new restaurants, offering a wide range of international fare, from sushi…
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Recipe: Frangipane Tart With Amaretto & Pear
I was watching Great British Bake Off last week, and was blown away by the Frangipane Tart, I had to make it! To anyone living in UK or Ireland, it’s more or less…
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My Autumn Wardrobe Faves
It’s Autumn already and Summer already seems like a distant memory, but you know what? I am secretly relishing the idea of wrapping up in knitwear, cozy nights by the fire, the beautiful…
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Days Out: Powerscourt House & Gardens
Great Irish Houses: Powerscourt House & Gardens “It was a mistake to think of houses, old houses, as being empty. They were filled with memories, with the faded echoes of voices. Drops of…
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Vanilla Pod’s Chicken Salad
One of my true favourite places to eat in Dublin, is the Vanilla Pod Eatery in Carrickmines, every day it’s hopping, from brunch until evening and caters for a wide range of appetites.…
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Hatch and Sons Brunch Review
*Post-COVID, 2022, like many restaurants in Dublin, sadly Hatch ceased trade(and broke my heart, Peaches & Domini Kemp still run several restaurants around Dublin.) I had never heard of Hatch and Sons until…
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Longlisted for an award????
I’ve been dancing on air the past week, not only am I now a full time blogger (as of the end of the week) but I’ve made the Longlist for a blog award…
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Tourists in Our Own Town
Sometimes it’s nice to experience your city from the eyes of a tourist and step outside your everyday life for a change. At some point in your life, be it school or whatever,…
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Wells House, Gorey, Co.Wexford
I recently visited another one of Ireland’s historical houses, Well’s House in Gorey, Co.Wexford. We’re so incredibly lucky in this country, to have such magnificent period houses and estates that are all accessible…