Family
When mama switches off the light, You'll still be seven years old tonight. But from the very break of day, Before the children rise and play, Before the darkness turns to gold, Tomorrow, you'll be eight years old. Eight kisses when you wake, Eight candles on
Galway
(And I really am hoping we get to have a bit of slow.)
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A few fun birthday snapshots
Finds
So wrong it's right...
Finds
"A great novel, a truly great one, not only captures a particular fictional experience, it alters and intensifies the way you experience your own life while you’re reading it. And it preserves it, like a time capsule." - Heart the Lover Do you ever enjoy a book
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“Is it too late to escape for an hour?” She wrote. We'd each had our youngest stuck to us for most of the day or the one before, battling temperatures. Viral, soon to pass the doctor said, but it meant they clung to us like teary koalas. So
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Sharing a few fun things that stood out this month.
A little of what I'm loving, learning and living.
If there's one thing Galway has, it's amazing places to eat. It was such a pleasure to get to photograph some of them for Saveur Magazine's Chef Guide to the Best Eats Around Galway. From cosy wine bars to Michelin-starred destinations, working on this
Life right now means I'm not out much at sunrise or sunset, but every now and then I get a few minutes with golden hour, and it's truly lovely. 0:00 /0:11 1×
Snapshots from a lovely Saturday exploring the Burren with the kiddos, and buying far too many tasty things at the Slow Food Festival.
What I read, listened to and enjoyed this month.
A tale of two very different takes.
Nature docs, outdoor sensory play and fun with colourful clay.
Delighted to share my photography from a 14-page feature in Saveur Magazine's Spring/Summer 2026 issue focused on some of the incredible women farmers and producers in the West of Ireland. The piece featured five wonderful women in Irish food – Kai's Jess Murphy, Theresa Roche from
I'm just back from a few blissful days in the stunning Stilt House at Fernwood, where I got to hang out with my beautiful buddy Kathy Rose, read (and finish!) and entire book, and tuck into the delights of the Gather supper club. I remember reading that this
A (laundry pile-free) highlights reel of family life these past few weeks.
On choosing a school outside of the mainstream.
The joyful little green shoots of March.
Creating your own cosy home on the web.