March 2010
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Meet Captain Socks (or is it Chairman Miaow?)
Say hello to Captain Socks / Chairman Miaow. He belongs to my friends Sorcha and Eoghan, and they coudn’t agree on a name so now he has two. Although these days, I think Sorcha’s choice – Captain Socks – has won out. The Captain will come over to you in his own sweet time, thank Continue reading
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Irish Blog Awards 2010: The Aftermath
I’m back from the Irish Blog Awards, and although I didn’t win (the incredibly deserving Red Mum did), I still had an amazing night with fellow blog ladies Michelle, Pamela and Ciara. Congrats to all the winners, especially Donal, the Beaut.ie girls, Nialler9 and the amazing Panti. I want to take a quick sec to Continue reading
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Significant scraps
A little while ago, my mum gave me the coolest gift. It was folder containing little scraps, snippets and clippings of my life. She’d been collecting them pretty much since I was born. There was a napkin from my christening party. My first passport. Notes from parent-teacher meetings. Letters I’d written while in boarding school. Continue reading
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Dances with daffodils
William Wordsworth was on to something. There is something undeniably mood-lifting about daffodils. Be it their cheery yellowness, the speed at which they bloom, or how they look so delicate and pretty but are actually quite robust. I am thoroughly enjoying the fling with spring that Dublin has been having. I’m liking the happy, optimistic Continue reading
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Woot!
My borrowed SLR has returned to its owner, so I was flicking through my archives to try and find a photo that summed up how I feel right now, and these vintage wooden “woot” blocks on my bookcase were the closest I came. See, this blog is one of five finalists in the Best Photoblog Continue reading