Emily from lovely blog From China Village recently shared a great link to this thought-provoking Design for Mankind piece about ‘slow blogging’. It’s something that’s really struck a chord with me. When I changed up this blog back in December, I was really excited abou
Thanks to a very generous Vicki Notaro, Ben and I were lucky enough to spend a few days down in Ballymaloe, Cork. We stayed in the beautiful Ballymaloe House, and took a two and a half day seafood cookery course at Darina Allen’s Cookery School. I fell in love with the light; dappled and gorge
Isn’t this a cute postcard set? With original photos taken by A Pair of Pears and lovely typography they would be great for sending random little notes to friends (something I wish I did more).
You know when you find a blog and you feel like you know the person behind it? That happened to me recently with Rincy of A Little Bird. A Dublin-based gal blogging about the city, eating and travel, a friend sent me a link to her gorgeous site and thought we might actually know each […]
For some LOLs and hand-lettered prettiness, head to Daily Dishonesty. Created by graphic designer and illustrator Lauren Nicolehom, the site is dedicated to those little white lies we tell others (and ourselves) and is a fun mix of humour and typography. You can buy prints here, and even suggest y
Passenger, aka Mike Rosenberg, is a UK singer songwriter who caught a lot of people’s attention here when he opened up for Ed Sheeran at his Irish shows. Like Ed, there is more than meets a first listen. His ballads are sweet and folksy, his voice earnest and raspy, but his songs are shot th
My friend Emma and I recently dashed in for an early evening cup of tea at Hatch & Sons, the lovely new little cafe in the basement of The Little Museum of Dublin, St Stephen’s Green. It’s a warm, homely and welcoming spot, perfect for catch up chats. Walking in, you’re instan
As you may have noticed, I’ve been playing around adding design elements and texts to my shots, and have been really enjoying it. Ben’s Wacom tablet has proved very handy for this, as have all the design resources on the fantastic Pugly Pixel blog. I also love pinning inspirational q
I recently indulged in some of the really fun perks of Auntyhood – a trip to the park with Ethan, my four year old nephew. In between chasing him up climbing frames and pushing him on the swings, I took a couple of shots. After much climbing, swinging and hop-scotching, we hopped on the DART [&hel
Shooting nature and wildlife solely with his iPhone, photographer Kevin Russ‘ photos are simply gorgeous. You can check out an interview with him below, and follow his travels on Instagram (or even buy prints over at Society6). {via iPhoneography}