January 2013
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On Showing the Cracks and Slow Blogging
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 about being able to share more than just photos. I Continue reading
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Come Away With Me: Ballymaloe
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 gorgeous. Continue reading
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Vintage Style Travel Postcards
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). Continue reading
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Blog crushin’: A Little Bird
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 Continue reading
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Daily Dishonesty
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 your own little lies. Continue reading