Photos
A few shots from a barbecue-themed food shoot for the Garden Heaven 2015 annual. The piece that accompanies these shots features great tips on easy-to-grow herbs, edible flowers and mouth-watering recipes – like these roasted stuffed figs with Parma ham, above. Above, a herb basting brush, and below, gorgeous herb salt
Finds
In my circle of friends, I'm most definitely known as the nerdy one. This goes way, way back. Back to calculator rulers, Gameboys, mp3 watches, and teeny tiny phones. May always reminds me of my love of tech – in college, it's around this time I'
Personal
Hola! How was your weekend? Did the completely confused weather hit you too? My Saturday was spent working, and – drumroll, please – updating the design of the blog. My amateur coding tweaks had meant that the site wasn't exactly coming top of the class when it came to passing
When We Were Young
Thursday are for throwing back, so it's time for another instalment of When We Were Young, a new series that looks at what bloggers were like in their childhood. This week it's wonderful, talented, warm and lovely Ajda, who was living in Dublin but is now
Living local
Isn't it beautiful? I love how its bright yellow flowers light up the landscape, particularly at sunset, I love its coconut-y smell, and I love how some kind of gorse is always in flower – inspiring the old country phrase: "When gorse is out of blossom, kissing'
Personal
It has been a week of extremes, as I've been travelling lots, for both work and play. Over the past 10 days or so, I got a taste of jet setter life – truth be told, I'm not sure how skilled I am at it, but it
Finds
Hope you have something lovely planned for the weekend! I'm hoping to do a fair bit of reading and chilling as I head away on a girly break to Donegal. Here are some links I've been bookmarking this week. "The stumbler doesn’t build her
Nature
If I'm still taking pictures at 90 (and I hope that I am), no doubt I'll still be as excited at a shot of pink blossoms against a blue sky. I hope you've had a chance to stop, look up and enjoy the view.
Food
This is my new favourite breakfast. I'd been craving something Mexican and eggy and concocted these breakfast tacos based on what we had around the house, but I loved them so much I thought I'd share the recipe. When the warm earthiness of the beans mixes
Personal
Quick update to happily say... we got a credenza! You may recall me going on about my search for one in my post on where to find good mid century furniture in Dublin. Well, last week, Geoff from Kirk Modern got in touch to tell me about a gorgeous Danish
Music
Hope you had a lovely weekend! After a late, coffee-fuelled finish at work Friday evening, I took Saturday very, very easy. To celebrate Record Store Day, Ben and I popped into Tower Records, where I picked up a lovely 7" limited edition vinyl of Palomino, Gemma Hayes' new
Finds
As many of you know, renting in Dublin can be tough. As editor of Image Interiors & Living, I see the most beautiful, inspiring homes in the country on a regular basis. As someone who has been renting in Dublin for almost ten years, I've seen the most