Travel
San Diego was the sunniest spot on our California road trip. It was incredible to eat ice cream and wriggle my toes in warm sand in January! During our stay we called Vintage Sol our home. A a vibrant and wonderful B&B, it was a total oasis just
Nature
I'm working through the very many shots I took on a weekend at Ballymaloe House and School, but couldn't resist posting a couple of pics of some of the gorgeous flowers down there.
Finds
I just stumbled onto this beautiful food blog, The Cook's Atelier. Created by mother and daughter team Marjorie and Kendall, their blog features mouth-watering recipes using local supplies and it just seems to ooze all that's lovely about French living. I love the beautiful simplicity of
Music
Hola! How was your weekend? I spent a good chunk of Saturday drinking Wall & Keogh tea and listening to Laura Mvula's EP, She. Mellow, vintage-tinged melodies, lovely languid lyrics and Laura's husky voice make for an addictive (and relaxing) combo. Here's a live
Photos
One of my favourite photographers of all time, Steve McCurry, teamed up with Kodak and National Geographic to create this short 30-minute documentary on how he went about shooting the last ever roll of Kodak's legendary Kodachrome film. The story behind those 36 frames is great, but it
Finds
Thanks to Michelle, I've just fallen in love with Done | Not Done. It's one of those can't-believe-this-didn't-exist-until-now apps: A website (and iPhone app) for all the things you want to do, not have to do. The team behind it created it "
Internet freebies
I took this shot on our first and only night at the amazing Treebones glamping resort in Big Sur, California. Our yurt was overlooking the Pacific Ocean – I don't think I've ever seen so many stars! I made a little gif showing them twinkling to help
Photos
Some great tips on street photography over at Digital Photography School. I can be a real wuss about taking a stranger's picture, but this candy floss seller's wares in San Francisco were too colourful to resist.
Personal
I know it's nearing the end of the second week of January, but I still kind of feel like we're only getting started, y'know? I've been thinking about how to approach this year. Instead of resolutions, I quite like the idea of
Finds
How fresh, girly and gorgeous is this space? It's from stylist Selina Lake's new book, Pretty Pastel Style. I love the pop of bold black breaking up the very sweet pastel palette. The book is not out until March, but you can pre-order a copy here
Fun with B
The folder was unlovingly called "card dump". I was looking for something else in the hard drive when I came across it. In it were shots I had completely forgotten about. Looking through them, they transported me right back to that windy walk and that gorgeous Kerry scenery
Music
Pic: Wall of Sound 2 by Frank Curkovic I love all the buzz surrounding new music at the start of the year. One of my first full-time journalism jobs was working as an assistant editor at InDublin, and I got to go to lots of great gigs and interview so
