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Two years ago today

I can't believe it's been two whole years since he was born, and at the same time I can't imagine ever being without him. Happy birthday Ethan, from your super doting aunt.

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Under Construction

This wee blog is close to celebrating it's one-year blog-aversary so I thought this would be a good time to tell you that I'm in the process of making a few changes to it. Some of them cosmetic (and - I think - very lovely) and

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Chowing down on Chorizo

I love chorizo. It's almost verging on being a problem. I could eat it every day for a week and not get sick of it. I'm even in the process of making a little chorizo cookbook (using Blurb) to keep track of my fave recipes, and

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Sunshine and stripes

A few shots of Ethan from last weekend's wander through the Iveagh Gardens. Something about his cute red, white and blue t-shirt have me the idea for some vintage Americana style processing. He's becoming a proper little man with a proper little 'tude to match

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Pretty in purple (and pink)

What is it with flowers reminding me of exam time? As soon as I spied these tulips in my sister's garden, Sylvia Plath's heart-breaking poem came to mind. Granted, these aren't red, but still. Photographing tulips is both fun and frustrating. They are just

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Scary cherry blossoms

As pretty and fresh and cherry blossoms are, they always strike a teensy bit of fear into my heart. And I'm sure many former and current UCD students feel the same. Why so, you ask? Cherry blossoms, in UCD land, mean one thing: looming exams. Seeing those pretty,

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Too many to choose from

Apologies for the overload of Ethan images this week on the blog! In order to get it out of my system, I've made a wee slideshow of shots from our Phoenix Park trip. If you haven't already OD-ed on toddler cuteness, feel free to indulge here.

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My new assistant

"Oh look, your lens seems a bit dirty..." "Here, let me clean it for you." "That's much better, right?"

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Cupcakes, cocktails and crazy toddlers

You know you've had a good weekend when there's a tupperware container of chopped carrots and cucumbers in your bag... Friday, Yvonne and I had a delightfully girly evening of home-made cocktails and home-baked cupcakes. Very Carrie Bradshaw meets Betty Draper.  After a trip to see

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Una rosa, fino y hermosa

I don't normally banter away in Spanish on the blog, but that little phrase kept coming to me when I was shooting these flowers. I think it was one of those school crush Valentine's phrases boys would write: "Tu eres como una rosa, fino y

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Ethan's Easter

Sigh. It's Tuesday, the long weekend is behind us and we have to cram five days work into four. Do you know what might cheer you up? These shots of Ethan and the little Easter baskets we made at the weekend for him to give to his aunts,

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Happy Easter

Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy Easter. Hope the bunny brings lots of tasty chocolate treats! I'll be egg hunting with Ethan (weather-permiting), scoffing some choc, and watching my absolute favourite easter movie. Nevermind Fred and Ginger, Fred and Judy were pretty great too.