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Pug love
I'm a big fan of illustrator (and pug lover) Gemma Correll, so I let out a little squee and grabbed my camera as soon as I saw this little guy hanging out in a beer garden. Isn't he adorable?
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Sunshine and showers
Now, I can complain about the weather as loudly as the next Irish person, but one thing we do have plenty of – whether it's sunny or rainy – is gorgeous light. Here are some shots from the mixed bag that has been our summer. They include sunny weekday lunches
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Summer, at last
Lucked out with some gorgeous weather on a day trip to Howth with a bunch of lovely friends. There was a beach, a market, a pier, fish and chips, ice cream, and lots of lazing around. Bliss.
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Walks & wanders
The warmer weather and lighter evenings mean I'm much more likely to bring my camera with me when heading out. Couple of shots below. First, a rainbow and sunset by the canal, following a yum dinner in Bloom with Ben. Next, some pretty pink blooms bursting from a
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Throw those curtains wide
Blue skies, sunny haze and flare, great friends, pretty dappled light. Please make there be more days like these this summer. P.S. The title to this post comes from this very brilliant Elbow song.
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Dancing at the disco
While everyone else was cheering Jedward on during Eurovision I was... Well, cheering Jedward on, internally, but mainly making my way to the silent disco with Ben, which was held in the courtyard at IMMA, and was hosted by Phantom 105.2. A couple of pics below, B has some
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Tea with a twist
The following pics perfectly illustrate two of the loveliest perks I have going at the moment. Perk One: I was invited, along with Team KISS and Team Stellar, to Cork Dry Gin's "afternoon tea with a twist" at The Merrion. I got there and instantly fell
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Four day eat fest
Looking through my camera's memory card after this Easter Bank Holiday weekend, a clear theme emerged: Food, and lots of it. From yummy barbecued lamb skewers and delicious creme brulée on Friday, to a rustic medieval lunch on Saturday, followed by a mini Easter egg hunt on Sunday.
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Sunday stroll
If you've ever wondered what reward you might get for walking from Inchicore to Phoenix Park, this is it: Spicy chipotle chicken soup from the Taco Taco stand at the Epicurean Food Hall, and a giant 99, drizzled with either chocolate or raspberry syrup. Yum. Here are my
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Cuteness overload
Baby lambs! Donkeys! Daffodils! A recent trip to Airfield proved almost too much for even my well-honed spring cuteness meter. Who wants to do something new and different with a shot of a baby lamb? Okay, fine, I do, but it's so much fun to take a picture
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The sweetness of doing nothing
While watching Eat, Pray, Love with the mammy last Sunday, I was reminded of the lovely Italian phrase 'dolce far niente', which translates as 'the sweetness of nothing'. It's meant to sum up that pleasant idleness, that lovely chillaxed feeling you get while people-watching
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Carnival kicks
One of the St Patrick's Festival highlights definitely has to be the fun fair that rolls into Merrion Sq. Kel, Ethan and I headed along on Sunday for the Big Day Out – basically an excuse to eat Nutella and banana crepes for lunch, watch funny caricaturists, see the