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The Sweet Taste of Summer
One of the highlights of the summer so far: A BBQ at Lesley’s allotment, featuring steak and nectarine skewers (yes, really!) and delicious, freshly picked strawberries for dessert.
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A Fond Farewell
Six months ago, I didn't know Ajda, food stylist extraordinaire and a funny, genuine, tells-it-like-it-is kinda gal, who is also a total sweetheart. She's off to pastures new, and I can't wait to see what she does next. Ajda is a wonderful example of
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Insta update
Not every pic makes it to Instagram – usually because I forget. Here are some things that have made me smile this month. First row: Selfies with Isabel, tapas and dancing (here) with BFFs, cheesy photo booth messing with these two talented gals. Second row: Working on features that mean I
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Go Your Own Way
"The last of human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances—to choose one’s own way.... It is this spiritual freedom—which cannot be taken away—that makes life meaningful and purposeful." I'm reading Frank Kofman's Conscious Business,
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Polkadot Party
As yesterday's post showed, Isabel's party was definitely not short on cake. The baby fiesta featured lots of sweet treats and DIY touches, thanks to the talents of craft queen Nikki and brilliant caterer Katy. Nikki created all the giant hundreds and thousands on the wall,
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Family snaps
Just some of my favourite people. Being an aunty rocks.
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Step by step
The next few days are biggies, as we begin to collate, compile, and finalise my very first issue as editor of Image Interiors & Living, which will be out in the middle of June. As a lover of magazine-making, working towards it all coming together is my favourite time. The
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Personal Branding by Belinda Love Lee
I'm really excited to share some pics of my business cards. Created by Belinda Love Lee, I am beyond in love with them. That girl has talent, creativity and all-around loveliness by the truckload. The entire process – from consultation to brainstorming to drafts and, finally, to the cards
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Mondays by the Sea
Our bank holiday weekend involved lots of family time, which included having my five-year-old nephew Ethan over to our house for his first ever sleepover. We had waffles for breakfast, Ben taught him how to play Minecraft, we went to the park, then Sandymount strand for some splashing around, then
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Wise Words
This is an exciting week for me. As peeps on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram may already know, this is my first official week in my new post – editor of Image Interiors & Living Magazine. I can't quite believe it. I feel very lucky to get work and learn
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A Smooth Sea
No better words to read after a hectic press week! The print above is from the new Shore Shot collection of sea-inspired prints from the guys at Dublin-based Damn Fine Print. I especially love this one by Emma Jackson. Going to press can be stressful and exhausting, but, whenever I
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Our New Place (And New Plants!)
If you follow me on Instagram, you'll no doubt already know that, after a lorra, lorra searching, Ben and I finally found a place to rent! We moved in at the end of January, and are still very much in the "settling in" phase (we spent