I spent the last few days enjoying the wilds of Connemara, Co Galway, stayed in a lovely hotel in Galway city, and spent the days exploring Connemara. The weather was beautiful, cold, but lovely winter sunshine, and only the odd shower, which is most unusual for the west of Ireland. Hope you enjoy the pictures!… [Read more…]
February 25, 2012
I love baking, and I made this cake this morning. I make it when I want a nice cake, that’s quick and easy, requires no thought, no special ingredients, so I always know I have what I need for it in my cupboard, and it’s delicious. It contains no butter, which makes it nice and light, and less fattening, if you forget about all the… [Read more…]
February 14, 2012
A few vintage Valentine cards to enjoy. Not from my collection.
February 8, 2012
Today I decided to do another post for all those out there who love old postcards.The images are mainly of the West Of Ireland, and of Cork in the South. Hope you enjoy them. http://www.blarneycastle.ie/pages/kiss-the-blarney-stone http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/Amisc/Lisdoonvarna.html All of these images are wonderful, but I particularly like the one of the men shipping the cattle on the Aran Islands,… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
I am permanently fascinated by the past, I love History, and I love old things, and I specially love collecting old post cards. Here are some images of Dublin that I particularly like.
February 5, 2012
I can’t think of any place in the world I love more than France, and in particular Paris, and the south of France, and a little place there called Ville Franche Sur Mer.I first visited Paris when I was sixteen years old, and stayed with a great family in a beautifully typical Parisian apartment which I fell in love with the minute… [Read more…]
January 28, 2012
I thought I would share this recipe with you, it is one I use regularly and is a great favourite in my house. Today I just needed a chocolate fix, and had nothing to satisfy it in the house, so I baked these cookies in no time at all, ten minutes to prepare and 15 minutes in the oven. Recipe. 1/2 lb of room… [Read more…]
January 24, 2012
Today my daughter is doing her first big assignment in Washington on Capitol Hill. She has been on the Hill, as they say , since 12 noon American time today and will be there all night until Obama finishes his State Of The Union speech. Then she has to get interviews with certain Senators and get the opinions of various other people… [Read more…]
January 15, 2012
One of the great pleasures for me at Christmas is receiving presents of books, or book tokens. Every year without fail I get a lot of books,always books from my children, my husband, and my mother. There is nothing quite like putting them on my bedside table, and deciding which one to start with, then… [Read more…]
January 14, 2012
Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of listening to an astronaut from NASA speaking for over an hour. He was in Dublin to talk about his time on the space station. He name is Dan Tani, and he was speaking at the Young Scientists Exhibition here in Dublin. A wonderful event held every year. I went with… [Read more…]
March 4, 2012
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