Window acrobatic's with rainbow ribbons @Rubenesque
In my sick bed I turned to the mesmerising Water For Elephants once again falling in love with the characters, music, style & the beautiful hair & make-up of Reese Witherspoon....
Feather lights which wouldn't be out of place in the middle of the Big Top....surrounded by bunting and yellow parasols
The boy loves any excuse not to drive (as he spends so much time driving around the country for work) so when ever the weather is nice we get out our bikes. This week we hopped on and cycled to the Phoenix Park. Such a beautiful place with so much to see and do.
On arrival at Farmleigh House, parking up our bikes we sat at the boat house for a well deserved coffee and took in the scenery.
2. BBQ's A trip to my sisters house for a bbq for my nieces birthday. Typically it started to rain but that didn't stop us from having fun and lots of yummy food.
I loved her fancy mini hot dogs...they were bound to be healthy at that size:)
Her pots from Ikea were used to hold cutlery and serve chunky chips & chicken dippers to the kids!
Some of my Mum's lovely desserts....I mean these have fruit on them so obviously another low calorific treat I allowed myself to have more than one:)
3. Spontaneous trips to the pub Saturday afternoon we arrive home from a morning full of food shopping...boy helps me pack away the food...then sticks his head around the corner to me and says 'I think we deserve a pint for that hard work'...
Two minutes later we are sat over in our local with two ice cold beers PERFECT!
4. Shopping My line for the past few weeks 'ah it's just a little something for the holiday' continues and so does my love affair with Zara
Leopard print flats @ Zara €40
River Island Flatflorms €45
My new 'beach bag' sits happily in Norma's basket €40
5. Date Nights Tapas @ The Port House, South William Street, followed by a comedy gig with Francis Stewart @ Vicar Street...great food, loads of laughs and fantastic company...washed down with buckets of beers!!!
So much to choose from on the menu but we went for spanish paella, calamari, meatballs, bravas and a green salad with olives, green beans and cucumbers!!
Dessert: Boy went for ferrero roche cheesecake while I had cinnamon coated churro's with the most sexy accompaniment of a chocolate dipping sauce!
Now the countdown is on until I return to The Porthouse with my girlfriend this Friday....best get out on my bike in the meantime to justify more churro's:)
Lately it feels like there is nothing but doom and gloom in the press about the state of Ireland's affairs..we are used in the same breath as Greece as an example of 'How not to run a country' so it's so refreshing to see that locally the people of Ireland haven't lost faith. We are positive, looking towards the future for our children.
And that's what is so endearing about an exhibition currently showing on the top floor of the St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre by the Musical Youth Foundation. Their mission 'To provide every child on the Island of Ireland with access to a musical education' led them on to an exciting and endearing project.
Old, used and in some cases broken instruments donated by the public and shops from around Ireland are the focus of this exhibition. After 6 months lovingly sanding down the instruments; artists, musicians and creative minds alike were invited to use them as a canvasto create the world’s first Instrumental Art Exhibition.
High up above the streets of Dublin city centre (with views of the park which in any other situation could distract you) you follow the musical notes to each space...each turn surprised by more instruments expressed in so many different ways.
But I saved the best until last, my sisters boyfriend, created a beautiful piece...inspired by a song which holds many fond memories for me. A fitting end to a wonderful art and musical concept 'We All Stand Together'
