We are moving to a new phase in Ireland. From Monday, there is a slight relaxation on restrictions with people allowed to meet up to 4 others outside and of course 2 meters apart. Additionally outdoor workers can go back to work and also hardware stores will open. Homeware stores are not allowed open at this time so Ikea will not open.
Ireland is on it's way to reopening but it will be on a slow phased basis. We have a Summer ahead of gradual cautious relaxation of restrictions and reopenings. Hopefully this slow steady approach will serve us well and will keep the curve flattened and won't bring a second wave.
An additional change that has been advised by the Government is that a mask should be worn in indoor spaces (shops) and on public transport. I have disposable masks but am on the hunt for a reusable mask. Drop me a line if you know of anyone selling them locally in Ranelagh.
This is the type of mask I'd like - it's my sister with her mask she got in Florida. I probably could have made my own but I had given all my fabrics to the local charity shop and my sewing machine to my mother, just before the lock down, when I was clearing out my house. I know there is a place selling them in Dun Laoghaire, so I can buy one on Wednesday when I am back there for my day in the office.
Schitts Creek is back!!!
Final series is now up on Netflix. Last night we watched the last episode of the previous season and then moved on to the new season. It was as good as ever!! We would have liked to watch more but we stopped after 3 episodes and will watch more tonight. It was the highlight of our week to hear about the new series!
We were asleep by 11pm and then awake at 7.30am and up early to walk the dog before Ciaran started a work meeting. While he was doing his meeting I hoped on the bike and dropped Gerry a little gift of Take the Cake cupcakes and a card for his birthday. I found the most perfect card as he has been doing his garden all this time in lockdown and he dug up his garden and reseeded his lawn and now has a gleaming lawn of perfect green grass.
And now it's only 11am on Saturday (time to have a cup of coffee while I blog) so we still have the whole weekend ahead of us - enjoy your weekend and til my next blog, Byeeeee!
A while ago, I discovered Take the Cake cakes in my local Supervalu in Ranelagh. Oh dear lord they are so good!
At this point I'm fairly addicted.
So.....
What I'm now doing is buying the cupcakes rather than a whole cake - which stops me eating too much of the delicious cakeness!
Not a bad lifehack I think!!
Pictured above is the gorgeous chocolate flavour cupcake which I enjoyed on Sunday.
These cakes have to be tasted to be believed - so fresh and homemade tasting. They just don't have that preservative taste that so many shop bought cakes taste of and each bite is melt in your mouth - just divine.
Check out the Take the Cake website to see all of the different places you can buy them.....or you can buy online too.
So if Salted Caramel Cupcakes or Key Lime Pie is your thing, be sure and check out Take the Cake instore or online. Let me know what you think if you do get to taste one!
As I am currently on Keto (or modified Keto which I call Cheato) I need to be really careful how much sugar I am consuming, so only eating one cupcake very infrequently is best for me as an occasional treat. Even better is probably just to eat half the cupcake and leave the other half - but who has that kind of will power?!!
