St. Paul's Swimming Club is no more. This is the club that I learnt to swim with, met best friends through and spent my formative years hanging out at the pool.
Today a presentation was made to Frank and Mrs Kavanagh for all that they gave to the club. Accepted by Martin, it was extremely emotional.
Saw so many people that I hadn't seen in years - all older and many had their children with them who also had learnt to swim with this club. (My sister and her children are pictured).
Went out for a lovely meal last night with friends. We had a meal in the Chilli Club which we then followed with a drink in Cafe En Seine.
The Thai food was lovely and it was great to catch up and have a good natter!
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Pictured is model Jasmine Guinness at the launch of this promotion.
I had a meeting in town today. As I walked home I took a few photos. The sky was surprizingly bright but Christ Church Cathedral still looked quite ominous.
Afterwards I popped in to Fallon & Byrne. It is a unique food store and I was on the hunt for something particular. It sells products that you can't generally get in Ireland. I was hoping to find flavoured popcorn toppings which believe it or not you can't find openly in Ireland. I found lots of delicacies that you can generally not buy in Ireland, items such as Fluff, Lucky Charms and Panko breadcrumbs. Unfortunately I found no popcorn flavorings - I'll have to buy some on my next trip to the states......til then it is plain popcorn for me!!!
Dublin City Council have just introduced a new initiative - free WiFi!
At points around the city you will find free WiFi zones which you will know by these tiled signs. I found a sign near to a Dublin Bike Station.
I haven't blogged about my house in awhile so here is something you might like.
It's a picture of a new runner we got for our kitchen.
We bought it in Key Accents in Key West. It is from a supplier called Company C.
It's lovely and bright and the grey edging blends well with our coloured concrete floor.
Some peanut butter treats for my colleagues!
Totally moreish.........they were very much appreciated.
Here is the recipe if you are interested in making them.
