Friday, 12 April 2013

List for the day

My to do list for the day.

I'm off work today (but working tomorrow) as I work alternate Friday/Saturday every week. I have a few items to do and as Ciaran left the dog at home with me I will take him for a walk along with me as I do my chores.

Check back later to see some photos if my day as I get through my to do list.

I've just received a text from Woodies about a sale they are having. I was planning on buying a new ironing board so I will check theirs out after work tomorrow.



Cold Tub

Hot tub fail!! 

It was cold in Ireland last night so to chill out we decided to relax in the hot tub. I jumped in to discover that it was down to 31 degrees Celsius (87 f)! Yikes!  My sister and were in it the other night and one of us must have hit the off button by mistake. I checked it this morning and it is thankfully back at 38 (101f) degrees so I will enjoy it later.

From a conversation with someone yesterday i realised that I really miss my compost heap.  We had one in our last house because we had a bigger garden.  Luckily I currently have a brown bin service that takes away our organic waste but I did find it very satisfying in the last house when my compost heap changed into usable compost - or black gold as I called it!!

Click here for a good blog post about why you should grow veggies.

Thursday, 11 April 2013

Snack time

What do you like as a healthy snack?

I like to kid myself that these Kelkin chocolate rice cakes are healthy!





Smart Car Gathering

My sister and I are in the process of organising a gathering of Smart Cars in July in Dublin.  The plan is to meet in the Phoenix Park for a tail gate party and then take a drive around the Phoenix Park in  convoy of Smart Cars.  For  further information please click here.

If you know of any Smart Car owners, you may also like to direct them to this post!

In other Smart Car news, furniture makers Bo Concept have collaborated with Smart and created a range of furniture.  See pictures below of  some promotional material that came through my letter box this morning.







Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Spring cleaning

We have a lot glass on our house that gets VERY dusty. From the glass shelves in the bar to the glass stairs it all needs regular dusting. I got a new duster that attracts the dust - wow, what a difference. Rather than just moving the dust and spreading it, this cloth actually gathered it all up. I'm a convert to the microfiber cloth!

Here's a pic of Ciaran getting some cleaning action.

Cookery school

A brochure for the Donnybrook Fair Summer Cookery School was dropped to my house this morning. They are putting on a range of fantastic classes and I am very tempted to sign up for one or two.

In particular I like the Summer Buffet class. In this class you will "learn how to create the most amazing Summer entertaining food". You will be taught how to make dishes that you can prepare in advance and that will keep well. What a useful and practical class - it aims to "take all the hassle out of entertaining". Sounds good to me!!!

Other classes offered will teach you how to make macaroons (yum!), bread, Summer salads and lots more.

For more info have a look on their website www.donnybrookfair.ie









Tuesday, 9 April 2013

What I ate today

Lunch: Corgette and red pepper soup

Dinner: Fillet steak with sweet potato wedges