Making painting canvas

Ciaran has started work on a large art piece for in our living room. He made wooden frames that he will stretch canvas over.  The large frame in the photo is 1.2 metres by 1.5 metres.  The canvas material is coming by post from England.

My current fave

My current favourite drink is a "Falling Water"

The ingredients are simply

- Vodka

- 7Up

- wedge of cucumber

It has a deliciously refreshing taste!

If you do make a Falling Water, do let me know what you think of it!

You can also make a virgin version by leaving out the vodka - nearly as refreshing.....

Up on the roof

To clean the glass roof of the studio we have to climb out our attic on to the roof. It's such a great view from up there (but a little scary!).

Hard work for Ciaran - my job was to pass him things as he needed them.

It's a lovely sunny day in Ireland (Indian Summer!) and the tiles were very hot to touch.

It's so quiet up on the roof - I like the calmness...

A well deserved drink!

Have you ever been up on your roof?

I think we may need to invest in a power hose that we can just spray the windows to get them clean, in the future.

Punjabi by Nature

We visited Bunjabi by Nature (formerly Bunjabi Balti) last night for dinner.  Ciaran had Indian BBQ while I had a traditional Indian dish of a variety of curries - along with dessert of pancake and yoghurt on the plate!  Both of us really enjoyed our meals and tastes parts from both plates. I think I liked the mango prawn curry the best.

Charity Clothes Swap

In aid of the local hospice.

The concept is you bring along a few items of clothes you are finished with along with a donation of €10.  Then you get to browse all the other clothes and take away some items you like!

There was a raffle with tickets for €2 and also an auction of embarrassing photos of the event attendees. 

I'm unsure of this top - I will try it on again at home

There were accessories too - handbags, jewellery, shoes, etc.

This is a Per Una dress - never worn with the tags on.  Good find!

A fun entertaining event arranged by my aunt.  Hopefully it raised lots for the local hospice.

Wreath no. 3

Here's the third wreath I made to mark Autumn.  It's for my older sister - she loved the one I had made for my mother.  

Here it is hanging in her front door 

Post Bikram Breakfast

After 6.30am Bikram (eek!) this morning we went to M&S for breakfast.

Half price breakfast - what a bargain!

Marks & Spencer's Restaurant in Grafton Street is bright and airy.  I took a picture of this side of the restaurant because there was no one in it - it was full on the other side!

Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs in a bagel

Pancakes with creme fraiche and berry compote

Sourdough toast 

Eggs Benedict 

Such value!