Terenure Market- Bend in the Barrow Soap

On Sunday we visited the Terenure Market.  Prior to visiting I saw on their Facebook page that there was going to be a stall selling homemade soap.  I love homemade soap, I think that it has a way more long lasting intense smell than shop bought.

I bought a "shower bar" from Bend in the Barrow.  The flavour I chose was Morning Mint which is fresh, invigorating and coconut oil flavour.  I can't wait to use it!

Feet preparation for holidays!

I've blogged about these great Purederm foot masks before. You leave them on your feet for about an hour and then rinse off.  In a few days to a week the hard skin falls off your feet and leaves your feet baby soft.

I'm heading to Key West in about 10 days so I'm getting my feet prepped for that!

After slipping my feet in to the booties I pop on my slippers over them and relax for an hour.  Super easy and gets great results!

Taoiseach Enda Kenny Dances To 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams - ORIGINAL

This gave me such a laugh!

It's the leader of Ireland, Taoiseach Enda Kenny dancing to Pharrell Williams song "Happy" in Bloom at the Phoenix Park over the weekend.  

What do you think?! Is this the type of thing that your President or Prime Minister gets up to?

Avoid The Thief

Got back on my bike today after pushing it up to the local shop to get air pumped up in the front tyre.  Both tyres needed air - I was able to pump up the back one but couldn't do the front.  I think I may have had an air lock and needed a stronger pump.


The guy in the shop said it went up no bother.  I had left it with him for an hour.  I don't think he was going to charge me for air but I needed a new lock (especially after watching the above video) so I bought one from him.  He also pointed out that my bike was good (I was like really???) and that it  had a nice frame that could be desired by thieves.  He also admired my coffee holder (that I got in Key West, Florida) - I told him I used it for something stronger than coffee!!  ;-)


Bike theft is prevalent in Dublin.  It's not even the good bikes that are targeted - unfortunately there are people who just do it for the sheer devilment or just to get home (so the bike shop owner told me!).  Friends of ours had their bikes stolen from their garden so they bolted a U lock in to their garden and lock their bikes to that. We have our bikes chained to the fence in the front of our garden but we live down a cul de sac so it is unlikely that thieves will make their way down our road.  If they were discovered stealing the bikes the only place to run would be the way they entered and I don't think they would like that!

Aslan performing 'I Need A Little Time' on The Late Late Show

Aslan are an Irish band that have been popular for years and years. Their most well known song is Crazy World.


This is their new song that they performed on The Late Late Show recently.  I like it!  I think it is very Beatle-esque.  

Rockin' Road Festival

Yesterday Amy and I were at the Rockin' Road Festival.  It's a music and motorcycle event held in aid of Childvision.  There is lots to do at the Festival - a display of vintage cars & motorbikes, lots of bands to listen to and a variety of stalls to browse.

We took a stall where we sold T-Shirts, Canvas Wall Hangings (made by Amy) and bric a brac.

The biggest sellers were the T-Shirts with Amy's bric a brac selling well too.

 It was a fun day out!  We love to do this type of thing.....  :-) 

We wore our matching Margaritaville Shirts and Amy wore her cowboy hat!  I was planning on wearing a denim skirt with cowboy boots but the weather was not warm enough so it was jeans for us with long sleeve T's under our shirts.

 If you would like to buy a T-Shirt from me (perfect for Father's Day) for €12.50/$15 (+ postage) send an email to eniddublin@hotmail.com.  No charge for postage in Ireland!

The above are the Canvas Wall Hangings that Amy created.  I think they are great!

Hotel Chocolat

Ciaran was in Aberdeen, Scotland this weekend playing for Ireland in the Masters Home Internationals.  He brought me home a lovely present of a selection of chocolate from Hotel Chocolat.

One of the bars is "Banoffee Pie".  I'd say as soon as he saw this he knew it was the perfect gift - Banoffee is one of my favourite desserts!  There are even real banana chips in the chocolate!!

The other bars are Rocky Road and Chocolate Brownie - I'd say they taste great.