One City One Book - Women's Magazines and "Problem Pages" of the 1950's and 60's

The Dublin One City One Book 2019 is Edna O'Brien's The Country Girls Trilogy. There are lots of events all over Dublin City in libraries for One City One Book.

On Monday night I went to an excellent talk by Dr Caitriona Clear in the fantastic Lexicon Venue in Dun Laoghaire. The talk was about women's magazines in Ireland in the 1950's & 60's and more specifically relating to the problem pages section.

Dr. Clear was very entertaining along with the subject matter being fascinating and it was a great end to a Monday evening - starting at 7pm and finishing up about 8.15pm.

I hope to go to another event on the 29th of April.  For further info about 1 City 1 Book - click here.

Pigsy in the DesignYard

One of Pigsy's pieces has gone on up online on the DesignYard website. 

You can check it out here

Or you can visit in person - see details below

www.designyard.com 

District: Guide April 2019

We had brunch in Pot Bellied Pig today.  

The food was great and it was very exciting to see an article about Pigsy when I flicked through the District Guide.

Malaga Market

One of the spots we visited on our guided tour was the Malaga Market. It has a Moorish entrance way along with Victorian elements to it.

There was a fruit and veg section, along with fish and also meat.  It is spotlessly clean and there is loads to see.  It is definitely worth a visit if you are in Malaga.

 

 

Antigua Casa de Guardia

On our second day in Malaga, we didn't have great weather so we got a guide to take us on a tour of the city.  

Here's one of the places that we were brought to by our guide.

Antigua Casa de Guardia - the oldest bar in Malaga

Dublin to Malaga

Spent a couple of days in Malaga last week, flying out from Dublin on Saturday.  I flew with Aer Lingus and not the other Irish airline (happy days!) and they were great. They now stock Grey Goose vodka as an alternative to Smirnoff.  However, it was disappointing to see how much plastic that goes to waste on the plane.  Along with my sandwich I was given a napkin in a plastic wrapper along with cutlery.  I only used the knife to cut my sandwich and all of the other cutlery was completely unnecessary. 

Here's a few pics from my min break away.

Grey Goose - a great start to my holiday!

What a waste.......

 We ate excellent food every night - the tapas were all so good

 There's a cereal cafe in Malaga!

 Beautiful churches are aplenty in Malaga

 And scenic buildings are everywhere

 The first night we found a super Gin Bar and returned the night after

 Hans Christian Anderson spend time in Malaga.....who knew!

My first morning were spent in a cafe while I waited for a heavy shower to finish

I am going to write further blogs about some of the other things that I got up to in Malaga......watch out for more.

Free Friday in Dublin City

It was my off day from work today so I met up with my mother for a nice breakfast facing out on to Stephens Green and then I pottered around the place.

As I unlocked my bike, I noticed that my garden has come in to bloom.  I took a quick pic before I set off.

I had to drop my bike to the bike shop for a service so I sauntered down Grafton Street and then on to Greenaer on McGennis Place.

Afterwards, I picked up Bones from ODKM's office and walked back home along the Grand Canal.

Here's a few pics that I took on my stroll.

I heard that DHL have started delivery using electric vehicles but I saw this more environmentally friendly delivery system outside their office!

These artworks were on the wall outside the bike shop. I like them a lot and they brighten the city.