Dublin City

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!!!

Free WiFi in Dublin City!

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.

It's our new rug!

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.

Treats for my colleagues

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.

Yay, the hot tub is back open!

We finally got the hot tub refilled yesterday.  The weather has been terrible all week - rainy and stormy.  There was a break in the rain so we started filling.  It is heating nicely now, currently at 33 degrees.  Im going to work now but I plan to get in the hot tub tonight at 9 when I get home. Woo hoo!

It was badly missed over the weekend.  Ciaran was in a tournament all weekend and was very sore.  He could have done with a dip to ease his muscles.  Looking forward to the soak tonight!

Terenure

Terenure is a small town in South Dublin, Ireland.  It is where Ciaran's office ODKM Architects are based. 

Here are a few pics of some of the other businesses in Terenure.

Breakfast in Terenure

We went for breakfast in The Lovely Food Co. In Terenure.  It is just up from Ciaran's office and it is his favourite place for lunch.

He had the full Irish Breakfast (sausages, rashers, eggs, beans, black & white pudding) but left off the mushrooms.  I had poached eggs, rashers with relish.