Cinnamon

We had breakfast in Cinnamon this morning.  It is a new cafe/deli which opened about two weeks ago in Ranelagh.  Ciaran had French toast (made with brioche bread) and bacon while I had creamed oatmeal.  We both really enjoyed the food and the place as a whole.   Check out some photos that I took this morning.

                                                              Cute pink fascade!

                          Lots of lovely pastries and cakes!

              This was the breakfast menu which finished at midday.

   It's hard to see from this photo but among the tables and 

chairs there are shelves with lots of lovely food for sale.

Each time I write up a blog post I generally have a browse around blogger and read a few different blogs.  

This is one of my favourites:

Vintage Simple

I love this lady's style!

Wind, snow and we've got no windows. Eeek!

                                    Windows removed!

       Steel plate being welded to the structural steel.  After the
      under floor heating is laid concrete will then be poured on
           to the steel to create the floor in the bathroom.

Pinocchio's

Paolo Tullio reviews Pinocchio

We ate in Pinocchio's in Ranelagh after reading the above review by restaurant critic Paolo Tullio.  Ciaran had the bolognese while I had seafood pasta in tomato sauce.  My dish was a little salty but other then that delicious. Ciaran enjoyed his also.  After a main dish each we shared a tiramisu with coffee.  Dessert was lovely and the coffee was nice and strong.  You will find this restaurant housed under the Luas station and we certainly recommend it!

A quick visit today......

                           Fireplace in the second bedroom

                    Window boxes in the master bedroom - in the process
                of being salvaged in preparation for the installation of the
                                 new sash windows next week.

                         Back wall has been cleaned and exposed

                       Stairway down to the sitting room

              Bones sits on the dashboard when in the Smart Car!

Milano's

Milano's Restaurant is around the corner from our house. It is a casual place which does pizza and pasta. We've visited a few times on Sunday afternoons.  It has generally been relaxed and never too busy and it also has friendly staff.  It seems like the type place you could just drop in for a cup of coffee and a cake as well as for a pizza!     

Pizza!!!

A few pics....

The view out to the new steel from the master bedroom. The steel is the framework for the Artist's Studio. There will be a glass cantilevered stairs leading up to the glass floored room.

Original lime render removed and the brick fabric of the building exposed.  Ciaran has played with the idea of leaving it exposed but is conscious of sound proofing this wall which is shared between us and our neighbour.



Above are the new sash wooden sash windows which have been delivered to Ciaran's store room in his office.  They are an off white colour with brass latches.  The window details have been replicated from the original windows which were unsalvageable.

To the right is a picture of the back bedroom with the window removed.

My thoughts on building....

The other day I commented to Ciaran how stress free I was finding the rebuild.  He thought this was hilarious.


This got me thinking about why I wasn't feeling too stressed, given that it is an extremely complicated project and obviously something that I had never had experience of before.


I realised that it was because I had surrendered.  Now before you become alarmed and think that I have gone to the dark side and become a surrendered wife, I will tell you that it is stress free for me because I have surrendered to Ciaran's expertise.


I have liberated myself.  I have let go of all decision making.


At the beginning of the project I anticipated that my input may have been needed.  But as it progressed I began to see otherwise.


A way of explaining it is to imagine you are in the doctors office.  You would never tell the doctor how to do their job.  You would let them carry out the work needed on your body, knowing that they are fully skilled and trained to do so and that they also are doing the best for you and your health.


By involving myself in the rebuild I realised that I was undermining Ciaran's expertise.  I also realised that I could never learn quickly enough in order to be able to have all of the knowledge needed to begin to make the correct decisions or solutions for all of the problems posed in relation to the project.


Therefore by pulling back and putting all my trust and faith in Ciaran I know that the house will eventually turn out exactly to the brief that was planned in the early stages and I will be worry and stress free.  Ciaran's hair, however, is sure to start turning grey shortly.


I must add that although Ciaran makes most of the decisions, I am still involved in the decision making process.  Ciaran talks me through lots of the issues that he has to deal with.  He is interested in my thoughts and comments and takes this all onboard as a part of making the final decision.