Dublin today

Some of the things I found today. Loved the Avoca store and cafe, also the Powerscourt Centre full of local design, vintage dresses and cafes with lovely architecure, chandeliers and an indoor courtyard that feels like its outdoors. Perfect for a sunny but cold and windy day like today. 

Stopped for lunch at Sixty6 brasserie and treated myself to a Midnight in Paris cocktail with lunch. 

Then to the WB Yeats exhibition at the National Library. Loved the blankets provided for al fresco coffee at The Bailey off Grafton street. 

After getting cosy I made my way to the gardens around Dublin castle and a walk back through Templebar...

Day 4

Sunshine and ice cream on the road to Whitby...

A Perfect BirthDay

Last weekend it was my husband's 40th birthday. His present was an iPhone and I was lucky enough to be able to play with Instagram for the day! We started the day with a picnic on the beach...

After enjoying cava, coffee and croissants and a beautiful warm sunny morning by a blue sea we headed home to get ready for a glamourous lunch at the wonderful Broomhill Art Hotel....

Me in my new pink dress from H&M

We had two bottles of champagne from his sister so gratefully enjoyed one with our lunch whilst looking out of the french doors into the sun...

The restaurant is part of the slow food movement and my  

Aubergine bean casserole with goats’ cheese, bulgar and spring vegetables was utterly gorgeous. Even more perfect that it was topped with a flower!

After a beautifully leisurely lunch we went to play in the sculpture garden...