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  • Best of Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day!

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day from muggy Houston! It’s so strange not to be in Ireland on Paddy’s Day for the first time in seven years. Not that we’d usually get up to anything special,…

    March 17, 2016
  • Another Nursery Nook Look

    Maya’s nursery is slowly coming together. We started with an empty room and a five day old baby back in October, so the fact that there’s art on the walls and it’s feeling more cosy…

    March 11, 2016
  • Dublin Daydreams / Spots I’m Missing

    This post is sponsored by Stay.com, All opinions are my own. A year ago I put together a little itinerary on Stay.com showcasing Dublin for first-timers and it’s a great place to start your Dublin daydreams. You…

    March 7, 2016
  • Names Jewellery by the Irish Design Shop

    The Irish Design Shop has long been one of my favourite places to shop in Dublin, especially for birthday and Christmas gifts. For my 30th birthday, I even asked Michael to go in and…

    January 12, 2016
  • Missing a Dublin Cosy Christmas

    The Powerscourt Centre in Dublin, last year at Christmastime Surprisingly, I didn’t miss Dublin until last week. It’s been a busy few months getting used to being a family of three and trying to…

    December 23, 2015
  • Street Roundels

    Last Friday, I went with a friend to The Menil Collection here in Houston, a rather large contemporary art gallery built and curated through the extensive collection of the de Menil family. One of…

    September 21, 2015
  • Ireland’s Cafe Culture

    One of the most fun stories I’ve ever written came out in the Irish Independent the weekend before last, about Ireland’s cafe culture and the real people behind some of the sweetest cafes around the…

    August 31, 2015
  • Dublin’s Hanging Flowers / Isaac’s Hostel

    A few months ago, right before we left Dublin for the summer, the weather was warm and sunny and Michael was off away somewhere on a boat on the River Shannon. So I took…

    August 26, 2015
  • Seven Years Married

    Over the weekend, Michael and I celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary. Seven years! It’s hard to believe it’s been that long since our wedding day. I may be brunette now (and in desperate need…

    August 25, 2015