Hello June!

I'm so glad June is here.  May was a tough month and gave me time to think about the more serious things in life.  I think it was a good thing for me to do.

Now it's June and so far it's been busy and fun and full of smiles!  So, without further ado, here are some photos with a little story to go with each...

We headed up to Dublin yesterday for a day out and some shopping.  This is a sample of the fabulous Georgian architecture that abounds in Dublin.

This is me having a second, that's right, second breakfast of panettone in Carluccio's on Dawson Street.  Breakfast is my favourite meal!

Rows and rows of divinely scented soaps in Avoca Handweavers

And cutesy aprons

Back at home I'm drying the tiniest little yellow tea roses for an up-and-coming art project

And the greenest moss

Tomatoes! In our little conservatory. The scent even at this size is amazing.  Supermarket tomatoes don't even come anywhere close.

Another green photo! This time plums in our garden. Yum yum.

One of the most sweet-scented roses in our garden.  I call it the Raspberry Ripple rose, for obvious reasons

And finally, Boots, Heidi and Kaiser on a walk this evening. I love them to bits!

Wishing you all a lovely June! ~Siobhan xox

The Birthday Week

I had a big birthday last week. I'm quite reticent about saying how old I am now, because, quite honestly, I can't believe I'm that age! I'm not vain about it particularly, it's just I don't want to be pidgeon-holed or labelled. The age I am now is different than it was in the '50s or even '70s, but still...sigh...I feel like I'm still about 16!

I'm finishing a spell of 10 days off in a row - bliss - but unfortunately have to face the fact that I'm back to work tomorrow.

We went up to Dublin on my birthday for a stroll around and hit Avoca Handweavers, a favorite spot of mine, on the way home. A few little snapshots from this delectable store:

In the end, all I bought was two bars of soap! If you care to take a dreamy look around their online store, just click here: Avoca Handweavers.

Then, because I was feeling a bit giddy and like I actually was 16, we stopped for ice creams:

An Italian birthday dinner that night with friends, too much to eat and drink and I'm still recovering!

Hope you're having a lovely week wherever you are and do remember, age really is just a number! xox