In my bag...

I always get a kick out of these posts on other blogs so when I emptied my bag at work today I thought I would take a snap - I got rid of the scrunched up receipts and random bits of paper but otherwise this is it....



- Orla Kiely bag
- eye drops
- Orla Kiely Wallet
- Splenda sweetners
- tiny Moleskine notebooks
- my book (The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery)
- Toast Small Book (with 10% off everything inside!)
- Blistex
- Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector
- Chanel Teint Innocence Compact Creme Universel
- Bobbi Brown Creamy Lip Colour in Pale Mauve
- Jo Malone Vanilla & Anise Cologne 30ml
- Orla Kiely i-Phone holder
- iPod Nano
- pouch from Coco Sunday's Etsy store
- my favourite pen from Muji (a pencil and 5 coloured inks all in one)

Missing, tho always in my bag, is my Moleskine Weekly Notebook.

That's it! I am winding down now..tomorrow is my last day at work for this week as we have Thursday off for Paddy's Day and I have taken Friday off too...hurray! Have made plans for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights...good food and good company all part of the plan so really looking forward to that!

Hope you are enjoying your week :)

Loving...

Cox & Cox...browsing around the other day...hadn't visited in an age and had forgotten how much I love their stuff...forgive the surplus of images but there are so many gorgeous goodies to choose from and these are just a FEW of my favourites! Check out their website here and enjoy...

Let's go...

Have a lovely weekend...we're off for a stroll!

Sweet Paul...

Sweet Paul's latest magazine is out there..beautiful...I loved his last one and now I think I would like to order the printed versions...link to both digital and printed version here...it's devoted to kids this time and even if you don't have any it's still fun (and there is a little section for woofers!). I liked his "Easter" ideas and thought these pompom projects were cute...





And a simple little idea for Easter eggs..



Under the woofer chapter, this little treat case (or pencil case) caught my eye! You can find it here.

Sweet Paul is great...I am in awe of all these folk producing these beautiful magazines for us to browse..free!!

Sunday...

On Sunday we zipped out to Dalkey (about 25 mins from city centre)...it's one of my favourite spots in Dublin. A beautiful seaside, higgeldy piggeldy village, that sits high above the sea with amazing views of Dublin Bay. The most beautiful homes in Dublin (in my opinion) are out this neck of the woods...someday I would love to live there! I will take more photos next time to share with you (I forgot my camera - the photos below were taken with my iPhone). My aunt lived in Dalkey before she died last year and we used to visit a lot when we were kids so it has always been a favourite place.

It was a beautiful day...these are photos looking over and down onto Killiney beach...maybe I'll get to spend some days here if we have a good summer...fingers crossed..we can't have FOUR years of terrible summers, right??

The beach is a long way down a path and lots of steps...the woofers were pooped when we got back!





Tuesday now and another stunning, bright and sunny day...though frosty! Have a great week :)

Saturday...

Ahh yes...Spring is definitely in the air! We had lovely bright, fresh (that's cold in Ireland!) weather this weekend. Spent the morning in town with B wandering around Grafton Street, having coffee, checking out the buskers and buying flowers...all so wonderful when the sun is shining!

Feeling all gleeful and Spring-ish, I ended up making a few unplanned purchases too! Some bright and cheerful cashmere knits (from M&S believe it or not!!)- mint, bright pink, turquoise and navy (three cardis and a sweater) and then two gorgeous (well I think so!) tunic-y type tops (which will look really nice with skinny jeans or leggings)and a dress from Cos. Am so happy that it has opened up in Ireland. Each time I travelled to Brussels last year I made time to visit the store on Avenue Louise and got lots of nice bits and bobs. It's very reasonbale thank goodness!

Home then where I did some baking and a bit of housekeeping and went for a walk with the woofers. A couple of friends dropped by, one on his brand new Harley Davidson...(we think he's having a mid-life crisis!). We then settled in for the evening with a few of beers...all very pleasant!

The loot....





Again, I see these don't look so great on the hanger and my camera is screwed so the colours aren't quite right either...ho, hum...never mind! They kinda look huge too..they're not ;)

More bunting...

So, I made some more bunting last night...this time for my friend Sarah's little boy's bedroom which is being redecorated right now. Also, a slightly better shot of my Valentine's bunting...