Woo hoo I am an ambassador!

My Guinness Gathering card arrived in the post today.   I am very exited!  Free entry for me to the Guinness storehouse/factory/tour and 10% discount for my guests. I am going to plan a trip to the Guinness factory soon - keep an eye out for a future blog :-)&nb...

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That's Amore - Malahide village, Dublin

Last night we went out to eat with friends in That's Amore in Malahide. That's Amore is a small "no frills" family friendly kind of restaurant which suited us down to the ground to have a quick bite with friends and catch up with them since we last saw them. I was very impressed with the food I must say! To start I had prawns in garlic & tomato sauce.  The sauce was incredible.  I dipped the bread in it but there was...

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Hello to all my new followers

Hello all who have arrived from my sister's blog.  I am looking forward to reading all your blogs!I hope you like reading my blog and if you have any specific questions about anything I post please do not hesitate to leave a comment and I will get back to you.Have a great weekend!...

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More beautiful wedding gowns....just because :-)

I have blogged before about a fab wedding dress shop that I pass on my way to work every morning.  They change their display fairly regularly and one of their dresses again caught my eye. Again it has a vintage 1950's feel.  It very much reminds me of Kate Middleton's wedding dress.  But I think the belt on the dress makes it a bit funkier and a bit "cooler"This dress was also in display.  It's very very nice but for my liking...

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Snow Holiday/Chamonix France - Trip Report

In addition to this post which is a full (or as full as I can manage) Trip Report, please check out my addtional posts about Chamonix:Review of our ChaletPost/photographs of town of Chamonix  Our snow holiday started in Dublin Airport.  Our flight was at about 8am so it was not too early of wakeup call.   As usual Dad dropped us to the airport - fair play he is great for the airport runs.  He stayed over...

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Cadbury's Egg'n'Spoon - yum!

So Valentine's Day is not a huge occasion in our house.  David always gets me a lovely card and normally gets me a nice big box of chocolates - normally Lindt (mmm!). This year I warned him that I really did not want a big box of chocs - with a trip to Key West planned in June I really want to get in bikini shape!!!  I've been admiring these new choc eggs by Cadbury for ages so that was clever of David to get them for...

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Chamonix in France

 We are just back from a week's snowboarding in Chamonix, France - the French Alps.  It is a beautiful town. In a lot of ways it reminded me of Paris.  The two photos below feel quite mid nineteenth century to me.    But what I also liked about Chamonix was the mid-twentieth century vibe/architecture.I really like this hotel/building! Incredible landscape: This was the view from our bedroom window....

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Adventure Base / Chalet Slider

We had a fantastic stay in Chamonix in a great chalet.We booked a chalet with Adventure Base - who by the way I cannot recommend enough.Here is the picture of our Chalet: Chalet Slider's front door.  With a big load of wood all for us!Chalet Slider is a 4 bed/2 bathroom chalet for 8-10 people (2 people can sleep on a pullout and a couch).  We were 7 people so we were very comfortable in the 4 bedrooms and the large living areas. It...

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Vive la France!

I am off to France tomorrow!  To Chamonix for a week's snowboarding.  8 of us sharing a chalet - full wifi so expect some blo...

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Photos for posterity

I have previously posted links to articles online about a Pro-Choice rally Katie & I attended.   Two articles used a photo of Katie & I.  I have saved and posted the photos below for posterity. &nb...

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In the market for a wedding dress?

Yowsah!  I pass a lovely Bridal Wear shop on my way home from work everyday.  The other day they had a dress in the window so striking I had to take a photograph of it and blog about it. The photographs below do not actually capture it right at all. I have a huge affinity for 1950's/vintage style dresses.  Always have, always will!   I like to think my own wedding dress was a little vintage in style - even...

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Like Guinness?? Like FREE Guinness?!

In 2013 Ireland is hosting a year long celebration called The Gathering 2013.  It's basically a year of festivals and gatherings celebrating people of Irish heritage.  If you have Irish blood in you come visit Ireland in 2013!  Or if you can't make it in 2013 come the year after...or the year after...we Irish are welcoming any time!So there are loads of events on throughout the year.  A good place to find out about things is on The Gathering's facebook page - click here to go to page.  Also a good link is the official Gathering...

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