Ghost Signs of Fashion’s Past
I am a curious person and I love walking - put these two things together and you get an unhealthy interest in everything from old buildings to all the weird and wonderful things you discover at street level.
Trois Coleurs: Bleu
Marjorelle blue is a shade of blue loved by the fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, it is a deep cobalt blue colour that can be found in his Marrakesh garden- Jardin Marjorelle.
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It’s time to cosy up inside, surf the net and drink copious amounts of tea or mulled wine, here’s some fun things to enjoy along the way…
Magic Carpets
There are magic carpets everywhere in Morocco and if you are in search of an adventure to find textiles for your home- Marrakesh is well worth a visit.
Its nearly winter solstice and day-light hours are becoming scarce with the sun beginning to set low in the sky now from 3pm onwards- its easy to see why we need the cheer of Christmas lights.
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Time for another instalment of what I’m loving this week.
Victorian Dublin
As part of Dublin Book Festival I was delighted to join Dr Frank Cullen on his walking tour of Victorian Dublin to promote his forthcoming book Dublin 1847: City of the Ordnance Survey (RIA). For a city which is known for it’s Georgian architecture it is great to see Dublin from another angle- the Victorian angle.
Bonjour Marrakesh
I have just returned from a trip to the magical and chaotic city of Marrakesh and what a feast for the senses it was!
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Here’s a brew of things I am loving this week for you to enjoy while sipping your cuppa this Saturday morning….
Kimono
I have always been fascinated by the style and history of kimono and my trip to Japan this summer gave me an up close and personal look at how Japanese women still wear these amazing garments.
Dublin’s Loveliest Loos
I’d like to share with you my pick of Dublin’s loveliest loos! Yes- you did hear me right and no there won’t be photos of any actual toilets but there is a vintage angle!
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Dublin is blustery and the streets have coloured leaves flying about, here’s some wild and wonderful things I found flying about on the web this week.
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Dublin is blustery and the streets have coloured leaves flying about. This morning however the sun shone and I took some photos on a tour of Trinity College with UCD Historian Ainnle O’Neill- see photos of a blaze of coloured leaves above and below and here’s some wild and wonderful things I found flying about on the web this week.
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What have I been loving this week…
A Tale of Tailoring
Today’s blog is a tale of tailoring in Dublin.
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Ever since I learned how to copy and paste links into emails I have created a habit of sending links to friends and family of things they might like from articles, ideas, books, things to note, recipes, events, things we should do and just random whimsical things I come across. With that in mind I…
Snapping Roses
We are having an Indian summer this September, I am just back from a walk down Dun Laoghaire pier in my short sleeves! And last Sunday was also a day of glorious sunshine. I spent it in the company of other photographers for a Photowalk.
Heather’s Flowers
I had the great honour recently of creating the wedding flowers for my best friend Heather’s special day.
Grandad’s Pyjamas
The weekend is all about pyjamas and I am still in mine as I write. But pyjamas can be chic, non?
The Christmas Lady of the House
If you were a Dublin ‘Lady’ from the 1890s to 1920s you would have had a copy of The Lady of the House in your home, informing you of the beautiful things a lady needs.