And now for something completely different – Irish Nettle Soup by Cake in the country, an old Irish food

So recently (actually quite a long while ago but I’m nothing if not a procrastinator), we had a 20 mile cookalong. I had Jennifer down to sample all the delights of the locality, but whilst we had a gap in the cooking time, we decided to have a wee stroll around the gardens. It just … Continue reading

A Day at Bloom in the Park 2011

Thursday the 2nd of June. Possibly the most wished for day of the year for me, bringing to an end the last of 4 weeks of rather harrowing exams, 8 papers/osces in total. It was a pretty tough 4 weeks, but waht was driving me through it was undoubtedly the knowledge that I had a … Continue reading

Bloom in the park

Well hello there. It’s been a bit quiet around here recently due to my four weeks of exams which are almost almost over. But I must alert you all to the fact that it’s that time of the year again- time for Bloom in the Park! It runs in the Phoenix Park from next Thursday … Continue reading

This is Henry.

Every time I see a close up in a film of someone writing with a fountain pen I want one. Just thought I’d throw that in. It’s generally in films based on olden times.. So I think I’d need thick non-smooth papers too. Well thats that. On to the point. My point was that I … Continue reading