I’ve never done a pure links post yet (shame on me), but since link love makes the blogosphere go round … and tomorrow is all about warm happy feelings (if you can get over the way the greeting card industry has ambushed this day and made it their own) here, for your pleasure, is link […]
From Tom comes the sad news that the much loved Bodega Bar in Cork has been sold by Bellinter owner Jay Bourke. Apparently it’s to close this Friday, February 9th.
One less child friendly eatery and the loss of the best brunch in Cork.
[Update: according to the comments here, the building is to be developed as […]
Since becoming a mammy, I haven’t had as many pints of Guinness as I used.
Back in the days before we had to push a buggy, carry her majesty, or dawdle along at a pace only slightly speedier than a snail, we used to spend whole weekends hiking around the hills, mountains and country lanes of […]
My gran is 93 and lives in a nursing home. She’s still very much up to date with world (& nursing home!) politics and while she’s quite stiff these days, she manages to get around with the help of her walking stick.
There’s not much she hasn’t already experienced, but she always loves an outing and […]
Last year (2005), the hubby and I did our Christmas shopping in Kinsale. We took a day off work and went on a gentle stroll through the quiet, picturesque streets, picking up books, local crafts and other goodies before heading off for a boozy lunch in Fishy Fishy. Martin Shanahan was working his magic in […]
