Lunch with my brother at Ukiyo Bar

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During the second week of my brother’s first visit to Dublin, he stayed in the city centre with his girlfriend and we would meet up during the day or evening depending on their plans. On the Thursday of the...

Mid-term break

Leftovers turned into sushi rolls.

I am sitting in my kitchen, a luke-warm cup of peppermint tea perched shockingly close to my laptop, staring at my eight year old daughter. She is telling me that she feels barfy, looking pitiful and waif-like, wearing a...

Afternoon Art Tea at the Merrion Hotel

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For the past year, I have been hoping to get a chance to go to the Shelbourne Hotel for Afternoon Tea after my first experience with afternoon tea last year at the Westin Hotel. When my mother-in-law visited over...

Out of the trenches of motherhood

children growing up, time flies

It is true when people talk about early childhood as this crazy time in your life. A time when you don’t remember if you’ve showered or remembered to drink the coffee you poured hours early. Children stand in the...

Weekend lunch at Banyi

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On a rare afternoon outing, I met one of my good friends in the city centre for some lunch at one of our favourite sushi restaurants in the the heart of Temple Bar. Banyi is an old favourite in...

Bank hours are 10am – 4pm.

I am beginning to think that Bank of Ireland is ignoring me. I have requested that it add my savings account to my online profile twice now. When I click on the “sent items” tab in order to see...