A sunny day in Dublin and a Confession

A sunny day in Dublin by fromkate 

This morning looks promising. After (surprise, surprise) the wettest and coldest July in Ireland for 40 years, this Thursday  the skies seem to be defending themselves against all the complaints and have brought some much needed brightness to the streets. Rain is forecast for later, but at the moment it feels like it might not come and I have high hopes that picking up a bubble tea on my way into work and wearing open-toe sandals and sunglasses could be the order for the day. 

You might have noticed that the blog has been a little quiet over the past few weeks. To tell you the truth, I'm still finding my voice over here. It feels like there's so much to write about and so much that has already been said that I keep feeling a bit foggy about where I want to take this space, what I want to write about, what to engage with, what to draw attention to, and what to discuss. I don't want to try too hard to form a niche identity and impose it on this blog because I'm sure that (for me) that will feel forced and insincere, so I'm planning on flying by the seat of my pants for a while... and I really do hope that you'll stay around for the ride.

 

Weekend Snaps.

Maybe Tuesday is a little late to be talking about the weekend, but how was yours? Here are a few fuzzy phone snaps which captured just a small part of my wonderful weekend. Including a huge vegetarian brunch, a cow/farmer spotting in Dublin's Temple Bar (the last place you'd expect to see this), and a few delicious Saturday night gin and tonics. In between these photos I also went to see The Descendants at the cinema. I cried like a baby but loved it (celebrity spotted Shane MacGowan of The Pogues watching the same movie too). On Saturday night I watched an Irish film at a friend's - Into the West - it's absolutely brilliant. It reminds me of The Never Ending Story, and its lead character is the sweetest little boy. A must see. Sunday was a bit of a washout, it didn't stop raining for even two minutes, but I took the chance to start a new book (I'll tell you all about it soon) and have a sofa day. Sometimes you just have to use the rain as an excuse...