Last weekend we had a great time with Sarah and Vee, visiting us from London where they are currently living. Well done you two for giving up a weekend to visit an elderly aunt and uncle! Sarah was still buzzing…
The Tallis Scholars
So far we have somewhat neglected the cultural side of life in Dublin but last Thursday we went to the National Concert Hall to hear The Tallis Scholars. This is a choral group of 10 singers who specialise in early…
Sculpture in Context
The place of sculpture in Irish art cannot be over-emphasised and it comes as a complete surprise to anyone from NZ where sculpture is rarely seen or given any sort of prominence (although we do have the Waiheke Island outdoor…
A Dublin Day
This entry is a little different. It chronicles the sights of Dublin on just one day – Monday 22 September, 2014. I am told that a Mr J Joyce wrote a whole novel about just one day in Dublin in…
Revenge of the Odmies
Pip’s birthday today. We looked online for a suitable place to go and found the Brasserie at The Marker Hotel in the Grand Canal / Financial district of Dublin. This is an area close to the river Liffey that was redeveloped…
Another busy weekend
We have just had a hectic long weekend babysitting our two grandsons who live in Hove, near Brighton. Their parents were attending a wedding and at the last moment their local babysitting arrangements fell through so it was SuperGrandma and…
Summer flowers
No story, really. Trekked through the Botanic Gardens last week and they are a mass of colour – nothing terribly exotic but loads of colourful flowers so I took a few photos for your delectation.
Guinness in church? Why not?
St Mary’s church in Anne St was built at the start of the 18th century and was one of the first examples of a galleried church in Dublin. It closed in 1964 and was re-opened in the 1990’s as a…
The Art of the Brick
Nathan Sawaya has made his name as an artist working in the medium of Lego bricks. His exhibition, The Art of the Brick, is currently showing in Dublin so we went along to have a look today with Vivienne and…
I do like stained glass
Went to St Patrick’s cathedral yesterday. A fine building, perhaps not up there with the great English cathedrals but with some magnificent stained glass windows. When I have mastered my camera a little better I will go back and try…