Food
A London Brekkie
This week's August Break is going to be London-themed! Today: shots of a lovely sunshine filled breakfast, sitting outside Minkies Deli.
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Food Typography
Food and fonts, together at last.
Personal
The August Break
This year, I'll be taking part in Susannah Conway's photo project The August Break. Care to join me?
Food
Donuts worth dunkin'
Have you come across Empire Donuts? I first saw them at Taste of Dublin and spotted them again in my sister's local Spar. One of my favourite things to do on arrival in London is to grab a Krispy Kreme, so I was pretty excited to see these.
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Link Love
How sweet is this GIF animation by Thoka Maer? Loads more here. [via swissmiss] The movie title stills collection. Very cool. Susannah Conway shares tips on shooting on an iPhone. Speaking of which, I'm am loving RadLab's PicTapGo iPhone app. The Mask You Live In is
Dublin
Temple Bar Night Market
While strolling though town last Thursday evening, Ben and I came across the Temple Bar Night Market. This being Ireland in the summer, there wasn't a whole lot of night happening! There were some great live art demos going on though. And while the stalls were a bit
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Teatowel Art
Isn't it brilliant when artists find ways of making their work more accessible to those of us with champagne tastes and lemonade pockets? For example, I adore colourful Aussie brand Castle and Things. Their prints, like the ones above, are incredible – but their tea towel art, below, is
Dublin
Dublin in bloom
Scorchio! The weather. It's all we can talk about this week. Dublin looks great in this weather – everyone is in better form, the canal is jammed with happy punters outside The Barge having aprés work drinks and everything has sprung to life. I had the most incredible strawberries
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Paper Rocks
Have you ever used the Paper app for iPad? I first became properly aware of it when I saw the witty and hilarious illustrations that Ben's friend Maria, aka Twisted Doodles was creating using the app. She sells prints and cards (which helped pay for her wedding!). The
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Green Goose Photography
How stunning are these photos? I feel little bit more serene just looking at them. They're by Green Goose Photography on Etsy. The shop features landscapes, seascapes and cityscapes shot across Ireland, France, and Italy by Irish photographer Margaret (I can't seem to find a surname!
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A Little Recap
Hola! How was your weekend? Ben and I spent most of ours chillin' like villains in Farnham Estate in Cavan. There were pruney-fingers a-go-go after a day at the lovely spa, and I also got a Yon-Ka Aroma Luxe massage which was nothing short of amazing. One those so-good
Music
The XX
The xx were brilliant last night. I love how cool and aloof they looked on stage, and how that juxtaposes with their earnest, soulful lyrics. There's something so plaintive and beautiful about lines like "You move through the room / Like breathing was easy / If someone believed me