It’s an undisputed fact that us Irish have the gift of the gab. Most of us haven’t just kissed the Blarney Stone, we spent the night with it! With this gift of eloquence, this love of wordiness, wordplay and puns,...
It's that time of year again. You’re about to flex those gift wrapping muscles. Fold, tie, pull, curl, stick, fold back, do it again, and again; it’s a test of dexterity and patience. It’s the perfectionists’ ultimate challenge, and a...
ah, it’s a tough life, but i guess someone has to do it. we put 6 hot chocolate recipes to the test to try and learn what makes the ultimate hot chocolate. most of these recipes use cow's milk, but...
It may be a well worn trope that when makers / small shop owners receive an order they do a happy dance. For us it definitely is true (and if you hear a little squeal from the back of the...
Ooooh I do love a good crisp day, wooly hat on the head, cool air on the nose. Lovely stuff. And the blackberries, we always look forward to getting out and scrummaging for blackberries to turn into jam and compotes...
Phew, after a number of weeks of hard work we can finally announce that our brand-spanking-new website is live! (happy dance) Thanks to support from Enterprise Ireland, and the hard work of the lovely humans at Digifly, we’ve been able...
This Friday (17th of September) sees the return of Culture Night and we are delighted. If you’re looking for things to do and wouldn't mind a dollop of Culture, pop over to their website and have a look at the...
The number of hours of care, patience and nurturing we collectively as a nation have put into our house plants this last year must by now have entered into the millions. From succulents to ferns, leafy greens, trailing vines and delicate blooms...
We often have people come into the shop and look at our large array of dotted notebooks with a moment of confusion - just HOW do you use dots? I mean, a ruled notebook is straight forward enough. The strong...
