‘That Show Those Girls’ in Dublin

Tonight I came across a fun and quirky show on Youtube, check it out. 

It  is a clip Darren featured on the Culch.ie group blog, and I usually don’t click on such links, but I am glad I watched this one. In the show Kate and Laura undertake a fashion challenge, showcase local musical talent, and attend the Bray Air Festival (though I really thought Laura was saying ‘the Grey air festival’, and so I was thinking it was something to do with senior citizens, but don’t be fooled, that was just me trying to adjust to her groovy accent) and more.

Being so far away from Dublin it is fun to be able to watch what is happening there, and from the local point of view. I hope  there will be many more episodes from these girls, and don’t forget to vote for the best outfit.

Slightly guilty pleasures

I am looking forward to seeing these two films. I say they’re guilty pleasures because The Ugly Truth may turn out to look good, but have an anemic plot as some romantic comedies do. But Coco Avant Chanel will hopefully be sumptuous and worth seeing on ‘the big screen’.

Have you seen either, are they any good?

This is the cinema’s blurb, as it details The Ugly Truth’s plot: A romantically challenged morning show producer (Heigl) is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic reporter (Butler) to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

And the blurb for Coco Avant Chanel says: The word ‘Chanel’ immediately invokes a sense of understated beauty and opulence. ‘Coco Avant Chanel’ tells the story of the woman behind the word, Gabrielle Chanel. Not only a document of what ‘Chanel’ has come to represent today, ‘Coco Avant Chanel’ tells the story of a humble seamstress who grew up in a poor, rural household and went on to become a legendary couturier as well as a symbol of success, freedom and style.

Which is pretty cool, because all I knew about Coco Chanel, was that Coco was really the name of her pet dog, and she use to preform a song about him, singing with her sister in a bar, when they were young. Looking forward to learning more.

Have you seen anything good lately?

Things I like #1

Because I have been so quiet of late, I haven’t got much to put on the blog. I am sure things will slowly pick up again over time, but I thought it still might be good fun to add a new topic to the mix on here. So I will be featuring a few things I see from here and there, that catch my eye. You may have seen them already, though I hope you won’t have seen them all, and that you’ll enjoy having a squiz at them too.

 

In this selection there is a cover for a book about  events surrounding the 1937 crash of the airship Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey. A sad event, but a cool cover.

 To the right of the book cover is a print from the New York & Esty located artist Osoo! I think this artist has a delicate touch, and the image is pretty and a creatively thoughtful combination of natural wollen ruff and an abstract Elizabethan collar.

Below the print is a painting by Robert Kulcke, who was an influential (painting)  frame maker as well as being an Artist.

Underneath the pear is really cute T-shirt. I like it, and think it is amusing. It is a funny take on childhood finger-puppetry and perhaps a not so subtle nod to modern sexuality too.

And finally I have included a cover of an old magazine. I am not sure where I found the image, but I like the stylised fashion from this time period. I am sure if we routinely wore clothes like this today, it would take some getting use to, and feel very structured and quite confining, but oh-so-stylish.

Feel like some morning tea?

 

 

It’s been ages since I made anything like this, but the ripe banannas were calling out for attention, and a bananna cake is a better solution than the other (though still very worthy) solution of the compost area in the garden.

I had wanted to make cookies, but I will leave that recipe for another day. This recipe was the quickest and, well, first one I came across, and it turned out well.

2 ‘Narnars (banannas)

A quarter of a cup of milk

1 cup of brown sugar

2 cups of self raising flour

2 eggs

60 grams of butter

Mash up the banannas and set aside. In a new bowl add sugar, flour, the lightly beaten egg, and milk. Then add the banannas, and mix it  all up like crazy. Put the mixture into a greaseproof tin, and into the oven for an hour, to an hour and a quarter, at 190 degrees celsius.

While you were sleeping

I’ve been sleeping all kinds of strange hours, as you do with the G Fever.  And while I’ve  been away dreaming silently, poor Taj has missed me. He hasn’t let the grass grow beneath his feet though, oh no, he has been putting his quiet time to good use, diligently working on his latest knitting project.

 It was so cute, he was waiting outside my door when I awoke today, and quickly (and loudly) told me all about it when I came down for breakfast.