I spent New Years in Switzerland with my girlfriend’s family.
They had organised a surprise for me – a trip to the mountains to
try out tobogganing
on the run from Bergun to Preda.
brilliant fun 
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on the Preda Bergun toboggan run in Switzerland
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012santa claus at Aunty Nellie’s in Midleton
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011Santa arrived in Aunty Nellie’s today.
It’s customary for Santa to give out the presents, but this little girl had a better idea!
Santa will be in the grotto in the shop on Main St. Midleton until Christmas. Call 021 – 4633 555 to book, or email infoATauntynelliesmidleton.com.
Opening Times:
times you can see Santa at Aunty Nellies
no hp touchpads in Argos anymore!
Friday, August 26th, 2011I missed all the excitement over the touchpads while I was away. This sign isn’t strictly accurate, but it seems there’s a lot of confusion over stock levels and reservations. Anyway, none for me 
from the cliffs of Moher to west and east Cork
Sunday, August 14th, 2011I did a bit of driving this weekend. First to the Cliffs of Moher:
We called into Fenns Quay for dinner. We tried the Cork on a Fork menu, which was only savage Read what Billy Lyons had to say about it too!
Then to Schull in west Cork:
We had fish&chips on the pier for Sunday lunch. It’s not traditional, but it’s very nice!
And on to Claycastle beach in Youghal:
calves week in Schull
Sunday, August 7th, 2011I spent the weekend in Schull.
It’s Regatta week so the town is full of life, and the harbour full of boats.
fishing in West Cork
Sunday, July 10th, 2011I went down to Schull for the weekend, and went fishing!
The first day we went after sea bass.
We didn’t have any luck though. The second day, we went for mackerel and pollock.
When you’re fishing in an area as beautiful as this, it doesn’t matter if you don’t catch anything
julia in cork harbour
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011I finally got out for my first sail of the year, on my fathers boat.
Julia, the Cork/Swansea ferry passed us in Cobh Roads.
I got a fish pedicure at Feet Dreams in Cork City!
Friday, April 22nd, 2011I went for a fish pedicure at Feet Dreams this morning.
When you go in you’ll meet Nick or Breda, organise some small paperwork (confirming that you
haven’t had fake tan recently and so on) and they they’ll show you to your tank.
There’s about 8 tanks, each with a couch beside them. You sit at the tank, take off your shoes and then wash your feet in a standard foot spa. Meanwhile the cover comes off the tank and the fish start to get excited! After a quick wash of your feet you can put them into the tank. The second your feet are in the fish rush over and start nibbling away at your feet. This is a little ticklish, but in a nice way. The fish are very enthusiastic and cover your entire foot. All you have to do is sit there and relax – the fish do all the work.
After your 15 minutes or so are up, you take your feet out and dry them, and off you go on your way, with lovely smooth feet!
I’m not one for these sorts of treatments, but it’s a very refreshing feeling.
Thanks to Nick and Breda for letting me record the session.
tea of the week: mulled wine
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011I spotted this walking through town this morning. It would have made perfect sense during the cold snap!
tea of the week: mulled wine
buying local this Christmas
Monday, December 13th, 2010I had planned to write this blog post a few days ago, but Billy Lyons beat me to the punch with his blog post on buying Irish. I’m changing it slightly to “buying local”.
I’ve done most of my Christmas shopping, and about half of it is coming from local suppliers, and local producers where possible.
I’ve bought my presents from local suppliers (that I can’t name without spoiling surprises!)
The Christmas wine is coming from Curious Wines, I’ve bought a lovely Christmas Pudding from Fenn’s Quay restaurant. I bought some last year too and they were fantastic. I’ve sent one to my aunt and am shipping another to Switzerland!
Christmas pudding from Fenns Quay
We’ll be placing an order with Local Markets, a brilliant new co-operative in Cork, delivering produce from local suppliers and producers. It’s like a farmers market in your kitchen!
It’s something I intend to do a lot more of, buying local where possible. There’s such good quality produce and brilliant customer service available in Cork that I really want to support it.