Black Forest Gateaux

Black Forest Gateaux by Hanna’s Artisan Baking

Another beautiful creation  – I really wanted to eat this –  using the finest freshest ingredients, by the lovely Hanna.

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Fresh Berries

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Fresh Berries, by Hanna’s Artisan Baking

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If you have have a birthday, wedding, or any kind of event or celebration coming up, and need a beautiful AND tasty cake to wow your guests, Hanna would love to hear from you.

2up2down houses #2

2up2down house, Kilmore, County Wexford, Ireland.

Last Saturday brought with it a taste of spring; the sky was clear blue, the birds were singing, and standing in the sun one could feel a bit of glorious heat. My little boy asked if we could go out for a bike ride, so we dusted off the saddles, checked tyre pressure, oiled the chains, and hit the road pedaling.

We made a few stops along the way – Noah would huff and puff and complain while I whipped out the mobile phone and put it to good use documenting the 2up2down houses along the back country roadeens.

Cycling the back roads is a beautiful way to travel and one sees and hears, and  experiences so much more compared to traveling in a car.

I am also taking advantage of other mobile technology and am locating these houses using Google Street View. So far, within a 20 mile radius, I have located over 100 of these design icons. I reckon there could be up to 2000 of these houses around the county.