Wriggly Tin

Wriggly wowsers!  We have just spent an amazing two days in the heart of the South Downs in a shepherd's hut set in a secluded meadow, which we shared with a few sheep.

We trekked up and down and over the South Downs, refreshed ourselves with bitter shandies in various public houses, explored a few sleepy villages and when our legs could carry us no more, returned to our hut to light our wood burning stove, build a campfire, chow down on too many marshmallows and, eventually, crawl into what was possibly the most comfortable, cosy bed I have ever had the pleasure of snoozing in.

Alex at Wriggly Tin Shepherd's Huts has thought of everything to make getting back to basics a very pleasant experience indeed.  Buster (our hut) was brilliantly kitted out and full of vintage joys (including an Enid Blyton novel to take you back to your childhood).  The marshmallows and homemade brownies were left out for us were the icing on the cake - to say they were delectable would be an understatement.

If you'd like a break away from the bright lights of the city, Buster and his slightly larger brother, Beacon, can be booked through Canopy and Stars, or just email Alex directly.

And so, without further ado, some snaps of our trip...

 

Irish family fun

From a recent trip back to Declan's roots - Downpatrick, Co Down.  Fun times.

Drama Queen!

I'll blog a few more photos from our trip back to Downpatrick, but in the meantime I will leave you with one of my favourite shots to date.  We came across this bench on a walk and Aoife decided to rest her legs while the others caught up - completely oblivious to the carved out graffiti brilliantly positioned next to her.

In Dublin's Fair City...

...Where the girls are so pretty, 

I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone, 

As she wheeled her wheel-barrow, 

Through the streets broad and narrow, 

Crying "Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!"

We've just come back from an awesome few days in Dublin - as well as eating, drinking and generally having a good time we sought out Molly Malone's statue (a tourist must), visited the Guinness Storehouse (again, a tourist must, with fantastic views of the city at the top), explored Trinity College, went to see a fantastic Abbey Theatre production of Sean O'Casey's 'The Plough and the Stars', visited the Dublin Writers Museum (I had no idea Dublin had produced so many), sampled Michelin starred gourmet deliciousness at Chapter One restaurant (thoroughly recommend to anyone going anywhere near Dublin), ambled for miles along the Liffey, admired the grand houses on the streets around Parnell Square and took a few pints of the black stuff in some of Dublin's cosy back street pubs.

I, of course, took a few snaps - enjoy.

xxx