teenage fanclub at the academy in dublin, 2 december 2016

Set list here so I can relive that night on Spotify anytime.

Photos taken with my Canon Powershot G16.

visiting castle ward

View of Strangford Lough and Portaferry in the background

Top of Audley's Castle

View of Audley's Castle

View of Audley's Casetle from the ground

A boat house

Some lovely homes in Castle Ward

Local residents of Castle Ward

The house

View of the lake

Climbed to the top to view this folly

More information in the links below:

Strangford Lough 

Audley's Castle

Castle Ward 

david hockney at the mac

David Hockney: I draw, I do 
Tall Gallery, The MAC
19 August to 16 October 2016
Suggested donation: £3
Audio guide: £3

the last days of summer

Summer, our encounter was all too brief.

london in springtime

I think I'm only 4 months late with this video, so it's not entirely inappropriate. London, spring, cherry blossoms and Thai food, only 55 seconds!

ox

I've been hearing so many good things about Ox so I called in on them last month. I loved the starter, the main was good but I probably would have passed on the lemon curd creme brulee.

I polished off the starter, every morsel was delicious. The roasted vegetables that accompanied the main was delicious but I didn't enjoy the halibut as much. No fault on the part of Ox, halibut is not my favourite fish.

The dessert was served by someone who I assumed was the pastry chef. Unfortunately I did not enjoy the dessert as much, probably because I am used to having cake to finish off a meal.

Overall my experience at Ox was enjoyable. Aside from the food, the service was excellent and I loved the music they played.

Scallop, white bean, bisque, oyster leaf

Halibut, clam, sea lettuce, fennel, bisque

Lemon curd, coconut, pistachio, bee pollen

 A short video I took in Ox.

deanes at queens

After our tour of Lyric Theatre and Riddel Hall for Open House Belfast, we had an early dinner at Deanes at Queens. And it was so good...!

Crisp squid with roquette, roast seabass with crab claws and mussels

Wild honey panna cotta, toffee cake and butterscotch

An espresso to cap it all

It's not a cheap place to eat in (we shared a three-course dinner) but it's well worth the splurge because everything was delicious and service excellent. I highly recommend Deanes at Queens!