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Most Read Post of 2021 was Transient Global Amnesia

Thursday, 13 January 2022 by Hilda
Happy New Year. I have been so lacking in energy, mojo, initiative (call it what you like..) to actually get up off my butt and write a post. Well, I suppose I would have to sit down to write it. But you know what I mean. Anyway, I think I have got my act together.
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: BEST OF 2021 POSTS, HEALTH POSTS, high CHOLESTEROL, style not age, TGA, Transient Global Amnesia

The Perfect LBD for NYE with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 27 December 2021 by Hilda
What will you be wearing on New Year’s Eve? Well my ‘Style Not Age’ friends are here to help. The theme set by Jacqui this month is the perfect LBD.  Will you be partying the night away or having a quiet dinner with friends? In the current climate, it is more likely that you will
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: annasislandstyle, December Style Not Age, fashion over 50, fashion post, isthismutton, LBD, mummabstylish, NYE, style not age, stylesplash, thestylesplash
skinician

Skincare and Beauty Products and Experiences in 2021

Sunday, 19 December 2021 by Hilda
Skincare is personal…yes, but I want to share with you some of my favourites over the past few years. FACIALS BESPOKE BEAUTY, DONNYBROOK When I can, I love having an in-salon facial or treatment.  For those of you in Dublin, I can highly recommend Elaine Butler Doolin of Bespoke Beauty in Donnybrook. I have regular
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Bespoke Beauty, christmas gifts, Ella and Jo, Irish skincare, Jean Kelly, Kiehls, Lancome, SKIN CARE 2021, skinician
Green velvet jacket

‘Style Not Age’ Showcases Festive Finery

Monday, 29 November 2021 by Hilda
Normally at this stage of the year I would have had plenty of opportunities to wear my festive finery. Christmas season would be in full swing. But unfortunately, with Covid numbers being so high in Ireland, all of my Christmas lunches, dinners and afternoon teas have been cancelled. And that was before the latest variant
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, annasislandstyle, fashion, fashion post, Festive finery, isthismutton, mummabstylish, style not age, stylish sisters, The Grand Hotel, thestylesplash
Portugal sunset

Quinta Do Lago in November is Wonderful

Saturday, 27 November 2021 by Hilda
A few weeks ago, at the beginning of November, we spent a lovely week with friends in Quinta Do Lago in the Portuguese Algarve.  Lisbon is the only other part of Portugal that we have visited and we absolutely loved the city. This time we were staying in the Fairways Four Seasons Resort just twenty
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Fairways Four Seasons Resort, friendship, holidays, Holidays in Portugal, Portugal, Quinta Do Lago, The Algarve
World Osteoporosis Day

Looking After Bone Health is Important at Every Age

Sunday, 14 November 2021 by Hilda
Bone Health has been in the news recently because of World Osteoporosis Day. I am aware of it for many reasons: 1 Following a diagnosis of osteopenia in 2016, I decided to do some research and educate myself. 2 I followed that up by writing a blog post about how to look after our bone
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: Bone health, health post, osteopenia, osteoporosis, World Osteoporosis Day
Spain boats

Skin Cancer, Spain and Fake Tan

Sunday, 31 October 2021 by Hilda
Skin Cancer, Spain and Fake Tan sound like odd bedfellows. Well, you are right. I just threw them together in a post. But there is a tenuous connection. Because I was going to Spain, I tried yet another false tan. And a few days after I returned, I was having my cancerous lesion removed. SPAIN
  • Published in Lifestyle & Leisure
Tagged under: AIRPORTS, He Shi tan, Malaga Airport, Mr Hanson, skin cancer, Spain, Sports Surgery Clinic, SUN SAFETY, The Skin Doctor
Cosy Coats overthehilda

Cosy Coats with ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 25 October 2021 by Hilda
Well, the days are darker and temperatures have fallen, so it is time to get our cosy coats out. When socialising changed with the start of Covid, my friends and I met for coffee outside. We have continued to do that, so a warm puffa/padded coat is a necessity. Coats are my one weakness! Do
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion over 50, fashion post, is this mutton, mummabstylish, style challenge, style not age, TKMaxx
Songbirds

Books Can Take You To Other Worlds

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 by Hilda
‘BOOKS GIVE A SOUL TO THE UNIVERSE, WINGS TO THE MIND, FLIGHT TO THE IMAGINATION AND LIFE TO EVERYTHING’ – PLATO Books have the power to take you to other worlds, other times.  Recently, I have been to the court of King Henry VIII, to Poland during World War 2 and to The Russian Court
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Bear Town, Books take you to other worlds, Bring Up The Bodies, Songbirds, The Holiday, The Maidens, The Mirror and the Light, The Tsarina's Daughter, The Yellow Bird Sings, Wolf Hall
Center Parcs

All Kinds Of Everything

Thursday, 23 September 2021 by Hilda
I decided to do a more general chat this week, an ‘All Kinds of Everything’ kind of post. I tend to post on the blog once a week, but am more active on Instagram stories. So, I want to fill in my readers who are not on social media. Well, what have I been up
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING, Autumn Fashion, Center Parcs, Future Beauty Show, Malahide, menopause summit 2021, September 2021
Helen McAlinden and Hilda Smith

Helen McAlinden Autumn/Winter 2021 Fashion Show

Wednesday, 15 September 2021 by Hilda
Some feeling of normality returned last week when I attended my first fashion show in nearly two years. Helen McAlinden’s collection was showcased beautifully in Harvey’s the restaurant in Harvey Nichols in Dundrum Town Centre. I had some photos on my Instagram stories last week. But one of my followers (whom I bumped into recently
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Dundrum Town Centre, fashion post, Fashion Show, Harvey Nichols, Helen McAlinden

Holistic Treatments in Baltinglass County Wicklow with Jean Kelly

Monday, 06 September 2021 by Hilda
Graham and I had a very pleasant visit to Baltinglass last month. Why go to Baltinglass you may well ask? What has Baltinglass to offer? Well, Jean Kelly Massage and Holistic Therapist offered Graham and me some complimentary treatments. Jean has joined other members of her family in offering holistic treatments. Her father and her
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Baltinglass, Baltinglass County Wicklow, Baltinglass spinologists, beauty treatment, ear candling, Holistic Treatments in Baltinglass, Jean Kelly, reflexology, Spinologists in Baltinglass

Statement Sleeves with my ‘Style Not Age’ Friends

Monday, 30 August 2021 by Hilda
Hello everyone. It is all about statement sleeves with my friends at ‘Style Not Age’. I searched my wardrobe and found nothing of interest there. There were no statement sleeves that impressed me. So, I had to go shopping. And I found this lovely shirt from ‘Studio 124‘ in Malahide with fabulous full sleeves and
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, annasislandstyle, fashion, fashion post, isthismutton, mummabstylish, statement sleeves, style not age, style not age challenge, thestylesplash
Reading

Book Reviews- 6 Books I Loved

Wednesday, 18 August 2021 by Hilda
It is time to share some of the books I have read and loved recently.  In the last year I have become addicted to audible books. A really good narrator can make such a difference. Sometimes I listen when I am walking, other times when I am tidying up or cooking; tasks that do not
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Books, books to enjoy, Idaho by Emily Ruskovich, Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession, Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, So Many Ways of Loving by Christine Webber, Someone We Know by Shari Lapena, The Maya Angelou Autobiographies/Memoirs, The Mystery of Mrs Christie by Marie Benedict
Menopause Speakers

Menopause Success Summit in September Will Inform and Educate

Monday, 09 August 2021 by Hilda
Hello everyone. In my post this week, I am delighted to be able to share with you that The Menopause Success Summit, in partnership with Cleanmarine will be taking place virtually on Saturday September 25th 2021. I first wrote about THE MENOPAUSE in the early days of the blog way back in 2016. It was
  • Published in Health & Wellbeing, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: best tips for menopause, Catherine O Keeffe, Clearmarine, Dr. Mary Ryan, menopause, menopause summit 2021, peri-menopause, The Menopause Success Summit, The Wellness Warrior, vaginal dryness
Nicky Halliday A practical Guide to Healthy Eating

‘A Practical Guide to Cooking for Health’ by Nicky Halliday

Monday, 02 August 2021 by Hilda
Nutrition therapist and  natural chef Nicky Halliday’s first book ‘A Practical Guide to Cooking for Health’ is more than a book full of delicious recipes. Yes, the recipes are delicious. And easy too. But let me start by telling you a little about the author. NICKY HALLIDAY Nicky has explored different careers. But her interest
  • Published in Health & Wellbeing, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: A Practical Guide to Cooking for Health, Guide to Eating Healthily, Health Heart, healthy eating, Nicky Halliday, nutrition for your brain, Recipe book
July Jacket

‘Style Not Age’ Showcase July Jackets

Monday, 26 July 2021 by Hilda
July Jackets, chosen by Jacqui, makes for a good alliterative opening to this month’s ‘Style Not Age’ prompt. Is it because I am in my mid-sixties that I feel that time is flying by? Or is it because it feels we are stuck on PAUSE at the moment, waiting for life to get back to 
  • Published in Friends and Family, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion, fashion post, isthismutton, July Jackets, mummabstylish, Studio124, style not age, stylesplash, stylish sisters
EYES WITH LUMI LIFT

Yumi Lash Lift at Bespoke Beauty makes my Eyes Pop

Wednesday, 21 July 2021 by Hilda
When Elaine at Bespoke Beauty offered me a complimentary Yumi  Lash Lift, I was a little unsure. I do not have great eyelashes I told her. They are not in great condition. In fact, I have some bald patches sometimes. Why do eyelashes fall from the same area at the same time? But I was
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Bespoke Beauty, Elaine Butler Doolin, eylashes, lash enhancement, the best of beauty treatments, Yumi Lash Lift
The Grand Canal

Exploring Dublin and Meeting some of its Literary Giants

Monday, 12 July 2021 by Hilda
While staying at Dublin’s Merrion Hotel (by the way that special offer I mentioned in my post is now finished….sorry) Graham and I pretended we were tourists and enjoyed exploring Dublin. So here is a little snapshot of where we went and who we met. JAMES JOYCE It was Bloomsday when we were there and
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Travel
Tagged under: exploring Dublin, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Patrick Kavanagh, The Grand Canal, The Merrion Hotel
The Merrion Hotel Courtyard

The Merrion Hotel Dublin A Review

Monday, 05 July 2021 by Hilda
GG and I spent a night in The Merrion a few weeks ago and it was heaven. We were actually supposed to go after Christmas, but then we had another lockdown! We have been starved of pampering because of Covid and at this stage of our lives we do enjoy a bit of luxury now
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Travel
Tagged under: Best Dublin Hotels, Best Irish Hotels, Irish 5 star hotels, midweek break, The Merrion Hotel
Malahide Castle

‘Style Not Age’ Shares Picnic Outfits

Monday, 28 June 2021 by Hilda
Hello, my friends. ‘Style Not Age’ is back with a picnic theme this month. What would you wear to a picnic? This prompt came from Gail of ‘Is this Mutton’. Do you go on picnics? I used to as a child. I would gather my sisters and take them off to a nearby field that
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, dress for picnic, F&F at Tesco, fashion, fashion post, is this mutton, mummabstylish, picnic attire, style not age, style not age challenge, stylish sisters, Tesco Ireland, the style splash

Raised Cholesterol, Statins and Other Reasons I am Pissed Off

Wednesday, 16 June 2021 by Hilda
I have given in. Finally, I am taking Statins to help lower my cholesterol. Since menopause, my cholesterol has been elevated. But now it has gone through the roof! Fifteen years ago, my then doctor tried to put me on statins. I resisted. But since giving up tennis (because of back-related problems), it has risen
  • Published in Health & Wellbeing, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Back problems, Covid Vaccine, HDL, health post, Raised cholesterol levels, Rosuvastatin, Somega, statins
Blue Kimono

The Sky and the Sea Inspire ‘Style Not Age’

Monday, 31 May 2021 by Hilda
HOW THE SKY AND SEA INSPIRE ME When I think of the sky, I picture the colour blue. Some fluffy white clouds float by. Another favourite would be sunset or sunrise with yellow, red and orange colours dominating. Similarly with the sea, I prefer the blues of sunny days rather than the greys of stormy
  • Published in Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News, Style & Beauty
Tagged under: Anna's Island Style, fashion post, fashionover40, is this mutton, kimono, kimono love, May Style Not Age, mummabstylish, over50style, style challenge, stylish sisters, the style splash
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream

3 of My Favourite Kiehl’s Skincare Products

Tuesday, 18 May 2021 by Hilda
Of course, I was aware of Kiehl’s Skincare products, but I never used any of them until a few months ago. I was sent some as part of a press drop.  And YES, I am impressed. HISTORY OF KIEHL’S SKINCARE Kiehl’s is an American skincare company which was created by an apothecary/pharmacist in 1851 in
  • Published in Beauty Treatments and Products, Home, Lifestyle & Leisure, News
Tagged under: Best products for mature skin, Kiehl's Calendula Herbal Extract Toner, Kiehl's skincare, Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream, Kiehl's Vitamin C Eye Serum, Kiehl'sproducts
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January Blues with my gang from 'Style Not Age'. January Blues with my gang from 'Style Not Age'.

So glad we are nearly finished with the month and can look forward to Spring and brighter days. 
Dress @lkbennettlondon @kildarevillage
Shopped my wardrobe for the rest.

Check out my post on the blog and see if my friends are as 'blue' as I am! 

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I know I have too many coats but I could not resis I know I have too many coats but I could not resist this gem bought @primark a few weeks before Xmas. I have no will power🙈!
 But it has been worn constantly during the cold spell. So cost per wear pretty good. Shopped my wardrobe for the rest. Boots @marksandspencerireland
and hat @mango. At least we have said goodbye to the rain for the moment!

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Sparkle and shine with 'Style Not Age'! I borrowed Sparkle and shine with 'Style Not Age'! I borrowed my jacket and shirt from my very sparkly sister @gannonrosie. There is a dearth of glitter in my closet😪 You can see more pics on stories and a close-up of my sparkly bag @shopfolkster. Check out my blog and see my glittering friends @annasislandstyle
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New post up on the blog with my friends from 'Styl New post up on the blog with my friends from 'Style Not Age'! And this month we are mixing stripes and spots. I went for a casual, cosy outfit. Shopped my wardrobe for most of it.

Trousers an hat are  new @primark.
Jumper @thisiswhistles 
Boots @marksandspencer 
Bag @lula_belle_malahide_ 
Scarf present from @nelly_approved 

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Glowing skin just after my final @ultraceuticals_i Glowing skin just after my final @ultraceuticals_ire treatment. You can read all about my 90 day journey using at home potent products and in-salon treatments over on the blog. Particularly happy with my skin tone which is brighter and less blotchy. And the lines and wrinkles are less obvious too...plus the jaw area seems tighter. 

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Had a wonderful stay at The Killarney Royal Hotel Had a wonderful stay at The Killarney Royal Hotel and a trip on a jaunting car in Killarney National Park.  Lovely to visit when it is not high season. Killarney is charming and the people friendly. New blog post up with all the details. Highly recommend. More pics up on stories. 

Wearing my new cosy hat @peruzzi.official @choiceboutiques.Shopped my wardrobe for the rest. 

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'Orange you glad it's Halloween?' is our Style Not 'Orange you glad it's Halloween?' is our Style Not Age prompt this month. And  I am always happy to wear orange no matter what the season/occasion.
My coat is over 25 years old and I still love it. Have you heard of the label Oui? I never see it in the shops now. And I loved the brand. 

Boots @paulasmalahide 
Hat @anthonypetodublin
Bag @kildare_mk 

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Happy Halloween!

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Coat weather has arrived and this beauty is last y Coat weather has arrived and this beauty is last year's @selectedireland and they have some very like it this year too. Check stories. Love the fact that it is oversized so it is easy to layer up. 

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New post up on the blog featuring where we stopped New post up on the blog featuring where we stopped off on our Danube River Cruise. Love looking back on the photos which bring back great memories of our trip. We stopped off somewhere different every day. Our final stop was Budapest. We arrived during the day, but the trip up and down the river at night with the city lit up was magical. The Parliament Buildings were particularly spectacular.
*press trip

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