Eccles Hotel Glengarriff

The Eccles Hotel dominates the entrance to Glengarriff and presides over Bantry Bay. It is surrounded by the most majestic scenery, but it was the views out over the Bay that immediately grabbed our attention. First impressions tell me that this is a hotel with charm. The Victorian facade with its wrought-iron verandas give yesteryear

polka dots

Hello, my friends. I hope you are enjoying good sunny weather, like we are here in Ireland. This month’s theme with ‘Style Not Age’ is ‘Polka Dots’ (Emma’s choice). Graham and I were away for a few days in West Cork, staying at The Eccles Hotel and I wore my polka-dot shirt for dinner on

Hello, my friends. Even though the weather is still variable, there are definite signs of Spring. Daffodils are fluttering in the breeze and cherry blossoms brighten our neighbourhoods. I am ready for the brighter days and with the start of ‘Summer Time’ here in Ireland, brighter evenings also.  This month, Jacqui has selected the theme

Hello, my friends. I am back writing on the blog again following a break. I have lots of interesting stuff to share this year and I am starting with my friends at ‘Style Not Age’. We will be sharing our ‘Joyful January’ outfits. Well, January began with sunshine and cold, but bright days. However, this

Well, hello my friends. We welcomed a new baby granddaughter last week, so there has been great excitement in our house. I did manage to take a pic, before I headed into see her in hospital. Autumn is my favourite season and I tend to favour autumn colours. When I had my colours ‘done’ with

RETINOLS

I have been using retinols on and off for several years. It has taken me some time to find the brands that suit my nearly 69-year old skin. Read on and find out those brands that I found worked best for me and one that I am excited to try. BUT FIRST THE SCIENCE… WHAT

Hello, Hello. I am back with my ‘Style Not Age’ Gang. And this month, the theme is Colour Me Beautiful. The outfit below is what I wore to our Harvest Thanksgiving Service last Sunday. Nothing new here I am afraid; I just shopped my wardrobe. The top and skirt were originally a dress from Zara.

Festival Fashion is a thing.  I love how musical festival-goers wear clothes that are appropriate to the music and performer. Festival outfits go way beyond dressing for the weather, but are a form of self-expression and are nearly as important as the music in many ways. You can tell that I am not attending a

Taormina Amphitheatre

Sicily is beautiful and I only saw a fraction of it. There is so much to love about this island (the largest in the Mediterranean). Our trip to Sicily had everything I want in a holiday: some sightseeing and history, beautiful scenery and architecture and pretty towns with lots to see and do, great food

Summer Whites

Anna chose Summer Whites as this month’s theme. And we have had weeks of fabulous summer weather in Ireland so plenty of opportunities to wear white and not risk getting it muddy! But guess what, it started to rain at the weekend and even though I had worn this exact outfit a week ago, I

  I love testing out treatments for you and my latest MOXI  BBL Stack treatment at South William Clinic is a definite winner. To say that I am delighted with the results would be an understatement. What is not to love about more radiant, clearer skin (it works on pigmentation) with a reduction in the

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