tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84732252082997869852024-03-12T23:41:32.189+00:00Thrifted TreasureThrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.comBlogger295125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-76572134626742425672017-01-13T12:05:00.000+00:002017-01-14T10:54:11.857+00:00Beauties!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
All my lovely Le Creuset cast iron casseroles together in one photo :-) Using these gorgeous pieces of cookware makes me so happy! I have built this collection up over the last 5 years so, many of the pieces are vintage, found at flea markets, carboot sales or on eBay, others are brand new, given as birthday gifts or bought in sales. I love every single one of them and hopefully when we renovate our kitchen I'll have space to display them nicely. I must do some more photoshoots, I have a really nice collection of pots, gratin dishes and Le Creuset stoneware to share too!! If you would like to see more more posts featuring my Le Creuset collection please <a href="http://thriftedtreasure.blogspot.ie/search/label/Le%20Creuset">click here</a>.</div>
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<br />Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-89695818436718394602017-01-10T12:07:00.000+00:002017-01-12T15:38:56.838+00:00Happy New Year!Happy New Year!!! I can't believe it's 2017 already!!! 2016 was a busy year, with buying our house, settling in, lots of family events and active little rascals.<br />
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It was mostly a good year but sadly in September we found out that my father in law's cancer had returned. After a couple of very hard months, with up and downs, he passed away at the end of October. It's been a very sad time, everyone misses him terribly and he was mad about all the grandkids. I am so glad we moved back to Ireland when we did and our kids had the last 2 and a half years to know him properly and spend time with him. I can't imagine how awful it would have been if we'd still been living in Sydney at this time.<br />
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I have many new years resolutions, the usual ones, fitness, be less of a potty mouth, get more organised and re-ignite my blog.<br />
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We had a lovely Christmas, it was very important for all my husband's side of the family to be together at this time so we had everyone to our house for Christmas day and everyone stayed over. The boys were delighted having everyone there, 15 of us in total!! It was pretty relaxed as everyone brought an element of the meal.<br />
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I wanted the house to look extra festive this year so pretty much every corner of our living and dining areas were twinkling or glowing...<br />
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Even the wine was feeling festive :-)</div>
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I made my usual Christmas treats, traditional Christmas cake, pudding and extra special rocky road. My Christmas cake always has that special lopsided quality that you just don't get with a shop-bought cake ;-)</div>
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We alternate between a traditional red and gold or very colourful tree every year. This year was a traditional year, I love having our tree packed with decorations, a mixture of handmade, vintage and new. My favourites are the ones the boys make and the collection of ornaments my Dad gave a me a few years ago that have been hanging on our family tree since I was a child.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">As always we left out some treats for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. S in particular is hugely excited when he sees the leftover crumbs on Christmas morning :-)</span></div>
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I love seeng their little faces light up on Christmas morning as they see their stockings have been filled and they open their presents and see if Santa brought what they asked for (he always does, no matter how much mischief they've gotten up to all year ;-)</div>
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On Boxing Day we went to stay with my parents and younger sister and my Dad made the most delicious roast pork dinner, we had a lovely evening playing board games, watching tv, drinking wine and chatting, the boys were delighted with the presents they got and we all stayed over. My superstar dad made a lovely breakfast the next morning and we stayed for lunch then headed back home. We had a lovely time, my husband took the full 2 weeks of school holidays off work so we were able to take lots of outings, hiking, swimming, eating out, sleepovers with cousins. I hope 2017 is a happy and peaceful year for everyone xxx</div>
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Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-86083855748273010662016-07-11T12:42:00.001+01:002016-07-11T12:42:44.047+01:00Hello?Wow, four months since my last post!! Hopefully somebody out there is still reading this blog :-)<br />
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It's been a really busy four months!! We found a lovely house, spent two weeks bidding on it against three other bidders, got it and waited three long months till we could move in!!<br />
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It is SO fantastic to be home owners again. Whilst renting while we lived in Sydney and for our first 20 months or so back in Ireland gave us a lot of freedom regarding where we lived, we had totally gotten sick of being tenants, not having the freedom to make changes we'd like to our homes and not having the security and certainty of living in a home we own ourselves.<br />
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We LOVE the house we have bought! It's right in the area we wanted to buy, straight across the road from our favourite park and has a lovely big green out the front where the boys now spend so much time playing with other kids and getting lots of fresh air :-)<br />
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The house was already in nice decorative condition mostly, warm white walls, oak floors, a bright sunroom at the back and a really sunny, nicely landscaped back garden. So it was ready for us to move straight into. It has a lovely fireplace, large window in the living room overlooking the green and the beautiful mature trees of the park across and the much hoped for 4 bedrooms, downstairs toilet, ensuite and good sized family bedroom. There are changes we want to make, the kitchen is a dated oak style and despite the kitchen/dining room being a really good size there are not that many cupboards (by my standards anyway, I have so much kitchen stuff as you may be aware) so the plan, hopefully in the next couple of years, is to extend across the full width of the house at the back and open it up to make a really big kitchen/dining/living space at the back with a nice long kitchen and island for me to be a happy mammy in :-)<br />
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That's not happening immediately though so for now we are doing little mini-projects such as adding shelves to a blank wall in the kitchen, jazzing up the hallway, decorating the boys' room and possibly painting the kitchen cupboards and putting in new tiles as a "for now" makeover.<br />
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Also, two days after moving in, we threw our first house party to celebrate our youngest son's first holy communion, 25 family members, heaps of food, a cute dessert table for the kids and a really great day, not sure how we did it with all the chaos of moving, but we did (with a LOT of help from our parents, they were amazing)!!<br />
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Also, since my last post I have also finally clicked with Instagram! I joined a couple of times before but didn't really take to it but now I am loving using it as a little scrapbook of stuff we get up to, I am keeping my account private so I have the freedom to upload photos of the boys, refer to them by name and share what we're up to without worrying about strangers being able to see them, but here is a little of what we have been up to over the last few months, home decor, fun with the boys, enjoying the weather warming up etc...<br />
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Some vintage buys and new additions to my Le Creuset collection (more on that in another post).<br />
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Enjoying the gorgeous view out our front window!<br />
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The dessert table at D's Communion party, it was a big hit!<br />
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My flower addiction is a lot more economical these days thanks to Aldi!<br />
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And finally, how gorgeous is this Eiffel Tower my youngest drew for me? Definitely deserving of a frame :-)</div>
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Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-44345352549344706762016-02-15T17:04:00.001+00:002016-02-15T17:17:15.847+00:00Another KitchenIn the last 12 years we have lived in 6 different homes. In Sydney we traded up as we needed to space-wise, first we lived in a one-bedroomed apartment with stunning city views, then our first little man came along and soon we moved on to a 2 bedroomed house, then munchkin no. 2 came along and we moved on to a 3 bedroomed house, no. 3 arrived and we needed more space inside and out so we got a house with a big garden and playroom, we lived very happily there for 3 and a half years until the owner needed the house back for family and then our last home in Sydney was a 4 bedroomed house with a big rumpus room and massive deck overlooking a gorgeous National Park.<br />
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Then we moved back to Ireland and made the decision to rent again whilst settling back into life here. Now 18 months later we are house-hunting for a permanent house to buy and live in for a long time!! I can't wait to move, the house we are renting is OK but the garden is pretty blah and we need more space! Also I am DYING to get stuck into some DIY projects and really have a home that reflects OUR tastes rather than the choices of the owners.<br />
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While renting we have been very limited in what we can do decor-wise, tenants aren't allowed to put screws or nails in the walls, or paint or change flooring so apart from furniture and ornaments and things like that we've been pretty limited.<br />
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But still we have managed to make each house our home, with all our things, mementoes, photos, kids' drawings etc.<br />
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I am aching to do a kitchen reno and have my dream stove/cabinets/worktops etc. But for now this is where I spend about 75% of my time...<br />
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It's not a bad kitchen or anything, it has benefits such as good appliances, a pull out pantry and good daylight, but the oak cabinetry, speckled effect laminate countertops and patterned lino are not to my taste at all. Still, I've managed to put my own stamp on it with my various kitchen things and it's a nice place to cook :-)<br />
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This is one of my favourite spots in the kitchen. I love ceramic lidded flip top jars and have built up a nice collection in different colours and patterns and my gorgeous little blue onion/egg basket is so cute.</div>
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You may remember my <a href="http://thriftedtreasure.blogspot.ie/2012/04/breadwinner.html">bread bin make-over</a> from a few years back. It now serves as a little tea/coffee station.</div>
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I don't drink tea or coffee myself but have noticed that here in Ireland people start to panic if they're not offered a cuppa within 30 seconds of entering your home so I thought it would be a nice to have a spot to keep everything together.<br />
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Inside the bread bin are various teas and coffees and on top are my Orla Kiely jars containing sugar and more teabags and a pretty Cafetiere and percolators.<br />
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If you'd like to see a couple of our other rental kitchens I managed to make my own (I say MY own as I'm the only cook in the house ;-) you can see them <a href="http://thriftedtreasure.blogspot.ie/2011/04/my-little-kitchen.html">here</a> and <a href="http://thriftedtreasure.blogspot.ie/2013/11/kitchen-corners.html">here</a>.</div>
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I am still daydreaming about white cabinetry, timber open shelves, grey granite countertops and oak flooring though :-)Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-77106136011340923312016-02-14T14:21:00.000+00:002016-02-14T14:26:23.942+00:00RuinsOne of my favourite things about being back in Ireland is being able to show my boys the beautiful sights in our lovely little country. They are particularly interested in "really old stuff" and love going to see old ruins. We usually combine these outings with a hike and a stop off for lunch afterwards.<br />
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A few weeks ago we were staying over at my parents' house and my Dad and I brought them to <a href="http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/monasterboice-monastic-site/52774">Monasterboice</a>, the ruins of an early Christian settlement in County Louth. There is a really old graveyard, a round tower, some beautiful high crosses and the ruins of an old church, plenty for little people to explore. Of course, they quickly turned things competitive trying to see who could find the oldest grave.<br />
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Naturally all the mischief and questions worked up an appetite and we went to a nice Irish pub for a hearty lunch afterwards before going to meet up with their cousins for more mischief. </div>
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On the way back we passed by <a href="http://www.newgrange.com/">Newgrange</a>, an ancient passage tomb originally constructed over 5,000 years ago. I'm looking forward to bringing the boys to see it another time, hopefully in the Summer.</div>
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A couple of weeks ago after a very windy rainy January we decided to dust off the cobwebs and take advantage of a nice sunny day to hike up to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montpelier_Hill">Hellfire Club</a> in the Dublin Mountains not far from where we live.</div>
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The boys had great fun exploring the spooky ruins, there are many urban myths and tales of paranormal activity associated with the Hellfire Club, the most popular one when I was little was that "if you walk around the hellfire club at midnight in an anti-clockwise direction the devil will appear!!!" </div>
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There are beautiful views all over Dublin from the top of Montpelier Hill where the ruins are located.</div>
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Rather than walking the main track back down I would recommend losing yourself in the beautiful woods, we even saw some moo cows!<br />
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We stopped off at <a href="http://www.mpbpub.com/">The Merry Ploughboy</a> for lunch, I highly recommend it, the food was yummy and they have a really nice kids menu :-)Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-12741828699899066532016-02-02T13:53:00.004+00:002016-02-02T13:59:38.052+00:00Magic Rainbow CloudsWhilst packing the kids into the car for the school run this morning my middle son let out an almighty screech of excitement and pointed up at the sky. Expecting the usual moon/bird/airplane/helicopter I was stunned to look up and see these beautiful rainbow clouds...<br />
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These camera phone photos don't do them any justice, they were absolutely stunning!! I have never seen anything like this before and when we got back home I looked them up on the internet, of course there was a scientific explanation involving crystals and high winds, but we are sticking with calling them "magic rainbow clouds" :-)</div>
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It's been a rainy, stormy week here in Ireland and with one of my boys having a bad tummy bug we've been stuck indoors a lot more than I'd like. Thankfully there was a dry day before the bug hit and we rugged up and went out for a drive. Often when we go for drives we have no set plan on where we're going, we just like to see where we end up.<br />
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This time it was at the beautiful <a href="http://powerscourt.com/">Powerscourt House and Gardens</a> in County Wicklow...<br />
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The only word I can use to describe this place is stunning! I was blown away by the beauty of the gardens and if they look this amazing on an overcast Winter's Day I can only imagine what they look like in late Spring and Summer!<br />
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The gardens are vast and there are so many beautiful spots and nooks and crannies for kids to explore.<br />
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I have a feeling this will be a place we visit over and over. The gardens are listed as the "Number 3 Garden in the World" by National Geographic and the house is listed as one of the "Top 10 Houses in the World" by Lonely Planet. I can see why!Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-17485001271226029312015-12-28T19:44:00.001+00:002015-12-28T20:10:53.983+00:00ChristmasI can't believe how quickly Christmas has come and gone this year! We've had a lovely time, the preps started weeks ago with cake baking, pudding steaming, gift wrapping, visiting the Christmas markets, seeing the boys perform in their various concerts and shows and everything else that pops up at this time of year.<br />
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Here are my baking efforts for this year...<br />
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I got cookie-cutter happy with my Christmas cake this year and some lovely blue icing and was really happy with how it looked, cake decorating is not a strength of mine so by my standards this was fabulous :-) Another 6 hours of my life were spent steaming the pudding, personally I hate Christmas pudding but it means a lot to my hubby to have a homemade one so I persevered!<br />
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Last year we went with very <a href="http://www.thriftedtreasure.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/its-not-too-early-anymore.html">traditional colours</a> for our Christmas tree, red, gold and silver so this year I decided to go with a lot more colour...<br />
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The boys helped me decorate as always and everyone was very happy with how it looked.<br />
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Can you spot the cute little Disney ornament from our <a href="http://www.thriftedtreasure.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/paris-with-kids.html">trip to Paris</a>?</div>
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We spent Christmas day with my husband's side of the family at his brother's house, 9 adults and 7 kids in total! They have just had an extension put on their house so it was a fabulous space for so many people, eating, drinking and dancing the night away. Everyone took on a cooking job for the day so it was pretty easy going and everything was delicious. We all slept over and the boys were so excited with it all and got to stay up will 11pm! In fairness the adults were all a bit tipsy or we may have remembered to put them to bed earlier ;-)</div>
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Feeling a bit delicate on Boxing Day morning we managed to recover in time for another big meal at our house with my parents and little sis. It was another great day, the boys love having family over and were spoilt all over again with presents and treats and we had a lovely evening relaxing and playing board games.<br />
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I was pretty spoilt myself this Christmas with really lovely presents from my hubby and boys, tickets to see Adele (I LOVE her!!!!!!!!!), a fab new smartphone, goodies from L'Occitane, a manicure station and some new books! I'm like a big kid opening my presents at Christmas and I was thrilled with these :-)<br />
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I have loved every Christmas our little family has had but I have to say these last 2 Christmases we have had back in Ireland have been my favourite, it's just so special for the boys to be surrounded by all their family and we all love being back :-)Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-9584674100890292912015-12-02T18:58:00.002+00:002015-12-02T19:01:13.431+00:00Three in a rowMy "baby boy" turned 8 a couple of weeks ago!!! The perfect excuse to bake some cupcakes...<br />
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My boys are now aged 8, 9 and 10. A lot of people think we were insane to have our kids so close together but I am so glad we did. Yes there are crazy days where I think "what were we thinking???" but then I look at them playing together, enjoying the same toys, movies and games and just know how blessed we are :-) Other days when they're all wrestling and being totally feral I think maybe we should have spaced them out by about 10 years each :-D!!!</div>
Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-59215186469216262992015-11-27T22:16:00.003+00:002015-11-27T22:54:40.561+00:00RutI'm in a bit of a blogging rut. I know this happens to all bloggers at one stage or another. I think maybe my blog needs a new lease of life, a redesign, a new name, something!!!<br />
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I came up with the name "Thrifted Treasure" back when I started this blog because it was originally just about my vintage finds which were frequent in the fab Sydney op shops. Then bits of everyday life and snippets about my kids started to sneak into my blog and I kind of started regretting the one-dimensional aspect of the name I had chosen. A couple of years ago I made the decision to completely remove my kids from the blog, something I don't regret, I never wrote anything personal about them anyway and was always careful to protect their privacy, names, location etc but then I missed the little rascals being on the blog so of course they have started to creep back on here occasionally, albeit photographed from angles not showing their little faces etc.<br />
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So now, here I am in Ireland, absolutely LOVING being back!!! That's a whole other blog post but it leaves me wondering where to go with this blog. I definitely want to keep it up but the charity shops here are pretty poor when it comes to bric-a-brac, I've heard carboot markets are good but with our weekends always filled with kids' sports, parties, outings etc I don't get the chance for much vintage shopping anymore.<br />
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So here we go. I think the future of the blog is going to be a mishmash of different topics; life with my boys, redecorating our new home (we are currently on the hunt for our forever home), features on vintage kitchenware, recipes I love, inspiration from the web, cute purchases for my boys and our home (in lieu of good charity shops I have become addicted to the homewares section in TK Maxx, I literally find something fab every time I go in there!!!) and places we love to go.<br />
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Now I just have to think up a good name to reflect this new direction. Of course I want to keep the original vibe of my blog going too, I am going to make more effort with my vintage shopping, there are some great vintage shops in Dublin, obviously the prices are higher than in charity shops but they have some seriously fab stuff. I AM going to make time to visit some markets and of course there is always eBay France for some good Le Creuset bargains :-)<br />
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So please bear with me while I get my inspiration back!<br />
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If only I had the energy of these three little explorers... :-)<br />
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Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-26665473077471606102015-10-07T13:23:00.001+01:002015-10-07T13:23:44.633+01:00FraggleYesterday, after school and homework were finished with, I heard an excited little shout coming from the back window "There's a FOX in our garden!!!" There was huge excitement amongst the boys as this was their first fox sighting here in Ireland.<br />
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This went on for an hour or so and I started to feel a bit worried that even though the fox was focussing on us through the glass he hadn't moved away, I was worried he was sick and went out to the garden and walked right up to him, he just stared at me and stretched again, of course I went and got the camera to take a snap, still not a bother on him.</div>
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We have named him "Fraggle" and hope he comes back to visit another day :-)</div>
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Yesterday I decided to do Tapas. I really love all these delicious little dishes and decided to try to recreate (without any recipes) some of my favourites.<br />
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Serrano ham and lovely cheese and onion bread (from Supervalu)<br />
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It's a real treat to do a bit of cooking like this while the boys are at school, it gives me a chance to have a few hours to sit and really chat with my parents before I collect the boys who love coming home to find their Nana and Grandad there :-)</div>
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I was super-excited to add this fabulous turquoise oval Enzo Mari designed "Mama" cocotte to my collection!! There are a few little chips on the handles but the interior is pristine!</div>
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Another Enzo Mari designed "Mama" this one is a brownish orange colour.</div>
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Finally!!! I have been holding out for this fondue set FOREVER! The fondue pots themselves in orange and brown crop up on eBay occasionally but I really wanted this turquoise set and wanted it complete! I still can't believe I got this set for a buy it now price of EUR 30!! Complete with the forks and box and all!</div>
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This gorgeous green bell pepper has been on my wishlist for ages too, it's not a vintage piece but has been discontinued making it quite hard to find. My patience finally paid off and I can't wait to use it!</div>
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I may have squealed aloud when Le Creuset finally released their gorgeous "Chiffon Pink" range here in Ireland! I knew straight away the lovely 27cm oval casserole and 26cm shallow buffet needed to be in my kitchen pronto!!</div>
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And finally, a gorgeous teal blue Bouillabaisse pot!</div>
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Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-13093383717192017262015-09-07T11:49:00.001+01:002015-09-07T11:56:10.638+01:00No Food StylistAs you can see I am no food photographer/stylist. The instant I am served or have cooked a meal I just want to eat it. If something looks particularly nice I may occasionally (twice I think, one being the chowder in my previous post) take a snap with my phone but other than that when I have food in front of me I get stuck straight in!<br />
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I made this last week and if I do say so myself it was DELICIOUS! Really earthy and intense and mushroomy, exactly what I wanted. I had eaten the most amazing risotto ever one evening on our trip to Paris and had been having cravings ever since. I looked up lots of tips on how to get it just right and using dried porcini mushrooms in hot water, homemade stock from a soup I had made the day before, heaps of fresh mushrooms fried in truffle oil and some good Arborio rice, I got it just right!<br />
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So it may not be beautiful but it tasted pretty damn good and I just thought I'd share :-)<br />
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Don't worry I won't be sharing too many of my repulsive looking food photographs here in the future, I'll just continue to swoon over other people's work on all the foodie sites I love :-)Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-11999160011755657112015-09-05T20:30:00.002+01:002015-09-05T20:44:47.843+01:00Goodbye SummerMy boys went back to school last week after an 8 week summer holiday. I'm always sad when the holidays end, they're such carefree times, no routine, freedom to do whatever we like, lazy mornings and fun outings. We did a lot this Summer, as well as our holiday in France, we spent 10 great days at my parents' house near the beach, took day trips to other counties such as Co. Down and Galway (still can't believe Galway is now only a 2 hour drive from Dublin on the motorway!), had fun at parks, playgrounds and beaches when the weather was good, did indoor stuff like museums, cinemas, bowling, play centres etc when it was raining, saw lots of our family, ate out, played, and generally had a lot of fun.<br />
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It all sounds so idyllic doesn't it? Well, keeping it real, there were mental days too of course, with the boys bickering and wrestling (I grew up with 2 sisters, boys are crazy!) and I must admit to enjoying a little bit of quiet in the house (even though I missed them) once they were settled back at school. It's amazing how quickly 8 weeks can pass when the days are full of the mischief and energy of 3 little boys.<br />
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I won't bore you with a million photos, I don't have the energy to go through them all even but here are a few little snaps from my phone...<br />
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S inspecting the displays at the Natural History Museum.<br />
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We love Malahide Castle, a great spot for a day out with kids, beautiful grounds, great playground and delicious food at the Avoca Café.<br />
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Buying ice-cream from the van at Bettystown Beach is one of my favourite childhood memories, now my boys do the same :-)<br />
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Making the most of the sunshine, the boys spent hours in the sea that day.<br />
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Really delicious seafood chowder at Nan's Café in Laytown.</div>
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Totally random photos, but then Summer holidays are totally random aren't they? That's what I love about them most :-)</div>
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Trawling through my photo backups the other day I rediscovered this photo from a post I did about 5 years ago. My boys' lovely little playroom in Sydney. At the time my eldest had just turned 5 and his brothers were 2 and a half and 3 and a half.<br />
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This was such a happy little space, where we all hung out together, playing Lego and trains and running out to the garden.<br />
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I'm so happy I still have this photo, I have other pics of them playing away in here which are precious too but this is what it looked like freshly tidied before the chaos descended upon it each morning.<br />
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My boys have outgrown most of the things in this photo but we still have the bunting so lovingly and painstakingly created by me over a 2 year period ;-) and some of the other little bits and pieces. I love the stage they're at now, witty and full of ideas but I do feel a little ache when I think of how tiny they were playing in this room and how quickly 5 years can pass.<br />
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If you never saw the full post and would like a look you can <a href="http://thriftedtreasure.blogspot.ie/2010/04/den.html">see it here</a>.Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-28574121315698516642015-07-29T11:26:00.001+01:002015-07-29T11:36:19.631+01:00Paris with the kids :-)Well, we finally did it! We brought our kids to our absolute favourite place in the world for a week and it was the BEST WEEK EVER!!!<br />
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Yep, we brought the boys to Paris! We reckoned they might finally be at the age where they could be brought on the long walks we love taking around the city, into the little bistros and cafes we love to eat at and of course we knew it was definitely time to bring them you know where ;-) Yep Disneyland!!!<br />
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Here are a few snaps of our holiday...<br />
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We used airbnb.com to rent a lovely 2 bedroomed apartment in Montmartre for the week, it was just gorgeous, really quirky and French with floor to ceiling windows looking out at the buildings and rooftops across the road, we were on a nice quiet street yet a couple of minutes from all the cafes and restaurants and a 15 minute walk from the beautiful Sacré Couer which is where we brought the boys on our first evening. Our middle munchkin, who just loves buildings of every sort, was particularly impressed, and we had beautiful views all over Paris from the top of Montmartre.<br />
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These are just a random selection of snaps of our 3 separate days at Disneyland, we spent the first day at Disneyland Park, the next time we visited we went to Disney Studios and the last visit we revisited our favourite rides in each park aswell as trying some of the few rides we hadn't already been on. The big hits were Big Thunder Mountain, Phantom Manor, Crush's Coaster, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, the Studio Tram Tower, Ratatouille the Adventure (absolutely brilliant!!!) and of course the brilliant cars and motorbikes stunt show!! </div>
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We went on pretty much everything else too, the weather was amazing while we were there and of course at this time of year Disneyland is really busy but because we have a child with special needs we were given a Priority Card which gave us instant access to all rides and attractions, i.e. NO QUEUEING!!! This was a godsend for us, it meant a really relaxed time, just being able to amble up to attractions stress-free and take relaxed food and drink breaks when needed. Considering the wait time for a lot of the bigger rides was 40-75 minutes this was amazing and very much appreciated, thank you Disneyland!!! </div>
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The days we weren't at Disneyland involved lovely relaxed mornings at the apartment, my eldest and I would go out to the local Boulangerie and bring back pastries for everyone, I loved food shopping in Paris with my biggest boy, he is a fellow-cheese lover and loved browsing all the "smelly cheeses" at the local fromagerie before we decided on a nice mixed platter :-)<br />
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It was so much fun showing our boys all the sights, they were thrilled to see the Eiffel Tower and to visit our favourite sweet shop "La Cure Gourmande" where we stocked up on goodies to bring home. My middle son, as I mentioned, is obsessed with buildings and was in awe of the Notre Dame Cathedral and all the other stunning buildings around Paris.<br />
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Our boys were fantastic along the long walks we took, interested in everything we showed them and we even found a favourite restaurant with a lovely waiter the boys all got on great with :-) As my eldest said "everyone here is so nice", this just after the local baker gave him a free donut!<br />
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It was a really lovely week and I just can't wait for our next trip!Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-34592730222959203432015-07-08T13:12:00.001+01:002015-07-08T13:21:42.587+01:00HowthWell, the sunshine doesn't last long in Ireland without a break. On Sunday the blue skies started to turn moodier and stormy. This is our favourite sort of weather for a coastal walk, as the colour of the sky and sea can change every second and the clouds moving across the sky can cast such beautiful shadows.<br />
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So we decided to go for a walk to Howth, on Dublin's north shore. First we went for a scenic coastal walk and then down to the harbour for a snack and a stroll along the pier and down to the lighthouse.<br />
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I love how the sky changes from bright blue with fluffy white clouds, to a steelier blue cloudier sky and then the black storm clouds rolled in. I love how the colour of the sea changed from blue to green to dark steel grey. These photos are from my and my hubby's phone cameras, will definitely be bringing my "good camera" next time. Our boys love these walks too and I like to think they were appreciating the scenery too between bouts of wrestling and annoying the crap out of each other :-)</div>
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We're making the most of it while it lasts!Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-79406362057698652962015-06-30T18:37:00.001+01:002015-06-30T18:37:48.137+01:00Heat wave ;-)Well, the mercury SOARED to 27 degrees celsius here in Dublin today. You would think my Aussie boys, well used to temperatures in the thirties, would have still considered this bordering on cool, but no, here they are wilting in the sun at an after-school picnic with friends.<br />
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This bowl of boiled potatoes, onions, sausages and bacon (or rashers as we call bacon here in Ireland) is called "Dublin Coddle".<br />
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It's a really old Dublin recipe and if you grew up here, chances are your mum or granny made it for you regularly.<br />
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If you're not Irish but are looking for some yummy, comfort food, especially for all you Aussies who are in the middle of Winter right now, then this could be the meal for you.<br />
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If you google "Dublin Coddle" you will find hundreds of recipes, all with slightly different variations but here's my take on Dublin Coddle.<br />
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16 Irish pork sausages (Irish sausages are so delicious and salty, the closest I could find in Australia taste-wise were David Jones' Gold Medal sausages).<br />
8 strips of back bacon.<br />
2 large white onions<br />
8 large potatoes<br />
2 chicken stock cubes.<br />
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This couldn't be simpler, just peel and chop your potatoes and add them to a very large saucepan or casserole dish. Add your sausages, slice each piece of bacon into thirds and add to pot and lastly slice your onions into large slices and add to the pot. Fill the pot with cold water and add the 2 stock cubes and bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for approx 80 minutes.<br />
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It's that easy! The potatoes and onions melt a little while the water is reducing which results in a nice thick sauce, the sausages and bacon will taste so tender and salty and delicious.<br />
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Serve with your favourite bread or roll, I love it with a slice of Brennans bread with Kerrygold butter :-)Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-5957355613701606862015-06-21T19:49:00.000+01:002015-06-21T19:49:43.665+01:00VikingsBack in January I <a href="http://www.thriftedtreasure.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/happy-new-year.html">posted briefly</a> on a hike we took to Luggala in the Wicklow Mountains just outside of Dublin. I have been dying to go back ever since and today we packed up our boys, jackets, hats and scarves (it was one of those changeable days weather-wise) and a nice lunch into the car and set off.<br />
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Last time we went it was Winter and it was stunning enough but today, oh wow, it was just breathtaking!!! Of course I was VERY excited to see that the set for "Vikings" was there on the beach, complete with all the huts, viking ships etc (and of course food vans etc for the crew and actors, who sadly were nowhere to be seen, I wouldn't have minded running into Ragnar Lothbrok ;-)<br />
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This time we took a long hike to Lough Dan, it was downhill most of the way, yay, not so yay for the long uphill trek back with 3 little boys, but they were troopers.<br />
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I know I've said it before, but I truly feel so lucky to live in such a beautiful country and love that our boys are now old enough for nice long hikes without too much fuss.<br />
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I loved hiking with my Dad as a kid and my love of the outdoors and mountains probably comes from all the walks he brought myself and my sisters on when we were kids.<br />
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PS Happy Fathers Day to all the lovely Dads out there, I am blessed with a truly wonderful Dad, who is just brilliant, fun, loving and absolutely always there for us no matter what. As I grew up I always hoped the man I married would be a brilliant Dad to our kids and thankfully I hit the jackpot there too :-)Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-18181917445966198202015-06-15T11:40:00.002+01:002015-06-15T11:41:15.517+01:00Homemade LemonadeIt's gotten warmer here in Ireland the last week or so and my boys are loving it! On Saturday they asked if we could make some homemade lemonade, unfortunately we don't have the luxury of a lemon tree in our garden anymore but a quick trip to Supervalu got us the required citrus haul.<br />
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This is the simplest drink to make and so delicious and refreshing!<br />
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First we put one cup (250ml) of water and one cup of sugar in a saucepan, brought it to the boil and mixed until the sugar had completely dissolved, (this makes a nice sugar syrup which works a lot better than simply adding sugar to lemons and water which would be gritty and just sink to the bottom), we then set it aside to cool.<br />
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While the syrup was cooling we squeezed 6 large lemons to get one cupful (250ml) of lemon Juice. We got a large jug, added the cool syrup and lemon juice, lots of ice and cold water to fill it to the top, gave it a good mix and topped it off with thin lemon slices.<br />
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A nice simple way for kids to help in the kitchen with a treat at the end of it :-)Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8473225208299786985.post-54592289158501520822015-06-13T13:39:00.002+01:002015-06-18T21:25:45.684+01:00Tidy-ishI cleared and sorted out this cupboard earlier...<br />
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I'm very happy with how lovely and neat it looks now :-)<br />
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I think this one will have to wait till next week!Thrifted Treasurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06977265626746630973noreply@blogger.com6