legwarmers

The Sibling sent me a photo of the Niece wearing the legwarmers I sent for her birthday. Apparently, the Niece loves wearing them with her skirts and dresses...

this is a birthday that never ends...

This is a birthday that never ends, it seems to go on and on…
The Spouse returned from the other side of the pond last week and brought two birthday presents for me. The Sibling sent over a book titled, The Secret.
The Mother-in-Law spoiled me with a home spa kit and the hottest fragrance, Vera Wang Princess.
Just when I thought my birthday moment ended…it resurfaced last Tuesday night, at the weekly Rathmines knit night where Holly surprised me with a gift of her dyed roving. I can’t wait to spin this yummy fibre. Then, Isobel presented me with another present…soft and springy laceweight yarn from Avoca. Ahhhh…I am starting to like birthdays…

my birthday continues

While living in Toronto, I never had the opportunity to attend the Toronto Film Festival. I just never got around to looking at the program and planning which movies I wanted to see. When I did finally got around to choosing a movie I wanted to see... I was too late, tickets were sold out.

This year, as part of my birthday celebration, the Spouse and I decided we would attend the 5th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. We were a little too late in the planning, since some of the tickets had sold out before the festival started. However, we did choose a couple of films to see this weekend.

On Friday, we viewed My Best Friend (Mon Meilleur Ami). The Spouse and I enjoyed this fun and witty French film about finding your best friend.

This morning, the Spouse and I went to see the Curse of the Golden Flower. I enjoyed Chow Yun-Fat's performance in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. So I was expecting the same sort of storyline/martial arts thing. We were a little disappointed with this film. Don't get me wrong, it was a good "blockbuster" of a movie...sort of Asian Hollywood style.

As an interesting aside, I learned a few interesting things about going to the movies on this side of the pond:

going to the movies = going to the cinema
watching a movie = watching a film
popcorn = very pricey movie snack on this side of the pond

older and wiser

I celebrated my birthday yesterday.

The Spouse, StepSon and I celebrated my special day with a very nice lunch at the Mongolian Barbeque in the heart of the very eclectic and trendy area of Temple Bar.

I love the concept of this unique buffet style restaurant... select your own ingredients from the buffet and the chef cooks your meal in front of you .

Started our meal with a salad from the salad bar...

The variety of fresh veggies, meat, sauces and spices was delight on the palate...


Here was my creation…fresh veggies, sliced beef, honey & soy sauce, with some herbs and spices
Handed the bowl over to the chef…and watched while he grilled my creation



Enjoyed the meal with a bowl of rice and some wine…

Bon appetite….by the way, did I tell you it was an all you can eat buffet?