Toucan Brew

Hello blog readers not too much to report today.

Sunday: Fransesca and i woke up about 11am and made pancakes and woke our house guest who was roasting in the sun up(it was quite a funny sight to see Paul's friend P2 (check previous blogs for info) roasting in the morning, why he didn't close the curtains i am not too sure, he learned for sunday evening). and the pancakes...not as good as the first time i made them for Paul and myself, so better luck next time. then at about 1:30pm Fransesca and i hopped the DART to Bray to hike the 6 miles hike from Bray to Greystones. it was just gorgeous to hike along the cliff not too many people and we decided we needed to come back in late August to pick blackberries that grow along the cliffs. we also came upon a wheat field and hopped the fence here to go and be in the wheat field, it was so short, only about knee high i thought wheat was supposed to be taller? then we stopped at a little mom and pop resturant (kind of like sue's sweet shop in Cotton MN or Betty's Pies, b4 it became such a tourist attraction) the shop was called Poppies it was cute but the Irish woman running the shop was not so friendly. i had a rubarb crumble and Fran had apple pie, and as a typical irish dessert too much butter not enough sugar, luckily i found a sugar packet on the table for coffee so i sprinkled that on top of my crisp. i just don't get it...the famines over hello? then we hopped the DART from Greystones to Dublin and we missed getting rained on by 10 minutes. and after the rain there was not only a full rainbow connecting the North and South sides of the Liffey but a double Rainbow! i have never seen one b4 so it was amazing. when we told the 2 Paul's about the rainnbows P1 said "I wonder which side has the pot of gold?" of course we all know it would be the south side! so then it was off to see the new Michel Gondry movie "the science of sleep" when we got there the woman told us that the producer had pushed the release date back. damn and i was so looking forward to seeing this film i just love michel gondry! so then off to Laser the local dvd shop where we picked up a french film about a little boy who wants to be a girl, ahh the restrictions of society. children can be so cruel, as can adults but beautifully done for sure. and for once it was a french film that didn't have a racey sex scene, although it had to do with sexuality, leave it to the french! after the film, off to the SinE for a pint of the new Toucan Guinness, Fransesca wanted to try it b4 they stopped making it. just a limited edition. This Guinness was lighter and not so bitter as the regular, and when we got back, P2 said it was aimmed at woman so i could see that. it's kind of nice having a pub a block and half from your flat.

monday, well i woke up to eat the last of my pancakes to discover my mom had mailed me a card with newspaper clippings woo hoo thanks mom. so i had some morning reading material with my pancakes. then i went and laid in bed and read my book for a while until fransesca came home and i ate lunch, it's amazing how much food i ate in the course of 3 hours. then off to do some shopping for some gifts and to the the Graphics Studio in Temple Bar, nothing mind blowing but i startd thinking about how differently everyone sees the world and that we can all enjoy the differences in how everyone views things, even if it isn't your way. i also went into a second hand shop called Eager Beaver, it sells mostly mens second hand clothing but they were playing Neil Young so i hung around for a while for a listen. so that's the word as of this moment and it's drizzling in Dublin today so i think i will go home and take a lie down until Fran texts me for our supermarket experience. if you have any recommendations of places i should go feel free to blog them to me. and perhaps i will expreience them for you. omnivores dilema is getting really old but i am on the last section, foraging and hunting.

xoxo,
christie