Christmas is coming...

Christmas is coming and that means one thing!

 

Two large cheques from the staff of Irish Life to our two chosen charities.

I am proud to work for this company and with people who are so generous. €172k raised by staff through all manners of events and fundraisers, and then matched by the company.

 

We just never stop!

Our last fundraising effort of 2016 - selling a Christmas CD produced by the work choir.

 

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Luna!

 

On Friday, Enid and I went to Luna for lunch - our usual Christmas get together (boozy lunch!)  and she was celebrating some good news too.  Go Enid!

 

Food was good - not the best I've had in Dublin but very enjoyable.  The ambiance and general setting of Luna is the real winner in my opinion.

 

Dessert arrived on a trolley which made us smile. When we were 17 we worked weekend jobs in the restaurant of the Gresham Hotel where they too used a trolley. We normally worked the breakfast shift (6am - 2pm) but on the rare occasions we worked dinner service we covered the dessert trolley.

 

 

Then that evening I hosted my two friends before heading into town. 

I made basil gimlets (gin, lime juice, sugar syrup, basil & ice) and we also had beer and pizza.

The party really got going,,,and very nearly ended when it emerged I had no shot glasses.  Quelle horreur! Luckily my espresso cups saved the day and we had a couple of Frangelico and Baileys which I thoroughly recommend.

 

We then headed around the corner and did a small crawl of The Shelbourne, 37 & Sam's Bar. 

 'Twas a fun night!

 

A fun night generally means a sore head the next day but thankfully I felt fine!  And even better after a lovely breakfast of fried avocado and rashers.