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Love that Domaine Billard Saint-Romain from nomad wine importers Cathal Derain! The sort of juicily delicious young red Burgundy that goes with heaps of dishes - cheese on toast included...

Proud mum moment - well done Simon & colleagues!

Bravo Liam & Sinead Cabot. Praise of this order in a typically considered piece by Andrew Jefford is something to be very proud of!

Fascinating contribution, Deirdre McQuillan

Mary Dowey Andrew Jefford Thank you Mary - and for your own positive feedback as well.

My first zentangle - from this morning’s introduction to Drawing Together, a 10-week ⁦Imperial College London⁩ course taught by brilliantly encouraging artist Marina Walker. So relaxing... fell asleep on sofa afterwards

Oops, meant Imperial College London Marianne Walker. Blaming that on a bottle of Zenato Winery Ripassa!

Jack Yeats’s canal bank walks... a terrible wartime event... Japanese journeys... a marathon after-dinner speech and a missing chicken! All coming up on Sunday Miscellany 9.10am RTÉ Radio 1 With Dermot Bolger OliverSearsGallery Mary Dowey Shaymus Kennedy @roslyndee123 Tune in!

"The sense of remoteness has gone, but Japan still feels very different in a way that can be difficult to pin down..." Mary Dowey is next RTÉ Radio 1 #LafcadioHearn #TadaoAndo #Naoshima Culture on RTÉ

Thanks Anna Dillon. Dreaming about a return trip! In the meantime, this exuberant #kusama piece is so cheering

I’m the one to say ahhh, Gerard Maguire - this is such a touching tribute. Don’t feel too sad. I’m still an eager wine shopper & consumer!

Couldn’t have worked for a better team than TheGlossMag. For 13 years (how did you put up with me for so long?!).

Thank you TheGlossMag. Yes, relaxing (ie succumbing to laziness) and probably drinking more wine for sheer pleasure (as distinct from noble duty) than is entirely wise. But of course I blame that on Covid!

Excellent article by Jennifer O'Connell The Irish Times on why re-opening of schools is now appropriate, and urgent. Government dragging its heels on this (as on so much else). Parents need a union, she argues...

Congrats to Tang on Dawson St for one of our tastiest lockdown dinners - and thanks to Corinna Hardgrave for the The Irish Times recommendation. Vibrant flavours & minimal fiddling about. Enhanced by Türk Grüner Veltliner & Geil Pinot Noir from @Whelehanswines.

After a month or so, another round of littleforest pizzas this evening. Key message: ORDER THE DIPS. Slathered on the blistered, puffy crusts, they transform the whole experience. Terrific.

For anybody looking after a child of 6 or older on Sunday mornings, I strongly recommend RHA Gallery kids drawing online, fortnightly 12-1pm. Inspired by RHA artists and expertly led by Roisín & Michelle it’s fun - and free. Book a place few days in advance on gallery website.

🧶 I’ve been knitting up a tiny storm of 100% cashmere hats for newborns👶 Soft as can be, lightweight, made with❤️. Super-luxurious. I’ve opened a little Etsy shop with a 10% discount for the first few buyers 😊 etsy.com/ie/shop/Dublin…

Excellent analysis. Please read and RT. This is a test of the state’s resolve to face down the church. State must own the land. Otherwise state will fund a catholic maternity hospital with all that implies for women’s reproductive healthcare.

Well done Aoife - warmest congratulations!