Dublin

A weekend in Dublin with my friends Dennis David and Gillian. A weekend when I didn't stop laughing. Laughter is so good for you!

Me, Gillian and Dennis at Dublin Castle

David Gillian and Dennis - same place!

Watching the rugby - Ireland v Wales in a pub.

My new friend!

No idea who she is - but this was such a wonderful photo in the museum I had take a picture of it!

The half penny bridge over the River Liffey

The Long Room Trinity College - so many books!!!

Spring is in the air

Spring is here - how long it lasts we'll have to see!

Here are some photos from my walk around Virginia Water. The walk around the lake is becoming one of my favourite walks.

Being out when the sun is shining is a real treat.

With the start of spring comes so long yearned for colour in nature.

Raw Press

After reading a lot about Raw Press I was excited to actually visit their cafe in Dover Street, London. It's a juice bar  and cafe. It has cabinets of delicious and varied juices in funky clear glass bottles. Just so colourful.  Juice bars look to be on track to become increasingly popular in 2015 and are so trendy at the moment. Magazines and weekend supplements are full of the juicing trend which is now becoming more mainstream. This trend is here to stay and Raw Press is one of the first and best stand-alone stores in London. Founded by cousins Jack and Toby Graham.

The cafe has a large communal table which  is lined with funky toasters and provides the perfect place to share lunch with a friend or with free wifi even work, write your emails or just be. 

  They have a bookshelf selling used, out of print books as well as current popular cook books. It has a relaxed atmosphere and very casual.  

 I arrived just after lunch but there were a delicious selection of salads to choose from, which all come in two sizes and can be eaten in or taken away.  These are all lined up in big, colourful bowls across the coffee bar so you can see them all out before deciding to get a mixed box or just stick with one delicious variation. 

Plus there are soups and  of course a great range of cold-pressed juices,  There are three different green juices there too. So all you green juice lovers will be happy! I certainly was with the Green 2.

Apple + cucumber + celery + kale + spinach + Swiss chard + lemon. Delicious!

You don't have to worry if you love outside London and want to sample their juice as Raw Press  offer a nationwide delivery service  for all of mainland UK for their juices.

I tried Mira's Spiced Chia pot as a sweet fix and it certainly filled that need.

And a refreshing cup of lemon grass tea.