On Saturday night Adrian and I went to my brother Colm and his girlfriend Lisa’s home for dinner. The house, an idyllic country cottage close to Carrick on Shannon provides a cosy base for Lisa who works as a Social Care Worker in Sligo, Colm, a student of Forestry in UCD and their beloved dogs Zorro and Sassy…

Easy to feel at home here…

Lisa’s special cocktail : )

Ooh! Red shoes : )

Colm and Lisa’s home is all natural wood, fairy lights and fireplaces, deep coving and doorways, white walls and lovely touches of red and stone with a good smattering of retro & a polka dot kettle…

For starters we had Bruschetta, Homemade Houmous & Deep Fried Brie.

For main we had Smoked Cod & Chorizo with Potatoes & Asparagus in a Whiskey Cream Sauce…delicious.

Such a treat to be cooked for & Lisa is a fabulous cook..

Great kitchen fireplace…

Hostess with the mostess….

Love the high ceiling and light fixture in the kitchen…

For dessert we moved back to the sitting room for Lisa’s Molten Chocolate Puds with fresh Raspberries & Cream. Think crack the surface to find hot liquid chocolate underneath. I’m not a dessert person normally but this dessert could convert me…

Having a lovely time…

Cremant d’Alsace you say? Don’t mind if I do…

Our attentive hosts…guys, guys?

Thanks for a brilliant night x

Time to head home.Btw, if anyone finds a bag in Aughnasheelin, it’s mine : )