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We urned it

August 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Lisa and I have on most of our anniversaries acquired some object together to celebrate. We certainly haven’t followed the traditional anniversary gift guide, but perhaps we could do one of our own. Rocking chair. Table. Tibetan singing bowl. We always gaze lovingly out the window at the urn. How we ever got it to [...]

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Tags: garden · life · stuff

eYay

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve done my fair share of transactions over the last ten years on eBay, but never have I had a more memorable experience than buying a €10 Monkey Potato Peeler. I use the peeler in user-centred design workshop and the blade on one got broken traveling back from Brussels. Luckily I was able to find [...]

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Two year anniversary

June 30th, 2008 · 4 Comments

It was exactly two years to the day that we first set foot on the Emerald Isle. To “celebrate”, we finally moved all the boxes into Lisa’s studio. It has been a long time coming and everyone was surprised at just how much stuff was packed into the attic and spare bedroom. It was a [...]

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Tags: studio · stuff

Men and their tools

June 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

What is it with men and their tools? Perhaps the question says it all. Gabe and I spent a few hours happily organising hardware in the studio today; a vacation day to boot. You would have thought Gabe was on the Playstation he was so excited sorting screws, so I am beginning to think there [...]

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iSod

November 10th, 2007 · 3 Comments

My iPod was stolen in Dublin. The evening before the brand workshop, I mistakenly left my computer bag at the restaurant we had dinner. I didn’t realise the bag was missing until I got back to the hotel at nearly midnight. First of all, my laptop, with presentation was in the bag as well. I [...]

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