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Jarvis Cocker works in Superquinn!

I knew that would grab your attention!

Okay, I’m lying. He doesn’t work there but a guy who really looks like him does. Darren, is the ultra wine expert in our local Superquinn! He recommended 2 excellent wines for our wedding 3 years ago and they really rocked! Can you believe that we still have 3 bottles of the red left? The white has long gone though, which is a shame as Superquinn don’t stock it anymore.

So, this evening I paid a visit to Darren-aka Jarvis Cocker and there is no need for Darren to feel embarrassed or insulted. Simon and I are big Pulp and Jarvis fans! It is quite the compliment indeed for him actually.

Darren is a great salesperson, he loves drink! No, he wasn’t drunk but he loves his job and he knows his stuff. I left with a bottle of an absolute yummy wine, which I am sampling now. It is a Gewurztraminer 2009, South African. I love the Gewurztraminer that Tesco stock so I told Darren this, he came up with this one and it is really, really good. Try it.

I also was going on about my wedding white wine so he recommended a near copy of it, it’s Chilean white, sauvignon blanc reserva called Casa Rivas. And no, I don’t know what it’s like, it may be many weeks before I know. We are not huge drinkers but when I do sample it, I’ll let you all know!

Now let’s end this with some quality pulp music and let’s go with a wedding link! This was our first dance song. “Something changed”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skdjcv9Pbwo

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Tidy town of Carlow is covered in champagne

So, we have done it again! The town of Carlow is officially the tidiest in Ireland. Brilliant.

Yesterday (Monday), the town was announced as the cleanest in Ireland for 2010, beating 53 towns and cities to the post in the survey of litter levels by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) organisation.

The Cathaoirleach of Carlow Town Council Walter Lacey was delighted with this news. So delighted that a picture published in the Carlow Nationalist involved a bottle of champagne being sprayed everywhere. Hardly the tidiest thing to do, is it now, lads? You can see the picture here! Don’t waste good sparkling!

http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/tabId/369/itemId/7735/At-last-some-good-news.aspx

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Eddie Rocket’s Diner coming to Carlow! EXCITE!

Yes, let’s get it out there.

I am sad. I am sad because of two things.

The first is that when I was walking through Carlow Town today, I saw an ad saying “Eddie Rocket’s is coming soon!”.

I was over hyped! The second reason you may think I’m sad is because I’m devoting a blog post to this!

Anyway, there’s a history to this. I love Eddie Rocket’s, though the Counter burger has pipped Eddie Rocket’s in “Best Burger according to Rozzie” The Garlic-Cheese fries, Oreo Chocolate malt. chicken tenders and their new sweet potato fries are the best!

And guess what? They’re coming to Carlow! It’s good for the town but not for my waistline. Resolve will be needed!

I find it strange that it’s coming to the town after all these years, we have a Rip-off version in the town, it basically has copied their menu and tried to put an Irish slant on it. You know what this is if you’re from Carlow. I think this may spell the end for this particular eaterie!

You will find the new Eddie Rocket’s at Court Place, the top of Tullow Street in beside the new HSE and Bank of Ireland( and my fave hairdressers, Berlin and face beautician for Shellac, Butterfly Beauty)

We should meet up for a malt.

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Child has her santa present stolen-wrong on so many levels

I read a piece in some paper yesterday. It doesn’t matter
which paper. The headline was “Mean thieves steal 7 year old’s
Santa present”. Fair enough. It’s horrible.

However, when I read on, I felt like shaking the robber’s hand. This little girl of 7
years age got some sort of car for Christmas. This car can reach 25
mph and seat 2 other 7 year old passengers. It also retails at
€1750. Huh?

Let me repeat. A little child  received a car worth
€1750.

Oh, by the way, our country is in
a recession apparently.

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Auditions for opera for carlow

Well, what with the silly snow and all of the general madness of Christmas, Opera for Carlow on my blog has been quiet…
Until now…
Auditions this week as I suspected. I thought everyone wouldn’t get the chance anyway so I’m going to give it a go!
I’ve been fine tuning my voice with Simon and his excellent guitar all evening. At the end of the evening, we had 2 songs for me to sing at audition. I’m going to tell you which one I picked. I have my reasons!
All will be revealed after Friday. I don’t want one of the local choir pros stealing my songs.
I’m not competitive though.
So, wish me luck for Friday night. Either way, I’ll be happy to be part of any group singing for the Opera.

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I’m going to force you to listen to my music

So, my surprise trip didn’t happen. And not one of ye
guessed it! It was Oslo. Airport cancelled all flights and we
retreated to my hometown of Mayo. A very relaxing and mammied
Christmas was had by all. I’m now sitting on the train to Dublin
for the day. Am I becoming more unrealistic or hyper sensitive to
noise as I get older? Every person, it seems, on the train like to
“share” their music/games/general noise with the whole train. Which
results in mixes of tetris, Rhianna and Katy Perry. Has noone heard
of earphones or taste? We went to Japan a few years ago. On their
trains, they have a “quiet” section of the train. You are
guaranteed no noise of any kind. Just human voices really. Even the
train announcements don’t come on. A visual announcement instead.
It’s bliss actually. If we had it here, everyone would ignore it
anyway. That’s my rant over, I’m not asking for much. Or am I?
Just

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Secret Santa

I have a nice, shiny and golden wrapped present sitting here right in front of me It’s very hard not to open it but I am saving it for when we come back after Christmas. Simon is giving me an extra special and massive Xmas pressie this year. He is taking me away to a mystery, Christmas and European destination! Ohh, how lucky am I?

I’m lucky, I know!

So, because I won’t have many pressies to open when I return, I am saving my Secret Santa present. It does have an indication of what’s inside though-A stamp that says it was purchased in a Pottery shop..Hmmmm, but it feels soft?

Now, let’s get interactive. Where do you think we are going for Christmas? Clues: It’s in Europe. It’s a city. Flight is in between 1-4 hours. It’s Christmassy. It’s not Scotland. Or Salzburg. Or Lapland. Don’t ask!

Cast your vote![polldaddy poll=4261832]

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The best burger…ever…in The Counter

We dined out in the Counter diner in Dundrum last week. Let me tell you this-it is the best burger I have tasted. You get a form to fill out when you sit down. http://www.thecounterburger.com/menu/

You choose the meat you want, like turkey, chicken, beef, veggie etc. Then you choose 4 fillings from about 20 unique but yummy fillings. You pick the cheese, sauce and the bun. It resulted in a beef burger with Irish cheddar cheese covered in Garlic mayo, onion strings( more on these later) and mushrooms made with a Honey Multi-grain bun.

Delish.

Simon, as per usual ordered the strangest things on the menu so he had a burger with avocado, beetroot and olives. It too was most tasty.

The friendly waitress recommended the Parmesan-garlic fries and I totally agree. Soft fries covered in a light garlic oil with Parmesan melting over them. So good.

Just in case, we were a bit hungry Simon ordered half and half-Sweet potato fries and Onion slices. The Sweet potato fries were to die for and totally unnecessary as we were already stuffed but the onion slices which are thin slices of onion fried in batter were all devoured.

Too good really. It kicks another diner’s bottom, in terms of price and portions and the staff were unbelievably friendly and helpful.

We sauntered across the way to the Spanish tapas bar where I sipped a well-made mulled wine. No sugar added just a warm christmassy spice and zest. I was in heaven.

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A Rozzie is….

My full name is Rosalynn.

The double N is uber important, for my Mum anyway. At the age of 15, I changed my name to Rozz. The double Z was important to me then! It has stuck, I love my name though don’t like it when people call me by a boy’s name…Ross!

My family have an affectionate name for me…Rozzie.

It’s funny, only my Aunties, Uncles, Mum, sister and most recently my niece would call me this! It makes me feel warm and loved. I recently looked up the definition. See below and tell me if you agree!

Rozzie:ever-smiling. over-enthusiastic. crazy. female who is always trying to find a way to make your day brighter (even when not asked for)

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It’s the small things…pink gloves…

It really is the small things that make me happy. WEll, two things today really.

Yesterday, we did a bit of Christmas browsing/shopping and I came across some very funky leather gloves in M and S. They had them in all colours, beautiful, soft jewel colours and plain chocolate brown and black. It was quite difficult for me to choose which special colour would bejewel my hands. I remembered how a Colour Therapist (yes, they exist!) advised me never to wear pink and if I did decide to break this rule, it should be salmon icky pink.

Hmmmm.

I was feeling all rebellious yesterday so I opted for pink gloves. Not just any pink but hot pink! Oh yes, how delightful they look on my hands, clashing with every colour, refusing to matchy match.

The second thing I was happy about was when I got to the till, my lovely husband took the gloves from my hands and paid for them.

Excellent.