THE STOREYARD - AGAIN!

I blogged about The Storeyard before, a great antiques and vintage shop in Portlaoise. We stopped by there yesterday on the way to visit friends in lovely Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford. It's as fabulously eclectic as ever. And as pricey. We wanted to go to the café but it was closed - waaaaah. Still it meant we discovered somewhere new in Portlaoise - The Pantry. Fab choc chip scones. Fab pear and vanilla scones. Yum.

This is new: a lucky dip table for charity.
You pop money in the box and take your pick...

...my pick: a Japanese plate. The most 'me' thing there:
it's blue, red and it has a bird. Love it. 

Juno found it cold so I shawled her into my scarf

Half of each: choc chip & pear and vanilla scones. In The Pantry, Portlaoise.

Beautiful Tinnabearna Strand in Wexford

PORTLAOISE TREASURE

 
I stayed in Portlaoise last weekend. Our B&B was a lovely Georgian house and this teacup was one of a pair left for us to have our tea in. Pretty or what? It's from Aynsley.

We visited a magnificent antiques place - The Storeyard - I've never been anywhere quite like it. It's a big warehouse but it is sectioned off in themes (jewelry, ceramics, furniture etc.) and lots of the merchandise is laid out in passages and rooms. Totally fab. It even has its own café, Tynan's, that serves great meals and scrummy cakes. The place was a revelation to me - the highlight of my trip to Portlaoise.

I bought a goat skull for €25, which my Da mounted on a plaque for me. Love it.

Then he gave me these antlers which he had and they now live on my mantelpiece:

Here are some more pics to give a flavour of The Storeyard:

A Tynan's bun

What I really want...

Angel font

A beautiful version of The Three Graces