About
The author:
- started this blog while living in Amsterdam, where she had a pink bike with a basket and back pedal brakes
- settled back in Dublin in 2007 and now potters around the city on a blue bike when the weather’s nice
- is not entirely sure what this blog is about, exactly
- considers herself a bit of a geek
- is rather fond of reading trashy gossip sites
- is always on the hunt for new music
- loves cooking but loves eating more
- has a penchant for gin, and beer, and wine
- likes when people email her: backpedalbrakes at gmail dot com
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hello! i followed your link from your lurrrrrrvely comment and having a great nose around for the past half hour. not a creepy weirdo, promise!
Hello back and thanks for returning the visit!
Have a nice day !
Nice blog.
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So… you won, but I have no place to mail OR email the mix. I’m happy to mail it, as I mail things to the UK quite often.
Please let me know.
-Simon.
Hi Catherine! To echo Simon, you won! Drop me an e-mail with your address and what you would like me to write in the book (or indeed if you would prefer me to improvise) and I will send you a copy asap. Marie x
A new commenter!!! Yay!!!
Yours,
Fellow Scrabulous addict.
I hit 27 next week. I feel old. I see you arg! and raise you a Grrr!
Sh*t, Dutch bikes have pedal brakes?! How bloody ingenious! Off to google them.
Hey!
came to look at your blog after you said you had lived here (Amsterdam) anyhow, hope you don’t mind!
I love the proposed name change.. squashedupagainsttheluasdoors
A lot better than inathreebikecolisionindamsquareateightam
C
Clair – thanks for stopping by, I don’t mind at all
Hi Catherine,
My name’s Ciara – I set up Oishii Foods after returning from Japan because I love sushi and Japanese food. I saw your comment on our sushi and was wondering if we could treat you to a complimentary platter in order to get more feedback from you? I’m so sorry you weren’t impressed but please email me or call me on 0876618367 and we’ll do our best to improve our product offerings. Talk soon hopefully, Ciara
Hello! Crikey – those brownies from Borough market look insane. Dangerous even!
Thanks for the comment, see you again
x
I thought I should tell you that I’ve secretly become addicted to your blog. Seriously hilarious stuff – I love the sock story! I wish I could have seen that.