Ian has a sort throat. b is lying down, resting. I've no energy. Maybe there is something afoot in our house to lay us all out. We've just discovered that Ian has missed the bus as Bus Eireann has put on the weekday timetable today even though it is a public holiday. On the other hand, there is no train as Irish Rail has put on the Sunday timetable as it is a public holiday. The latter is more common practise.
b will deliver Ian to the train in the morning after he has brought Leavy to the vet to get rid of her stitches.
It is now dry, and getting warmer. 6.6 degrees at the moment.
Monday 19 March 2007
Nice long weekend
It's sort of snowing out and some is staying on the ground. The temperature was just over freezing all my way home from Dublin yesterday evening and apparently roads in Kildare are treacherous this morning. It's just as well I didn't stay overnight in Dublin. Sky fest was cancelled due to the high winds so getting through Dublin to get to the west was fairly easy.
It's good to hear the travellers got home safely, if late. It must have been very rocky on the Irish Sea.
It's been a nice relaxing weekend so far. It's been lovely to have all the family at home. I have another quiet day ahead, with nothing planned to do, though I must go into the attic to look for the dog guard. That's my kind of quiet day!1!
It's good to hear the travellers got home safely, if late. It must have been very rocky on the Irish Sea.
It's been a nice relaxing weekend so far. It's been lovely to have all the family at home. I have another quiet day ahead, with nothing planned to do, though I must go into the attic to look for the dog guard. That's my kind of quiet day!1!
Sunday 11 March 2007
Rain all day
It has rained constantly all day. How depressing!
I went to Meeting this morning. 18 people were there, which is a good crowd. Those who were in Cork last week were all concerned re how I survived the event. They are a nice, supportive, lot.
Ian has gone back to school now. His new guitar seems to be a success. It is amazing how it reverberates for long after a note has been strummed. I don't know how that is managed in such a small guitar body. It was obviously worth the price paid.
Onward to another week. C will be 22 on Tuesday, the day voting starts in Bangor. It's going to be an interesting week.
I went to Meeting this morning. 18 people were there, which is a good crowd. Those who were in Cork last week were all concerned re how I survived the event. They are a nice, supportive, lot.
Ian has gone back to school now. His new guitar seems to be a success. It is amazing how it reverberates for long after a note has been strummed. I don't know how that is managed in such a small guitar body. It was obviously worth the price paid.
Onward to another week. C will be 22 on Tuesday, the day voting starts in Bangor. It's going to be an interesting week.
Saturday 10 March 2007
And now for a relaxing weekend
Nothing special is on this weekend so I'm intending to have a really relaxing one. I suppose I'll have to do some housework, including things like ironing that have built up. I might even do some gardening if the weather cheers up a bit. But, the purpose of this weekend is to get rid of my cough and get up the energy levels.
C sounds like she is having a tough time campaigning. I got very up-tight on behalf of my brother when he stood for president of Trinity students' union in the '70s. He won, but it was a nasty campaign. I hated to hear people call my brother dishonest, when he wouldn't know how to be. However, that's politics, and it's sometimes a nasty business. Mind you, I've had that kind of thing in committee work recently - at the meeting I had to attend last Sunday there were statements made that suggested I had "another agenda" for a major decision. I have no idea what my "other agenda" was, or was purported to be, and those who know me know that I had no such thing. However, those who don't know me may be questioning what I'm up to. The fact that I have a clear conscience doesn't really help at times like that.
Ian says he is now old and therefore doesn't know any more what the "young folk" do. His father claims to be better informed. b is feeding the dogs with frankfurters at the moment, having embedded a tablet in Leavy's. She is back to normal energy levels now, though licking her stitches that were put in as one of her metal pins in her leg was removed.
C sounds like she is having a tough time campaigning. I got very up-tight on behalf of my brother when he stood for president of Trinity students' union in the '70s. He won, but it was a nasty campaign. I hated to hear people call my brother dishonest, when he wouldn't know how to be. However, that's politics, and it's sometimes a nasty business. Mind you, I've had that kind of thing in committee work recently - at the meeting I had to attend last Sunday there were statements made that suggested I had "another agenda" for a major decision. I have no idea what my "other agenda" was, or was purported to be, and those who know me know that I had no such thing. However, those who don't know me may be questioning what I'm up to. The fact that I have a clear conscience doesn't really help at times like that.
Ian says he is now old and therefore doesn't know any more what the "young folk" do. His father claims to be better informed. b is feeding the dogs with frankfurters at the moment, having embedded a tablet in Leavy's. She is back to normal energy levels now, though licking her stitches that were put in as one of her metal pins in her leg was removed.
Wednesday 7 March 2007
They're all grown up!
Happy birthday to Ian - 18 today. Now I have no under-age children, making me feel very old. I think I'll have to go to counselling for mothers whose children have fled the nest and feel redundant.
Ian is, I imagine, very busy today registering for voting and getting his age card. I supplied him with his birth cert and passport to help with getting these today. Now we will see how (in)efficient the system is for getting onto the register of voters.
Leavy is quiet this evening, recovering from her leg operation. She had one of two pins removed and this should help her to feel more comfortable in walking with her hind leg, as the pin was sticking into bits of her. The fun part will be ensuring she doesn't remove her stitches by licking them. We may have to put a "buster" collar on her if she starts to scratch.
Both of us are recovering from our respective doses of the bonk. I'm still coughing and spluttering but at least have more energy than I had earlier in the week. All the same, I've decided not to go to Newtown tomorrow for a committee meeting as yesterday's trip there, plus the Cork trip on Sunday, have delayed full recovery.
Ian is, I imagine, very busy today registering for voting and getting his age card. I supplied him with his birth cert and passport to help with getting these today. Now we will see how (in)efficient the system is for getting onto the register of voters.
Leavy is quiet this evening, recovering from her leg operation. She had one of two pins removed and this should help her to feel more comfortable in walking with her hind leg, as the pin was sticking into bits of her. The fun part will be ensuring she doesn't remove her stitches by licking them. We may have to put a "buster" collar on her if she starts to scratch.
Both of us are recovering from our respective doses of the bonk. I'm still coughing and spluttering but at least have more energy than I had earlier in the week. All the same, I've decided not to go to Newtown tomorrow for a committee meeting as yesterday's trip there, plus the Cork trip on Sunday, have delayed full recovery.
Saturday 3 March 2007
I don't like being unwell
I have a very sore throat and a cough and a temperature and am feeling sorry for myself. A stuffed nose means lying in bed to rest doesn't work as it gets worse. Get me out of this agony! It's just as well it is Saturday and I don't have to go to work. Tomorrow I have to go to QM in Cork, though, and need my voice to defend decisions on the junior school, from the secondary school perspective. Not having much energy may be no harm as I will have to stick to the important points.
The fencing of the garden is almost complete. Some concrete just has to be laid at the base of the fence at the end of the garden to ensure that Goldie doesn't dig holes under it. It was great to be able to let them outside this morning and know that they couldn't escape. Well, at least, Leavy hasn't yet tried jumping the 5ft+ needed to escape yet. Now the garden just needs some tidying (lots!).
The fencing of the garden is almost complete. Some concrete just has to be laid at the base of the fence at the end of the garden to ensure that Goldie doesn't dig holes under it. It was great to be able to let them outside this morning and know that they couldn't escape. Well, at least, Leavy hasn't yet tried jumping the 5ft+ needed to escape yet. Now the garden just needs some tidying (lots!).
Thursday 1 March 2007
An evening at home
Since I last travelled with Aer Lingus they have implemented on-line check-in so you can print your boarding pass before you set out. I took advantage of this to seat myself at the front of the cabin on the way home from London on Monday and ended up being the first off the plane. I like on-line check-in!
Tuesday was yoga day again. I'm still not really getting into this but it does me no harm to spend 1.5 hours doing stretching and breathing exercises. I'll miss it next week as I have to go to a Planning committee meeting in Waterford.
Wednesday evening saw the final organic gardening class. b didn't come as he was completing an urgent document for a client. I learnt about the herbs that are worth growing, veggies that go well together, and plants to grow that attract nice insects. There is to be an outing to Jim's garden in June so we might go to that.
That brings me to tonight, the first evening at home this week. I'm getting as bad as C!
I wonder how Ian's exams are going.... Do you think he might let us know?
Tuesday was yoga day again. I'm still not really getting into this but it does me no harm to spend 1.5 hours doing stretching and breathing exercises. I'll miss it next week as I have to go to a Planning committee meeting in Waterford.
Wednesday evening saw the final organic gardening class. b didn't come as he was completing an urgent document for a client. I learnt about the herbs that are worth growing, veggies that go well together, and plants to grow that attract nice insects. There is to be an outing to Jim's garden in June so we might go to that.
That brings me to tonight, the first evening at home this week. I'm getting as bad as C!
I wonder how Ian's exams are going.... Do you think he might let us know?
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