Wednesday 9 January 2008
Leavy
...has had one of those days. The floor was wet this morning, my leather chair has been chewed, the blue basin has been taken down from on high and chewed, curtains have been pulled down, the wind-up torch that was too high for her to reach has been damaged, and there are paw marks on the kitchen table. While she may not have been the culprit who actually did these things I suspect that she had a large role!
Tuesday 8 January 2008
More rain happens
It is very stormy and miserable out - again. It felt good to be inside at work today as it was cold and wet. The people who insist on continuing to smoke now have to walk up the roadway and out onto the path, but the addiction is so strong that there are still quite a few doing that in spite of the weather. What amazes me is the fact that they don't bother with coats, umbrellas, or any protective clothing. Pneumonia will be the result.
New machines were put in for swiping into the company and went live yesterday. Within half an hour someone had managed to hurt themselves by bashing into the doors and ended up going for an x-ray. You can imagine what fun that was. Now there is huge hype about the unsafe doors. What happened is that the person swiped her card and then didn't walk into the opening. After it had started to close she decided to swipe again and walk in, at which stage the doors had started to close. They reopened, but she panicked and hurt herself. I tried to recreate what she had done, with no success. Anyway, lots of people have been working on it today and it has the full brains of the company working on fixing it.
b and Ian are speaking on Skpe. I've had to re-load money onto it as they are speaking for such a long time. It's very exciting to hear what Ian is up to. His blog was great, and he has promised to bring us beyond day 1 as soon as he can.
That's it for now.
New machines were put in for swiping into the company and went live yesterday. Within half an hour someone had managed to hurt themselves by bashing into the doors and ended up going for an x-ray. You can imagine what fun that was. Now there is huge hype about the unsafe doors. What happened is that the person swiped her card and then didn't walk into the opening. After it had started to close she decided to swipe again and walk in, at which stage the doors had started to close. They reopened, but she panicked and hurt herself. I tried to recreate what she had done, with no success. Anyway, lots of people have been working on it today and it has the full brains of the company working on fixing it.
b and Ian are speaking on Skpe. I've had to re-load money onto it as they are speaking for such a long time. It's very exciting to hear what Ian is up to. His blog was great, and he has promised to bring us beyond day 1 as soon as he can.
That's it for now.
Monday 7 January 2008
The cooker is mended
The bloke came to fix the cooker element today and, this time, actually fixed it. That means we can grill waffles again...
I was in work at 7.45am today and suddenly it was 6pm. What did I do that was useful in between those two times? Hmm, maybe it's best not to ask questions like that in case I don't have a happy answer. Anyway, I'm home now (7.06pm) and ready for a nice meal, which smells like it is on its way.
I ordered some wool for knitting yesterday evening. That was a strange thing to do as I haven't done knitting for years. However, I decided I needed something to keep me occupied while I watch awful TV programmes, and also I need a slipover thingy to go over blouses as part of my work gear. I have no idea whether the wool will be good when I get it, or even if I have ordered the right amount. It is possible to buy a pattern on-line, but for some reason they don't let you see details such as how much wool you need to knit it, so I've had to guess. It will end up being sleeveless because I don't have wool, rather than because that is what I intended anyway. Or, it will end up having sleeves because I want to use up the wool.
I was in work at 7.45am today and suddenly it was 6pm. What did I do that was useful in between those two times? Hmm, maybe it's best not to ask questions like that in case I don't have a happy answer. Anyway, I'm home now (7.06pm) and ready for a nice meal, which smells like it is on its way.
I ordered some wool for knitting yesterday evening. That was a strange thing to do as I haven't done knitting for years. However, I decided I needed something to keep me occupied while I watch awful TV programmes, and also I need a slipover thingy to go over blouses as part of my work gear. I have no idea whether the wool will be good when I get it, or even if I have ordered the right amount. It is possible to buy a pattern on-line, but for some reason they don't let you see details such as how much wool you need to knit it, so I've had to guess. It will end up being sleeveless because I don't have wool, rather than because that is what I intended anyway. Or, it will end up having sleeves because I want to use up the wool.
Sunday 6 January 2008
Barack Obama wins Iowa
I forgot to say how exciting it is that Barack Obama won the Iowa primary so decisively. I'm listening to his victory speech on youtube and he is very impressive. It would be great to see such change in leadership.
Maybe Ian would like to go and help him in the US next summer?!!
Maybe Ian would like to go and help him in the US next summer?!!
A cold and miserable Sunday
It's cold and wet and I've turned the heating on for the afternoon. Even the dogs don't want to go out.
I went to Meeting this morning. There was Eoin, Hiram, Terry & Marian & kids, Joan, John G, Aidan, and various others - the speaking was on the topic of the epiphany, today being the feast of the Epiphany. I had a good chat with Eoin, and remembered to give him the voucher for Clare, so she is now trying to contact Ian. We still have to find an open post office for Andres's parcel, but it is wrapped, addressed and ready to go.
After Meeting I headed to work, the kind of saddo thing a parent does when there are no children in the house. I got some useful things done there in preparation for our FDA audit. b went to Killaloe market and got some goodies, as well as walking the dogs. I'm drinking some very nice soup he bought there, made by Mrs Rudd.
Gaybo has just started his Sunday afternoon programme on the radio. That makes it 4pm. I must go and do the ironing and then I will be finished with duties for the day.
I went to Meeting this morning. There was Eoin, Hiram, Terry & Marian & kids, Joan, John G, Aidan, and various others - the speaking was on the topic of the epiphany, today being the feast of the Epiphany. I had a good chat with Eoin, and remembered to give him the voucher for Clare, so she is now trying to contact Ian. We still have to find an open post office for Andres's parcel, but it is wrapped, addressed and ready to go.
After Meeting I headed to work, the kind of saddo thing a parent does when there are no children in the house. I got some useful things done there in preparation for our FDA audit. b went to Killaloe market and got some goodies, as well as walking the dogs. I'm drinking some very nice soup he bought there, made by Mrs Rudd.
Gaybo has just started his Sunday afternoon programme on the radio. That makes it 4pm. I must go and do the ironing and then I will be finished with duties for the day.
Saturday 5 January 2008
They've all gone away
We said goodbye to Carolan today. She flew off to Liverpool, courtesy of Ryanair. The airport in Shannon was very busy when we got there, mainly due to Ryanair flights coming and going. Destinations on the outbound side that were checking in included Liverpool, London Gatwick and Paris.
We started the day with an early morning visit to the market to search for Indian herbs for C before she went. The market was pretty empty, so no joy on that one. We thought we'd go to The Wild Onion to have breakfast but discovered it was closed too, opening again on 8th January. Instead we went to Relish on Thomas Street. We met up with Karen (by arrangement) so enjoyed her company. b then returned to the car to read papers and mind the dogs while C, Karen and I went around shops looking for a coat for C. No joy on that one either, so we headed on to the airport at about 11am.
Having left C to go to her flight we headed to Cratloe Woods to walk the dogs. It was pouring when we got there so we waited a few minutes until the rain/sleet died down. We then went for a shortish walk as it looked like it was going to pour again. It did, immediately after we reached the car, so our judegment was good.
On the way home we called in to PCWorld to buy a flat screen for b. It looks nice, and will save a lot of space on his desk. I haven't yet seen it in action.
I've spent most of the afternoon tidying up the house. I chopped up the Christmas tree so that I can burn the bits on the fire I will eventually have in the vegetable garden. That made a great mess, following which the hoover came into action to clean up the floor and surrounding areas. I cleaned up the fire as well, so the big room now looks neat. Next I gave the sofa in the living room a good clean (I'm sure the dogs appreciate that!), as well as the room itself. Finally, I went upstairs and changed sheets on C's bed. The washing machine is running as I type. The final task will be to empty the dishwasher, which has just finished running.
So, it's been a busy day so far, and it's only 6pm. I must see if there is something worth watching on TV tonight as I think I deserve some relaxation.
We started the day with an early morning visit to the market to search for Indian herbs for C before she went. The market was pretty empty, so no joy on that one. We thought we'd go to The Wild Onion to have breakfast but discovered it was closed too, opening again on 8th January. Instead we went to Relish on Thomas Street. We met up with Karen (by arrangement) so enjoyed her company. b then returned to the car to read papers and mind the dogs while C, Karen and I went around shops looking for a coat for C. No joy on that one either, so we headed on to the airport at about 11am.
Having left C to go to her flight we headed to Cratloe Woods to walk the dogs. It was pouring when we got there so we waited a few minutes until the rain/sleet died down. We then went for a shortish walk as it looked like it was going to pour again. It did, immediately after we reached the car, so our judegment was good.
On the way home we called in to PCWorld to buy a flat screen for b. It looks nice, and will save a lot of space on his desk. I haven't yet seen it in action.
I've spent most of the afternoon tidying up the house. I chopped up the Christmas tree so that I can burn the bits on the fire I will eventually have in the vegetable garden. That made a great mess, following which the hoover came into action to clean up the floor and surrounding areas. I cleaned up the fire as well, so the big room now looks neat. Next I gave the sofa in the living room a good clean (I'm sure the dogs appreciate that!), as well as the room itself. Finally, I went upstairs and changed sheets on C's bed. The washing machine is running as I type. The final task will be to empty the dishwasher, which has just finished running.
So, it's been a busy day so far, and it's only 6pm. I must see if there is something worth watching on TV tonight as I think I deserve some relaxation.
Friday 4 January 2008
Skype is great
We've just had a lovely call with Ian via Skype. It worked out at 2.30 euro for about 16 minutes, which seems like a good deal, considering it was to cost over 50c per minute via the normal phone line. We'll do that again.
It was great to hear Ian, who seems to be settling in. Getting up at 5am doesn't seem like an Ian kind of thing to do, but you never know what is possible!
It was great to hear Ian, who seems to be settling in. Getting up at 5am doesn't seem like an Ian kind of thing to do, but you never know what is possible!
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