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What's Happened to Today? from Rosbercon 893 days old

Apart from going to church I seem to have done precisely nothing today yet it shot by. OK, I surfed a bit, read the Sunday Independent ("Sindo") and ...

Tiring from Rosbercon 895 days old

I look back to not that long ago, and I seemed to be able to cram so much into a day: a long working week, a tough job, watching football, tending an ...

Thursday already from Rosbercon 896 days old

It really rained hard in the night, and for the first part of the morning, but this afternoon was lovely, so I spent some time in the garden and washed ...

Useful Day from Rosbercon 897 days old

We had some good, soft rain this morning, and things are coming on a lot better in my veggie garden now. But it was fine enough in the afternoon for ...

Weather from Rosbercon 899 days old

Well, it's a strange world we live in. The Irish Times referred to England having its usual Bank Holiday weather but where I live in Ireland we had very ...

Strange Day from Rosbercon 900 days old

What was the weather like in England today? Reading the forecast, I wondered if Michael Fish had been brought out of retirement for your Bank Holiday. ...

Drizzle and Election from Rosbercon 901 days old

With the complicated election system here in Ireland, the results aren't yet clear, but it looks as if Bertie Ahern will still be in charge, though who ...

Pottering and Democracy from Rosbercon 903 days old

Ah, the exciting life. As I said to a friend here, I enjoy being retired. But my wife's recently had a hip replacement, so I'm a househusband at the ...

Church and Hedge from Rosbercon 907 days old

Our Church holds 850, and there were twelve of us present this morning. Ah the joys of the Church of Ireland - where we are it's more of a family than ...

Ascension Day from Rosbercon 910 days old

It reached 80F 27C indoors this afternoon and felt warm enough outside as I mowed my (new) lawn. There's still more to do and I'll bet it rains tomorrow ...