Last week I was sitting with my hands curled around a warm mug when my mother handed me a folded piece of paper from the creche. I unfolded it, taking a long sip of my tea, scanning the words. “On Friday 15th December we will be having our Senior Montessori Christmas Concert… We would love…
Day #333 Magnificent
I have finally, finally, had a chance to watch the 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven. Thank you, Netflix. Thank you, sleeping child. Thank you, not caring about getting anything else done this evening. The house is a bit of a mess but there’s a cleaner coming tomorrow and I know mum would understand. She doesn’t tidy…
Day #332 Cold blooded
After so many photos and videos of our trips to the zoo, it was looking like a bitter disappointment that, for various reasons, we wouldn’t get a chance to take my mum to Dublin zoo. However, at the last minute, an unexpected opportunity arose this afternoon, on her last day in Dublin. The weather did…
Day #330 Date night, reprise
I had to look it up in my WordPress archives, but last time The Mister and I went out on a date was day #158. So… a while ago. My mother’s visit was meant to herald a wild three weeks of social activity where we would go out to eat a couple of times, go…
Day #329 The Christmas Monthish
I don’t know if I’ve mellowed out a bit this year, or if I’ve just stopped paying attention, but I haven’t really been bothered much by the early appearance of Christmas decorations. There are always a few places that just can’t wait a decent amount of time, but lately I seem to have become more…
Day #327 Sheltered [Dinosaur Error]
I had a nice post all written up about this photo. It was about underestimating our kids’ capacity to understand the brutal law of the jungle. I even had an intelligent-sounding reference to Lord of the Flies and an explanation involving five little monkeys and a crocodile and why taunting is dangerous to your health (hint:…
Day #326 “Innocence tube”
The Mister doesn’t take anywhere near as many photos as I do, but when he does they’re usually excellent. He has a knack for capturing the truly funny side of parenting. This was a photograph he took while I was out of the house yesterday. I thought it was an excellent composition. Our friends, however,…
Day #325 Giving thanks, the Irish way
Years and years ago I was studying abroad in London. I went to visit a college friend who was studying abroad in Dublin and she introduced me to the Mister. Fast forward and we both ended up in Ireland and she imported to our circle of Irish friends the American pot luck Thanksgiving Dinner tradition.…
Day #324 Black Friday
I’m having my own version of Black Friday where nothing is on offer on my blog. Brain has checked out for the weekend.
The Feathered Rose 