I know it’s been quiet around here since Christmas – I’ve been busy reading, relaxing, listening to music, shopping and having a pleasant holiday. D has bought us a new car. Yeah (much girlie hand-clapping)! It is a Peugeot 306 and it is red. We still have Caz (or should I say NKZ 4911) until [...]
I woke at 6.00am yesterday morning, no I was not over-excited because Santa had been to visit, no I was not eager to get all my presents unwrapped. I had been having a bad dream in which some Ray Mears type survival expert was trying to talk me into squishing a puppy to death so [...]
I am banned from going anywhere near the Christmas tree. ‘Drop it!’ and ‘Leave it!’ are D’s favourite sayings today. He doesn’t understand that having a good old feel of a present, and a guess at what’s inside, is part of the fun. He has hidden all presents from him to me just so I [...]
When I was young I went through a period of not having the energy to get out of bed in the morning (I think it was some time in my first or second year of secondary school). In order to make the mornings more bearable I went to bed dressed in my school uniform, ready [...]
Catkin’s would like you all to know that you can send her Christmas presents care of this address: (Contact Catkins by e-mail). She will be expecting sack loads of presents!
My Granny will be spending Christmas in Co Leitrim this year, with my aunt and her husband. Granny seems to be worried by the idea as she doesn’t sleep well in strange beds. When asked how she will get through the experience she replied that she would ‘get drunk’. My Granny is not a drinker! [...]
I have been keeping a few secrets. This blog is not where I spill the beans on everything that is going on in my life. Do you think you know me? Well think again! Secret number 1 is that sometimes I am a crap cook. Yes, sometimes I make truly scrumptious things to eat and [...]
December arrived and it was f**cking freezing. So, I decided that it was time to bring out and wear my wool coat. My wool coat is like wearing a warm blanket – it is bliss. I guess everybody is well and truly sick to death of Christmas by now, so here is a little more [...]
