Entries from August 2007

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Decisions

I hate making decisions. It took D and I 1½ hours to decide what we would do yesterday after our original plan fell through. We went to the Asia Supermarket in Belfast and then went for a walk along Groomsport beach. So, decisions? The options are – 1. Take part in a North Antrim/Donegal scheme [...]

Friday, August 17th, 2007

Parcels

Seems we are badly hit with a consumerist bug this month. Nearly every day a package has arrived at our house. Soon Gracie will be welcoming the arrival of the Parcel Force delivery man like he is a member of our family. Internet shopping: a blessing and a curse. I have been buying craft supplies [...]

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Rain

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. August – a venerable month. Did you know that the gladiolus and poppy are the flowers of August? Or that its birthstones are peridot, sardonyx or sapphire? Another fascinating fact about August is that it is the month in which my birthday falls and that it has [...]

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Vintage Car

Vintage Car Originally uploaded by ZMB. Yet another vintage car rally in Ballymena last weekend. I guess we can be thankful that it wasn’t a vintage tractor rally – those fecking farmers need very little excuse to gang together in their old tractors. I guess I’m in a bad mood, I really don’t mean to [...]