Every time I go to London for the day on work business, it takes an average of five minutes on the tube to remind me why I chose to work back in Belfast. Looonnng day.
365:047 Ah Bliss
My favourite kind of "radio" therapy - BBC Radio 4, a mug of tea and peace and quiet. Perfect end to the day.
365:046 Harlem moment
So a new camera - seems sharper than the other one - and a tea break out of the office with Mark. Perfect for the first photo in the camera - almost as perfect as the apple tart... Cheers McC!
365:044 Brushing up against history...
One of those old fashioned things I don't do so often is polishing my footwear with wax and brushes, even though I love the smell of the tinned shoe polish. I've got lazy and generally use the bottles with an applicator sponge attached. The brushes we use were my granda's from his time in the RAF (1938 - 1945). His id number is cut into them, but doesn't show up on the pic. The brushes live in a wooden shoe caddy made by dad as a sample piece to inspire his woodwork class long ago... so doubly special. (New camera due on Monday so an end I hope, to blurred, wick pics.)
365:043 Downpatrick today...
I've been in primary schools in different parts of NI yesterday and today. Today, it was the turn of St Brigid's. We've been "user-testing" a new website about St Patrick with 8 - 10 year olds. Some days it's a lovely job, despite the ridiculously early starts. The children had a display of crosses made for St Brigid's day which I think.. is at the start of February.
365:041 Currently listening to...
"Gospel Road" - Brian Houston. Track of the day - "The Lord is Still the Lord" - mmmm. Have a listen to the words and tell me this isn't a song for the season.
365:040 Mousemat
My favourite mousemat linking some of my favourite things... France, crafts, history and the computer - ok, the latter not a "favourite" thing, but it gets a lot of use. Roll on the holidays! Oh la la.
365:039 A day at the beach...
It's always a good time for family - today was time to catch up with another cousin. My parents are Nanny Leta and Papa for his wee toddler since my cousin's father was murdered 29 years ago in what we knew as "The Troubles".
365:038 Doodle's birthday
Happy birthday to my lovely brother. Blurry shot, bleary headed photographer. Candles being relit - one blow's never enough.
365:037 Windmill Lane Studios
No posting yesterday - had an exhausting day recording an album in Dublin. A very early start, and about 12 hours off and on just standing singing fabulous worship songs to the tracks laid down by the orchestra over the previous two Saturdays - possibly one of the top ten most satisfying days? Didn't get home until after 3am but wouldn't have missed it for the world. Too bad we have to wait for months to get the results!
365:036 TGIF
Thank goodness it's Friday... and chillin' out time for ten minutes. I taught myself to play backgammon on a flight to the States last year.
365:035 Catchin' up with the cousins
The highlight of today was catching up with lexibex and the family in their lovely new home. Great to see she's passing on the quilting bug to the girls too!
365:034 Sing out!
Big fat high notes for the sopranos make me glad I'm an alto. Windmill Lane Studios here we come!
365:033
First night of Moore study group after the Christmas break. Two exams down and we're full steam ahead on NT1.
365:032 Chillin'
So when you've made yummy choc chip muffins to eat in the car (one in each hand) on your way home, it's a bummer when they're too hot to handle. Just as well your wheelbarrow of toys contains a handy mini-fan to chill things a bit. A 3 year old with a bit of wit!
365:031 Flowers for Anna
Some of the girls from our Bible Study group - the "Good Book Club" - met up for coffee this afternoon with "Anna", who's spent the week celebrating her 80th birthday.
To mark the occasion, she's reverted back to the name she was given at birth. Fearful that her birth name was "too German", she'd renamed herself at the onset of the second world war ;o)
365:030 One down one to go
Last night of the first panto... and beautiful flowers from the cast for managing to play not too many wrong notes. Best of all, pots of money were raised for Kiwoko Hospital in Uganda and a local cancer charity thanks to full houses at all four performances. Job well done guys!
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