It’s the warmest day since my arrival to Dublin, with mostly clear blue skies and highs in the mid 50s F / mid 10s C. My walking buddy CJ and I plan an outing for the afternoon in search of some food trucks that rotate through different locations in the city during the week. On Tuesday, they’re supposed to be at place called Elmwood Park, way down in the southeast edge of Dublin...
Overcoming lethargy, walk to northside docklands
I’ve been feeling lethargic lately due to the moody weather and the humdrum life under lockdown. As a result, my usual weekday routine has been slipping somewhat. That said, there haven’t been many new job postings that have caught my attention, and I’ve been keeping up with my CMA study programme, so there haven’t been any real consequences. However, I didn’t meet...
Mothering Sunday, Ireland pauses Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, baking buttery scones with currants
Ireland is celebrating Mother’s Day today. Technically, it’s actually “Mothering Sunday,” which began as a religious festival in the Middle Ages and is many hundreds of years older than the purely secular and commercial Mother’s Day celebrated in the U.S. Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and is observed in many Anglican and Catholic communities in...