It’s a sunny day, with highs in the mid 50s F / low 10s C, and I make plans with a new friend C this afternoon for coffee and a walk. We meet up near Sprangers Yard then stroll over to St. Patrick’s Cathedral Park, which surprisingly C has never seen before; he’s from Co. Wexford and lives in the Dublin suburbs so doesn’t spend much time in the city centre. There are lots of people out...
Chocolate chip scones, rainy day, pubs closed until mid-summer (at least)
I had started this post earlier in the day, then forgot to actually “publish” it, so it will be posted a day late. It’s Saturday so I let myself sleep in a little bit later than usual. It’s rainy and grey out, and I’m feeling like making some sort of breakfast treat. There’s a really good Irish scone recipe I found a couple of years ago, but it’s somewhat involved, so instead I decide to try a...
Lockdown through April (?!), Ulster Bank, and the Angelus
It’s been a typical Friday. After my usual routine of breakfast and online browsing, my weekly SuperValu grocery delivery arrives around 11:00am. I update my to-do list with the latest job postings. As forecasted, it’s a rainy grey day out, so I decide to stay in to finish this week’s reading assignments for my CMA study programme and review some previous material...