It’s clearer out this morning, and my walking buddy CJ texts to suggest an outing. We meet up at our usual time at 1:30pm and head north east to some parts of Dublin I haven’t seen before, namely the North Strand and Clontarf. As we approach the North Strand neighborhood, we pass by Five Lamps, which is a well-known landmark to all Dubliners. The Five Lamps was constructed in the late...
Walk to Rathmines for lunch, call with CMA coach
Yesterday evening one of the smoke alarms begins to chirp intermittently, and after some trial and error I determine it’s the one in my bedroom. The new shoe storage bench from IKEA turns serves as a good substitute for a step stool. There are three plastic tabs holding the smoke alarm in place, and I carefully use a flat head screwdriver to pry each one open until the assembly is freed from the...
Short walk on a drizzly day
It’s been a low energy day… lockdown fatigue is definitely setting in. I didn’t have the greatest sleep, so this morning I’m slow to get up and moving. After breakfast, I find myself getting drawn into reading news articles and watching videos, including a recent episode of RTÉ’s “All Walks of Life” series featuring the Tanaiste (deputy minister) Leo...