It’s extraordinarily bright out today, the sky is a cloudless blue, although the wind is chilly. My friend J and I meet up and walk down to the Docklands. There are few people out in this part of Dublin compared to the packed shopping districts. We have lunch at a Boojum burrito bar location facing the Grand Canal. There are a few tables out front that are already taken, so we opt to stay inside...

It’s been a lazy Saturday. I am slow moving in the morning, then my friend O. from Strasbourg calls, and we end up talking for around 2 hours. I catch up on a few neglected emails with friends, and by the time I look up more than half the day is gone. It’s clear out but colder today, highs in the upper 40s F / 13 C. It would be a shame not to get out and enjoy the rainless...

Today my weekly SuperValu delivery comes early, just after 10am. Ciarán, the familiar deliveryman, calls ahead to give me a heads up and make sure I’ll be home. Fine by me! It’s a large order so I take two trips to haul all the bags upstairs. After putting everything away and finishing up breakfast, I finally hear back about my Personal Public Service (PPS) number application. I receive...