Ted and I went over to Monkstown this afternoon, after only a year of saying we were going to. It’s directly across the water–the ferry runs every few minutes, back and forth and forth and back, and the church I have taken to referring as my church is there (it turns out the church in question is the Sacred Heart Church, which has absolutely nothing on “Church of the Fairy Palace” as far as names go. The Church of the Fairy Palace is the Monkstown old church, apparently, and I…
Fireplace: 1; Cats: 0
We got a cat toy a couple of weeks ago, and we’ve been keeping it above the hearth, because there’s nowhere else to really keep it. The cats *know* where the toy is, and the grate covering the fireplace keeps being knocked over because they’re trying to get to the toy. This morning Zilli is a very, very dirty grey cat who has obviously been rolling around in the fireplace. I think we need to find a new place to keep the cat toy. :) Man. I did not get…
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I still like Raphael best. :) ytd wordcount: 60,100 miles to Dunharrow: 190
a quick note
Been a nice day. Dad’s older sister is visiting, so Ted made us a luffly standing rib roast dinner (followed by a murderously good chocolate cake that he also made) last night, and we sat around talking until quite late, and today we went and looked at Cobh and then at Cork. :) Ted’s now off watching 300, and I’m going to do something not-computer-related as soon as I’m done posting this. Mostly I’m posting because last year I was asked to consider doing a cover quote for Lisa Shearin‘s…
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My little girl with the Irish flag photo got picked for Saturday’s ! *beam* Hm. Apparently anything meaningful I was going to say got lost in the clutter of doing housework and other such things. Oh well! miles to Dunharrow: 183 ytd wordcount: 59,000