As I mentioned a couple of weeks back I've got tickets for a few upcoming concerts. One was a concert I was meant to be attending in 2020 that was postponed due to Covid, but the others are all new. So far I've got tickets for: Clannad in Wexford. It's their farewell tour so I'm delighted that I'll get to see them live before they stop performing.Hans Zimmer in Berlin, … [Read more...] about On the Hunt for Concerts and Other Fun Stuff
Bohemian Catsody
A parody version of the Queen classic with cats: The internet of cats is real! … [Read more...] about Bohemian Catsody
The Garden’s First Season Draws to a Close
This year I've spent quite a bit of time and effort on the garden. Like most other people I was working from home and not really going anywhere most of the time, so home improvements and gardening naturally got quite a bit of my attention. Prior to this year my gardening had been mostly some herbs and very little else. While some of the more recent work has been focussed on … [Read more...] about The Garden’s First Season Draws to a Close
Revisiting Old Book Reviews
When I was at college, both as an undergraduate and later while I was a postgraduate, I wrote for The Irish Examiner from time to time. A lot of what I wrote was book reviews, though I also did a few feature pieces. Unfortunately most of what I wrote has vanished into the ether. Any copies I have in digital format would be on floppy disks I either don't have anymore or if I do … [Read more...] about Revisiting Old Book Reviews
Going Back on the Road Sort of
I've been in Ireland without leaving since March of 2020. I got back from a trip to Mexico and then the world went mad... Over the past 18 months things have changed quite a bit for everyone. Personally I've now got greenhouses and barbecues, as well as a load of other bits and pieces. When you're stuck at home most of the time it's hard not to start messing about with the … [Read more...] about Going Back on the Road Sort of