The belt arrived today ( Read more... )

"I don't like boys," said Rosie.


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One week of the summer holidays down...Six more to go...

( Time for DIY... )

Yes, it's hard being a Rosie...( The trials and tribulations of being a Rosie...and other fun things )

And in completely unsurprising news, I've learned that physiotherapy is a complete waste of time...

( Diagnosis: Bendy )

Since my last post, my tale of woe has improved only slightly, mainly because I've got to the stage where I'm now on the Serious Painkillers. There are definite positives to this (I'm either completely stoned or high as a kite), but also negatives (mostly headaches, nausea, and brain-fuzz).

( Fun fun fun and the hospital of doooom... )

For those with an interest in this kind of thing...

This documentary was posted on one of the boards I lurk on, from the Irish language channel TG4 about Brighid:

Part One - pre-Christian Brighid

Part Two - into Christianity and the modern era

It's in Irish, but there are subtitles, and some of the interviewees you might be familiar with already ( Read more... )

Rosie had a picnic with her pretend friend, Chantelle:


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Since I've already belthered in more detail elsewhere, I'll do a shortened version here (but with a few more pictures, because I forgot some...) - Là Fhèill Brìghde in pictures:

( Synchronicities... )

Assuming the weather holds out and/or the roads stay clear we'll be heading dahn sahf for our Christmas visit next week. There's a lot to be done still, before we're ready to go, but all of the important stuff is sorted, I think. Aside from the kids, that means my sister's birthday present (I got her one of the suggestive gnomes I saw earlier this ( Read more... )