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§ July 9th, 2008
You sleep more or less all day, only getting up to eat. You get taken out for walks to burn off all that energy and then you go home and go back to sleep. Your every need is taken care of. Free bed & board. You never need to work and you're never in debt. You never owe anything to anyone. People will think you're cute even when you don't try to be. You'll never have any complicated relationships or be stalked by any crazy people. You can't talk, so you never have any arguments. Unconditional love from at least one person is a distinct possibility. However, even at best you'll probably only live 15 years.
Taking all that into account, I hope I come back as a dog.
§ July 9th, 2008
§ July 9th, 2008
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Another break, but I am back...again. I have also been out of the country for nearly two weeks, visiting Argeles-sur-Mer in the south of France. On the drive there from the airport we went across the Millau viaduct. This was taken from the rest area just before crossing over.
§ July 9th, 2008
Is she not the saddest thing you have ever seen?
I bet that wagon over the left is bullying her.
Or maybe she doesn’t like Penneys.
§ July 9th, 2008
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§ July 9th, 2008
I wish I was in Carrickfergus. So goes the song.
Walking in the sunshine and perhaps watching a ferry as it leaves the port of Belfast through the lough on its journey to the open sea and Scotland. Looking across the stretch of water to the south side of the Lough and the landfall of Co Down. Talking to passersby as they exercise their legs or those of their dogs, while these little fellows call their greeting.
Carrickfergus also holds an Aladdins Cave for me in the form of Craftwoman Fabrics. It is a Fabric Warehouse at Kilroot, yet without a Website, where a very friendly staff are helpful and willing to share their knowledge in any area of sewing or needlecraft.
Today I had planned to visit but my plans are twarted once again. Today is not one where I feel like driving so I content myself with staying home and playing with fabric, measuring tape and pins. I am trying to stay away from the computer for a few hours, but normal reading, commenting and general playing should resume in a day or so.
§ July 9th, 2008
A child opens a rainbow coloured umbrella outside Cork City Library last Saturday. Rain threatened most of the day so it was a good idea to have an umbrella with you, just in case.
Phil is blogging the photos he took, and posted about his trip to Cork too.
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§ July 9th, 2008
From the South of France, from la Cote d'Azur, near St Tropez, this is the Island Port Cros
§ July 9th, 2008
Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork City. One of the grandest and most gothic Cathedrals I have seen. Unfortunately it was closed so we couldn’t go inside or any closer than the gate.
You read more about my weekend in Cork here.
§ July 9th, 2008
One of the things I love about Belgium and the Flemish side of my family is their earthiness; they have a truly bawdy sense of humour that is wholly unexpected in the face of their proud bourgeoise sensibilities. The
Manneken Pis to me exemplfies that - I took my husband to see it and he just shook his head and said "This says so much about your family." It does - we can be very much the staid, calm, traditionalists but there's a part of all of us that will laugh our heads off at a statue of a little man pidding in the street. And adopt it as a national emblem.
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