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Continue reading →: When is un oeuf enough?
My blogging has been profusive of late. Obviously, some posts will have little merit, but quantity can not guarantee quality. As Michel de Montaigne probably never said, “ca suffit!”
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Continue reading →: A story goes with it…
As one of Damon Runyon’s characters from his book Runyon on Broadway used to say, “a story goes with it.” He was offering a tip for the winner of a horse race. I am offering a sentimental trip down memory lane accompanied by a poster made by my brother in…
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Continue reading →: Early morning Belfast
The cycle into town was an early one today, about 7.30. The inside lanes were free of parked cars, and hardly any buses overtook me. I didn’t have any plans, but wondered what would be open at that time. Established is one of my favourite places for coffee and poached…
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Continue reading →: How early is too soon?
October was way too early, five weeks before Christmas seems too soon for the big retail push. So what have I been doing in preparation for this Christian festival? Ordering a heapload of food from Marks and Spencer to be collected by me two days before Christmas day. Started my…
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Continue reading →: Let’s cut benefits
The Conservative party leader, Kevin Badenoch, will be making a speech to launch her party’s plans for saving public money. ‘Welfare that Works’ is the Tories’ policy document that outlines spending cuts such as £13,7 billion in sickness and disability benefit reforms. How predictable that a right-wing opposition party is…
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Continue reading →: Hill Street Blues
Today at my poetry class, we were prompted to write about a TV program from some time in the past. To describe who we were back then and what was going on in our lives. Working in pairs, we would then discuss the TV program. I chose Hill Street Blues,…
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Continue reading →: Royal Ulster Academy exhibition
I went to the RUA exhibition on the top floor of the Ulster Museum. Several works caught my eye. I’ve seen his work before with his creative use of classical sculpture in modern posts. This painting certainly has an impact. I didn’t note the artist’s name. The standard of artwork…
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Continue reading →: Dental decay 2
After about a week of throbbing pain off and on in my right jaw, I went to my dentist. He prescribed some more antibiotics and will try to get me in on a cancellation before my appointment on 2 December. Mr Gileece wants to lift off the crown and see…
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Continue reading →: Scones 2
Up early again, so I pottered about in the kitchen for a bit. Then I had another go at baking scones, this time using Paul Hollywood’s book for guidance. The outcome was much better than last time, but the scones are slightly over baked. The dough was much easier to…
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Continue reading →: Fun with my DSLR camera
I wisely bought a decent camera with money raised by my colleagues at Queen’s for my retirement in 2021. I took an Open University course to learn a little bit about digital photography but remained ignorant of the finer points that turn snaps into art. Today, I worked out how…
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