Yesterday, as I was coming out of the pharmacy in Freshford I noticed the older couple parked in front of me was having car trouble. I sounded like they needed a jump start and since I carry cables I offered to help them out.
So I hooked everything up and we gave it a try, but all I succeeded in doing was draining my own battery so we were both stranded.
On to Plan B, I rang the auto-rescue and they sent out a mechanic though it took the bones of an hour. Thankfully there was no permanent damage to either my car or the other couple's and we were both on the road after a minute. Still, it threw my whole day out of whack and I only got done half what I wanted to when I finally got to Kilkenny.
I did get to see the Santa Claus parade but only because I got stuck behind it which only made me later. But I mustn't gripe too much. I got the essentials done. The rest can wait until next weekend.
In the meantime I may re-read my owner's manual and make sure I know what I'm doing for the next time.
Watching TV the other night something caught my... ear I wasn't interested in the ad, but the music that was used in it.
A bit of searching (isn't is amazing what you can find using the internet? ) and I managed to track down a decent bit of blues. I think my blog is overdue for some more.
Once again I feel I have to apologise for not being around as much as I would like. As usual college is keeping me busy. But it's reading week and a long weekend to boot so I have a little (too little really ) time.
And what does a Canadian in Ireland do when he has some time off and it's the October Bank Holiday?
The chestnuts for the competition are provided by 52 Horse Chestnut trees that surround the village green, which produce 30,000 conkers.
Here's some of them. I'm sure you're wondering what exactly conkers are at this point. Luckily, but not surprisingly, Wikipedia has an article.
A couple of competitors
Aside from the championship there were other games And crafts These lads started a mini-company selling slate crafts as part of their transition year.
The Kilkenny Flower Club were exhibiting in St. Lachtain's Church which is famous for its 12th century carved sandstone entry. A good day out, aside from the weather. Tomorrow? Back to the grind.
I spotted this van last weekend on the High Street in Kilkenny, though it was only last night I found my Bluetooth dongle so I could download the photos off my phone.
The move finally got finished late last night. I can't believe we actually got it done, every time I thought it was finished there always seemed to be something else to go in the van.
The new house looks like our stuff was air dropped in. God knows how long before we get everything put away. And college is starting on Monday
I know I haven't been around the OC much (work has me pretty busy, but that's another post)
I see that lots of people have moved, are moving, or may be moving sometime in the future. Well, you can add two more to the list. My brother and his wife are currently moving from Vancouver to Saskatchewan. And Mam and I will be moving at the end of the month.
We're going nowhere near as far, just the other end of the valley on the far side of the village. It's a nice farmhouse and I think we'll be quite happy there, but it's the move itself that has me concerned. I'm only going to have this weekend and the next and I'm not sure if it's enough time. Plus I'll have to get ready for the start of college straight after.
Oh, it will all work out in the end. It always does. But for now I just need a bit of time with my neuroses.
Now that I was able to retrieve them from the dead laptop and I'm in Kilkenny blatantly stealing my aunts broadband I finally managed to upload some of the photos I took in Spain.
More in the album and more will be uploaded when I have the time.
Just a quick post (now that I have mostly figured out these Spanish keyboards ) to let you know that enjoying myself here in Nerja The sun is "splitting the stones" but there´s a nice breeze off the Med and plenty of cold cervesa We even managed to figure out how to get an ice coffee after a few failed experiments.
We´ve been taking it easy for the most part, though yesterday we did a little road trip to see the Alhambra. Amazing place, I took lots of photos which will be coming.
Only a couple of days left here, which is nowhere near long enough, but I´ll make the best of it.
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