This review consists of the first line from the first entry of every month and a photo from each month and the odd comment from me in italics. It’s very thrilling, now, so hold on to your hats.
January
When going through my posts to make yesterday’s list, I was slightly surprised to discover that I read 37 other books which were not on my bedside table in 2011.
Ah, yes, still the best new year’s resolution ever.
February
We’ve given up watching the news in the evenings; so, in fact, we’ve given up watching television altogether because all our TV watching consisted of the news and an hour of vain channel hopping thereafter.
Actually, we’re still largely off the news but we have acquired a number of box sets – Outnumbered and the Big Bang Theory. Don’t judge. Photo of first of many trips to Charles Fort this year. The children are tired of it.
March
We went to visit the President’s House.
We also laid in extensive supplies for the Princess’s birthday.
April
Michael eats nothing at dinner.
Michael eats even less now. The view is taken from our most successful family walk of the year.
May
Look, Daniel has shark teeth.
June
Michael reads and re-reads a lot of Asterix and Tintin.
July
Michael:Is there mass on Sunday?
Not the attitude you would expect from a small boy who loved bible camp in Garryvoe.
August
Mr. Waffle was restored to us.
And we went back to France where this photo was taken.
September
Another beautiful day made more beautiful by the certain knowledge that our fellow citizens at home were continuing to struggle in damp conditions.
This is a bit out of synch because I wrote about August in September. As you do. That line was written when we were in France. That photo was taken when we were in Kerry.
October
The childminder was talking to me about the children’s homework.
November
Me: You know that Thursday is November 1.
A post every day. And the Dublin Book Festival, where I took the photo.
December
I found this taped to the boys’ bedroom door the other night.
In case you are wondering, they had taped “passport needed to pass this point” on their door. It’s still there.