January isn’t over yet, I can still review.
Let’s have the first line from the first post of every month and a photo and the odd comment from me in italics, something I last did with 2012 but I feel a revival is timely.
January
My mother always says that the people you end up being friends with are the parents of your children’s friends.
Picture is the Long Room Library in Trinity which we visited in January.
February
About this time last year I took Michael to Cork.
It was also pretty cold in February.
March
I was late leaving work this evening which often happens because I am busy and constitutionally ill-adapted to being on time.
Carlingford again in the picture.
April
Mr. Waffle is a shadow of his former self.
Herself turned 12 and went to Hogwarts for her birthday. It was a success.
May
I went to see the Anu production about Gallipoli with herself in Collins Barracks.
The Princess was confirmed. I went to Antrim with some friends and have been desperate to get back there with my little family ever since. It’s beautiful. The picture is taken near the Giant’s Causeway.
June
Can you think of anything that involves feta, watermelon, ham and chorizo?
I got a new bike! Herself finished primary school. It was all go.
July
I seized the day.
The photo was taken on one of our many trips to Charles Fort. Uniquely, on this trip, the sun shone. We also went to Kerry in July. Mostly, the sun did not shine there.
August
On Wednesday evening I went for a walk in Dalkey at the southern end of Dublin Bay.
The picture is from Ireland’s Eye near Howth at the opposite end of the bay. At the end of August, herself started secondary school. Very exciting if a bit startling.
September
We left the house in good time.
I posted on our August holiday in France in September. The picture is from Caen. The boys turned ten this month – officially into double digits.
October
We come back from holidays in late August and it is heritage week, then there is the fringe theatre festival, then the theatre festival, then culture night, then open house, now there’s the Dublin festival of history and something called gallery weekend as well and by mid-October we are so exhausted that we can face no cultural events for the following twelve months.
November
Another Nablopomo is upon us. I will be posting every day in November. This post would be longer except I am unwell and going to bed early.
My sister turned 40 and we all went to the party.
December
Last night the Princess asked me whether I was a Jo and Laurie person or an Amy and Laurie person.
I didn’t post a single picture in December which seems a mistake but here’s one taken in December anyhow.