They’re singing CHRISTMAS CAROLS in the student union. The architecture school has a christmas tree in the canteen. There’s Christmas tree by the Spire and “Nollaig Shona Duit” everywhere. No, no holiday bushes here! Thank god this is a Catholic country. This is the Christmassiest Christmas ever and I like it.
Good things happened this weekend in every way. Munster beat Leinster, and I’ve been learning all about Dublin stereotypes. On Friday, my housemates walked down to Tesco for a full shop. It was fantastic, we split the bill and as a result, got to buy lots of fruit and veg and a couple treats, and still be […]
My housemate has returned to Dublin from Cork with all my clean socks. Her Granny does her laundry, and this weekend she did some of mine too. Imagine having that kind of help… I’ve had to do my own washing for a decade! The sun came out this weekend, warming up a lot more than my back. Socialising […]
I’ve been exploring all over the city lately and taking pictures like mad! Otherwise, my first ever homemade cream-of-mushroom soup turned out well tonight… although I think I may have made it backwards. First I made the soup yummy, and then I tried to thicken it. The flour, of course, only clumped. So I left it at […]