Diary of a busyish woman

'My Coffee du Jour' Today is my day for catching up with Willie and the lads, and I'm even doing a bit of time in the kitchen/house. During the week, most conversation revolves around business in one form or another and it's easy to get stuck in that rut. What a joy this morning to get up and look forward to a leisurely cup of coffee (trying Cork Coffee Roasters today) Yesterday I was in the motor tax office and realised it's quite a while since I've been there. I truly dreaded going because it was the last working day in October and the queues are always out the door; it didn't help that I was landing there between 1 & 2pm - the busiest time of the day. What a shock to the system and a realisation of how much business is now done online. In front of me stood about 10 people with just three hatches open to customers. In the time I was there however, what came to me was that every one of those customers needed time to sort their queries, and what p...

No writing yesterday as I was on the road all day, literally. It was dark for the first few hours leaving home & dark a couple of hours before I got back. Believe me, I'm not complaining. It's great to have the work. Please, please stay safe by being seen. The number of vehicles with no lights on in the city in the dark yesterday was crazy, but worse was to come as I drove home last night & if I hadn't seen the red jacket held by a pedestrian, I don't know what would have happened. It is terrifying to wear no reflection on dark days and we're going to see more of this before it gets brighter!  Boat Crews training on River Lee 11.11.14   Out on the road, I sometimes see some lovely or interesting things. Yesterday morning as I drove along the river from the Ballinure G.A.A.Club, Mahon, to Castle Café , Blackrock around 7.45am, I noticed these four boats on the river and the crews were having a grand chat. Of course, by the time, I'd parked &...