This book by Stephen Price is A decent read, well told. 6 people meet in Christmas 1989 in an abandoned house in Donegal, have a great time and prise to meet up every year. They don't of course, life gets in the way, but they do meet again in 2002.
Intervening years have brought change to them all, success in varying degrees - and stresses and strains in other ways. The events of their final meeting are perhaps a commentary on the way Irish society changed over those years.
Would recommend.
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Belated Christmas Greetings, and on with the show!
Happy Christmas. Well, season's greetings now, seeing how I've missed the 25th. Hopefully all my faithful reader(S?) will be having a nice and peaceful break at the moment. Anyone to whom Mr. Claus came, I hope he was as generous as ever!
So, sales time. We went looking for television. One shop assistant told us that there was no difference between 2 different television models, 32 inch LCD models. He couldn't explain the 200 euro price difference either. So that was useful. Oddly enough, when we went back to see if anybody else could "help" us, the price had gone up that 200 quid. In 5 minutes. That was explained by "there was limited stock at the earlier price." Ha. V. No. Man, that. Great stuff. So we didnt' buy any telly there. The same shop, somebody else was buying a printer. Would you like some extra cartridges? Yes, why not. Assistant, oddly, picks up the 4 single cartridges, rather than the multipack which was cheaper. We may not buy anything there in the end.
And on to other shops where we were bewildered by the choice and similarity of all these tellies. Madness. And then you see a lonely CRT over in the corner for pocket money, and wonder why wouldn't you buy it? It's widescreen, and flatscreen too, so why not? High Definition hasn't quite become the all-pervasive medium yet, so why not save a few clams?
Beyond that, it's just relaxation time here in Monasterevin. Bloatedness abounds.
And onwards the calendar marches, inexorably......
So, sales time. We went looking for television. One shop assistant told us that there was no difference between 2 different television models, 32 inch LCD models. He couldn't explain the 200 euro price difference either. So that was useful. Oddly enough, when we went back to see if anybody else could "help" us, the price had gone up that 200 quid. In 5 minutes. That was explained by "there was limited stock at the earlier price." Ha. V. No. Man, that. Great stuff. So we didnt' buy any telly there. The same shop, somebody else was buying a printer. Would you like some extra cartridges? Yes, why not. Assistant, oddly, picks up the 4 single cartridges, rather than the multipack which was cheaper. We may not buy anything there in the end.
And on to other shops where we were bewildered by the choice and similarity of all these tellies. Madness. And then you see a lonely CRT over in the corner for pocket money, and wonder why wouldn't you buy it? It's widescreen, and flatscreen too, so why not? High Definition hasn't quite become the all-pervasive medium yet, so why not save a few clams?
Beyond that, it's just relaxation time here in Monasterevin. Bloatedness abounds.
And onwards the calendar marches, inexorably......
Monday, December 18, 2006
My first Christmas post!
Christmas cards written, stamped and ready for the postman. I hope nobody's been forgotten.
Nice to be on the home straight into christmas break now, though there's still some getting ready to get done.
Not much news other than there was a family christmas party at the weekend what was very enjoyable (yum yum thanks mum) and the fog seems to be lifting. We'll see how that is in the morning.
Nice to be on the home straight into christmas break now, though there's still some getting ready to get done.
Not much news other than there was a family christmas party at the weekend what was very enjoyable (yum yum thanks mum) and the fog seems to be lifting. We'll see how that is in the morning.
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