We have been so lucky that the weather has been so kind to us – it has been chilly, but not wet and this has been a bonus. It has allowed us to get out, spending a lot of time walking. Some of us headed off on the bus to town yesterday afternoon, to St Mary’s Pro-cathedral, the beautiful Catholic cathedral. It is just off O’Connell Street, so we stopped for coffee in this very busy street.

Today, a group of us are going to travel to Kildare which is about an hour away on the bus. We are hoping the weather holds!

We have also been fed well! Trying to watch the diet has been diffficult, so I’m rather hoping that the amount of walking I’ve been doing offsets the calorie intake! Last night I decided to stay in, though some of the group headed out again. I must be getting old! I just don’t have the stamina for such festivities any more. A quiet night in has been more to my liking, and I’m enjoying to time to reflect, write and read.