Hi from southern Ontario,
Chez moi/at home: what's happening here? Weather 2 days really hot, then rain, then yesterday back to long sleeves, shorts and slippers, it’s a traditional look!
Yesterday was our provincial election, and the results were, not what I wanted! Only about 43% of 10.7 million eligible voters actually cast a vote and out of that number only about 1.9 million actually voted for the incumbent party. In my not very humble opinion, if you don't vote you may not complain.
I still need to plant my peppers, I planned to do that after we voted, but by then it was only about 16 C and I wimped out.
Genealogy: as in the previous few weeks I have been updating profiles that have not had any improvement since November 2020, adding at least 1 more and/or a better source, plus improving biographies, checking off as needed; gender at birth, no spouse, no more spouses, no children, no more children.
Holiday planning: still waiting for the new Ireland and UK road atlas to arrive, if it doesn’t, I will hope that we can get one at the car rental office. I do have an old one, the 2013 version but I’m sure that some things have changed in the past 9 years.
I’m quite surprised my how many ‘attractions’ require prebooking online and payment in advance. It really takes away the option of deciding what to do in an area based on weather and time available. I’m looking at less well known options that are similar to the ‘you must prebook’ places. I don’t know if the pre-booking is a leftover from Covid reduced numbers requirements.
I asked for help on travel forums to create a circular day trip from Londonderry to the Coleraine area and back, Coleraine is where many of the Robbie’s ancestors lived before they came to Canada.
Reading: I’m rereading 1916 by Morgan Llewelyn, it is the story of the Easter Uprising in Dublin, I had forgotten how well it is written. It’s a good primer for our visit to Dublin.
What else: I’m getting my hair cut today, by a real hairdresser and getting my second booster.
I will have email and internet while we are away, but WT participation will be little if any, I have posted a comment on my profile.