Archives for December 2011

Lights out!

This was written by Faolán on 13th December 2011 at 6:30 pm when he was 1 month, 20 days, 12 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Highest wave ever recorded in Irish waters formed off the coast of Donegal today. Measured by a buoy 96km out to sea west of Donegal, it was 20.4m or 67ft high!
Who put the lights out?

The weather is colder so, whenever I go out, I have to put on warm clothes and a hat! Who designed these hats? They never fit!!

Today was a really stormy day. Not only was it cold, but winds of 80mph battered the house.
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98th percentile

This was written by Faolán on 12th December 2011 at 12:00 pm when he was 1 month, 19 days, 5 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... A man opened fire in the Belgian city of Liege killing at least four people including himself and wounding 123 in a gun and grenade attack.
Me and mum rubbing noses

Today was my six- (well, it’s actually seven-) week check with the health nurse and doctor.

When I was born, I weighed in at 8lb 6oz (3.79kg for you metric folk). Now I’m 15lb 3oz (6.89kg). So, I’ve almost doubled in weight!
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Holly hunting

This was written by Faolán on 10th December 2011 at 6:00 pm when he was 1 month, 17 days, 11 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Skywatchers enjoy the last total lunar eclipse before 2014, with Australia, Asia and North America enjoying the best views.
Me with the holly I collected

We went on a little expedition today to a local woodland – Cnoc Na Coille Dara, part of which is owned by my mum’s family. It’s a lovely example of upland oakwood and still, parts of it at least, are in good condition.
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Snow in them thar hills

This was written by Faolán on 5th December 2011 at 7:50 pm when he was 1 month, 12 days, 13 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan made the first part of his budget speech announcing public spending cuts of €2.2 billion!
Snowy hill in the distance

I’ve never seen snow before! I’ve seen plenty of rain, but this is different. It fell here for the first time this winter, but only settled on the hills.

It looks like fun though. On the news it was causing a fluster among the presenters and they showed lots of pictures of people playing and throwing snow at each other.
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Arty culture!

This was written by Faolán on 2nd December 2011 at 8:30 pm when he was 1 month, 9 days, 14 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... The BBC receives more than 21,000 complaints over Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson's saying that striking public sector workers should be shot.
Me in the Cascade Gallery

Today was the start of mum’s second exhibition in as many weeks. This one is on at the Cascade Gallery in the Waterside Theatre, Derry.

This one, though, is a collaboration (love my vocabulary) between mum and two other local artists, Pascal Tobac and Tim Stampton.
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Advent is here…

This was written by Faolán on 1st December 2011 at 12:00 pm when he was 1 month, 8 days, 5 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Banks should prepare to withstand an "extraordinarily serious" climate, with the eurozone crisis the main worry, the Bank of England chief said.
Santa's sleigh

I woke up this morning (after a good night’s sleep for once) to something called “Advent”. Kate and Darragh looked excited and there was a calendar hung on the wall with lots of numbers on it.

Apparently, Advent is a Western Christian thing where the birth of another baby called Jesus is anticipated.
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