Archives for June 2012

CowParade – The World’s Largest Public Art Event

This was written by Faolán on 29th June 2012 at 1:00 pm when he was 8 months, 6 days, 6 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... US Anti-Doping Agency formally charged seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong with doping

Me sitting on mummy's cow for the Cow Parade

For the past couple of weeks, a full-size fibreglass cow has been sitting in the hall! We even had to take the front door off to get it in…

My mummy is painting the cow as part of CowParade in Northern Ireland.
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Kate’s Birthday

This was written by Faolán on 25th June 2012 at 7:00 pm when he was 8 months, 2 days, 12 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... This was the first day of Wimbledon, where all Brits are keeping their fingers crossed for Andy Murray to win

Today was Kate’s birthday. She’s now 8 and had a wonderful time at her birthday party after pretty much the last day of school before summer!

Her party was at her dad’s, where she had no less than two bouncy castles.
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Eight months today

This was written by Faolán on 23rd June 2012 at 6:21 am when he was 8 months old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... A major clear-up was under way after torrential rain caused flooding across parts of northern England, forcing many people out of their homes.

Today I’m eight months old!

All grown up and no longer the little baby that I was. We’ve all been busy recently. Darragh is almost finished with his Junior Cert exams. Mummy is painting a cow!! Daddy is busy working at his computer making websites.
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One hundred!!

This was written by Faolán on 20th June 2012 at 6:00 pm when he was 7 months, 28 days, 11 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Antonis Samaras is sworn in as Greece's new PM, vowing to tackle an economic crisis that has shaken the eurozone.

This is my 100th post since I was born way back on 23rd October 2011.

So much has happened since then and I’ve grown so much – little did I know I’d get up to quite so many things and that I’d be able to write about them!
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Not a million miles away from crawling

This was written by Faolán on 16th June 2012 at 6:00 pm when he was 7 months, 24 days, 11 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... A ceremony was held in Oslo where Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave a speech, 21 years after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

I thought I might give you an update on my progress – physically.

I can now sit up perfectly well on my own. I can lie on the floor and lift up my head… and keep it lifted up (take a look at the photo for proof).
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Horsey, horsey don’t you stop…

This was written by Faolán on 13th June 2012 at 10:30 pm when he was 7 months, 21 days, 16 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Manager Harry Redknapp left Tottenham Hotspur after almost four years in charge at White Hart Lane.

Kate has always dreamt of having a pony. We don’t have a field big enough though, so it remained a dream… until now!

Actually, she still doesn’t have a pony.

Eleanor, across the road, has two horses though (and a donkey, but that’s a different story).
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Our front door

This was written by Faolán on 12th June 2012 at 9:00 pm when he was 7 months, 20 days, 14 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... The Falkland Islands are to hold referendum on who they want to have sovereignty of the islands.

Long before I was born, mummy was walking past a bric-a-brac shop in Rathmullen, County Donegal. She saw a huge door knocker that she just had to have (I think she didn’t ‘have’ to have it, but… you know what I mean).
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Fruit and nut

This was written by Faolán on 10th June 2012 at 6:00 pm when he was 7 months, 18 days, 11 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Republic of Ireland are beaten 3-1 by Croatia, while defending champions Spain are held to a 1-1 draw by Italy at Euro2012.

Daddy has planted quite a few fruit trees over the last couple of years. Apples, plums, damsons and pears.

We put in a few more this winter, thanks to Andy at fruitandnut.ie and they’re growing away very well.

We chose varieties – like Beauty of Bath, D’Arcy Spice and Ardcairn Russet – that should be reasonably well suited to the cool, wet and windy climate here, but only time will tell how well they’ll do.
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Carnivale of Colours

This was written by Faolán on 4th June 2012 at 2:00 pm when he was 7 months, 12 days, 7 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Thousands of people cheered on the Olympic torch relay on its first full day in Northern Ireland, travelling 126 miles between Belfast and Portrush.

I spent yesterday afternoon in Derry at the Carnivale of Colours to see Darragh perform.

We were in a big tent with a stripy ceiling and the lighting was really cool (I like lights), so I was kept amused. There was also a really funny man making everyone laugh!
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My brother is really Darth Maul

This was written by Faolán on 3rd June 2012 at 6:00 pm when he was 7 months, 11 days, 11 hours old | Leave a Comment

Also on this day... Britain's Queen Elizabeth took to the River Thames in a special barge as part of a 1,000-boat flotilla celebrating her 60-year reign.

We went to the Carnivale of Colours in Derry yesterday where my brother Darragh was performing on stage.

He’s been involved with the North West Circus School for a while now and is very good at the diabolo.

This is his first performance with the staff and we though he was great!
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