Late Friday

Super-quick post, while it's still Friday.

Deliberate day off from writing: coffee catch-up (with Super Baking Laydee - yes, there's killer millionaire shortbread for breakfast); then soft-drink catch-up (no edible treats there); the delightful Vicky Christina Barcelona; and end-of-day pints in a small selection of local establishments.

So, the big news this week (apart from the Minister of Education visiting Sherkin) has been a visit from a snowy white Arctic gull rarely seen in these parts. Purdy :-) It caught a lift for the last 16 miles or so of its epic journey with a fishing boat; just parked up and let them take him in to shore. His presence created quite a stir, with twitchers coming to town to catch sight of the little fellah. And in the pubs of an evening, there was brief imaginings of the bird becoming our very own Fungi-the-Dolphin-style tourist attraction. Brief.

It's gone now.

And in other news, my brother was a feature - yes, feature - on da RTE news last night. Very exciting to see him demonstrating the wonders of Dial2Do. (In shameless nepotistic promotion mode) Well done Sean - great interview!

So, the big event of the coming weekend is a table quiz in the Jolly Roger out on Sherkin tomorrow evening. Strange feeling, me double-checking ferry times, thinking, well my Plan B would be...

There's no Plan B. If Plan A doesn't work, I'm stuck on the island.

Have a great weekend :-)