We should have known it was going to be a difficult day. We stood in the early morning heat at the hotel before seven, while taxis came and went. None of them were ours. We had to re-book several times before somebody would take us. A second day of computer problems plagued us all day, … Continue reading gong hei fat choi
auspicious dates
another date palindrome
Today’s date is exactly the same back to front. Thought you might find it amusing……… (I did). Thanks to Chris for pointing it out! 01/02/2010 01022010
once in a blue moon
New Year, new decade, full moon, blue moon..... geography meant we didn’t get to see the lunar eclipse this side of the world but my Irish family braved the bitter cold to stand in a country field on New Year’s Eve to watch the partial eclipse. The end of the first decade of the twenty-first century: … Continue reading once in a blue moon
Scorpio Fire Horse Warning (that’s me)
About the Fire Horse The six decades spanning the gaps between the years of the Fire Horse mean that this rare sign occurs only in the years 1846, 1906, 1966, 2026, etc. These years are bad for Horses themselves and bad for families who have a Horse in the house. This is because the Fire … Continue reading Scorpio Fire Horse Warning (that’s me)
Máiréad Doyle 