So, Autumn returns, even if it feels like we just skipped from summer to winter. The heating has been back on for several weeks and the sandals have been packed away and the coats on again. We did ok with the allotment too, considering it was our first year. I had intended sharing some photos but I lost the iphone my sister gave me so that put an end to that. I've never lost a phone, ever, and I cannot understand how I lost this one. I had it in my bag and it is a fairly deep bag, and I had gone to the allotment with the express purpose of taking a few photos and when I looked for it, it was gone. I've come to the conclusion that smart phones turn into drones, the minute your back is turned, and fly back to the factory, forcing you to buy a new one!
But we had good crops of potatoes, peas, kale, cabbage, beets, brocolli and various types of beans. Our carrots didn't do as well but we seem to have done better with our second sowing. We also have a second sowing of peas in. The brussels sprouts are looking good and we'll definitely have home grown for the Christmas dinner this year. Our corn doesn't look as if it is going to have much but we didn't get anything planted until May so it was more of an experiment as we didn't know you could grow corm here in our climate. Our neighbours had a good crop so we'll get ours in earlier next year. The tomatoes were late too but have started to ripen now.
Overall, it was a busy summer, we had a couple of new arrivals in the family too, both girls, so I was also busy crocheting blankets for them.
And now that September is here, art class has started again, yaaayyy!, and Culture Night is on this Friday. I'll be heading to Letterkenny for it as North West Words are having an open mike night, and there is also a comedy gala in An Grianan. I was out last week to see the Ulster Orchestra. They were playing in the stunning Guild Hall in Derry, they played Richard Strauss's Don Quixote and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, two beautiful pieces of music, and a thoroughly enjoyable night was had by all! They're coming back in December to do Handel's Messiah and a Christmas show of favourite tunes. They have also a Vienna night of Strauss waltzes planned for the New Year and I will definitely not be missing that!
The God of Rock returns in October but to Dublin this time, headlining with Van Morrison in the 3Arena or as I still call it, the Point Depot. I don't have a ticket yet as I'm still debating whether to go as I'm going to England the following weekend for Bonfire Night, All the standing tickets are gone and I'm not a fan of the tiered seating in the Point and the Hotels prices are ridiculous. It's going to cost the guts of €300 and that's just for the room and the ticket! Decisions! Decisions!