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July 3, 2018 by sourweebastard

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The Small Child is preparing for her school’s ‘Winter Wonderland’ on Sunday, at which she & her talented friends are having a ‘bracelet stall’. Bramble is overseeing production, and by the last pic, seems to feel that all is well, & quality assured. 👌

😳So I have realised that as a peri-menopausal w

😳So I have realised that as a peri-menopausal woman I need to seriously UP my protein intake! Good start this morning with high-protein yogurt from Lidl, good sprinkling of granola wi added flaxseed & a generous drizzle of maple syrup. Thanks to Jo-Anne from @rosetta_acupuncture_clinic who educated me on the topic. She is a veritable font of knowledge 🙏☺️

💭🤔Anyone else feel that it is REALLY hard to

💭🤔Anyone else feel that it is REALLY hard to get off the sofa in November? If I didn’t have the dog, I would be infinitely less motivated. ✍🏼I’ve written a wee blog post with some other suggestions to get you moving when you’re lacking inclination, time & energy. Link in bio.

Had myself a free hour on #Friday so took a speedy

Had myself a free hour on #Friday so took a speedy trot through #botanticgardenbelfast to @ulstermuseum to see the annual @ruabelfast exhibition and HOLY MOLEY but the talent out there!! T’was a JOY 🤩 💫💫💫

#throwbackthursday to a couple of weeks ago in #or

#throwbackthursday to a couple of weeks ago in #ormeaupark - dreamy light in the trees☀️🌳#komorebi #ormeaupark #autumn #autumnlight #belfast #northernireland

https://sourweebastard.com/?s=SWB+on+swearing -I'm

https://sourweebastard.com/?s=SWB+on+swearing -I'm about to go on Frank @u105radio - chatting on this topic, I mention it often when I write!

✍🏼 Wrote a blog post (bit of a long one) so p

✍🏼 Wrote a blog post (bit of a long one) so pour a coffee, ☕️ if you fancy a sit down & a read. ⁣📖
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💭 I got thinking about music, friendship, cats (always cats) and Norn Iron & its funny wee ways. ⁣
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🎤 Music, gigs & dancing have always featured prominently in my life, so do let me know what you remember from your teenage years - were some of your tastes as cringey as mine or do you have similar howlers stashed in the attic? ⁣
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🎸 Or maybe you were at that Nirvana gig yourself in the King’s Hall!! I will be SO jealous…. Anyway, enjoy the read & the memories. ✍🏼Link in bio.

Four tickets. Four tickets for Bruce Springsteen,

Four tickets. Four tickets for Bruce Springsteen, secured this morning, I can’t believe it. Our friends are taking their son, and so we thought we’d bring our girls along, though ingrates as they are, they weren’t impressed. ‘Do we have to go?’ was the reaction of the Small Child. ‘I’m only coming if we can stay in a tent.’ It’s not a festival,’ I explained, just a concert, on the Boucher Road. Her face fell again, (meanwhile, LSB started googling Glastonbury.)

I stressed the importance of the gig, telling them that they might appreciate good music, as it was for me, an awareness that peaked around thirteen when I stopped listening solely to Kylie Minogue and anything related to Neighbours.

Read More: https://sourweebastard.com/2023/11/07/swb-on-music-and-nostalgia/

It’s been such a busy H’ween half-term, with b

It’s been such a busy H’ween half-term, with birthday celebrations & play dates & catch ups over coffee. And all the while, a background roar that catches and begs to be addressed. I’ve signed petitions, donated to MSF & Amnesty, & emailed politicians. Nothing feels enough. We need a ceasefire, now. And tomorrow, going back into another busy week of work & school & exams, I need to focus on my family & friends, while feeling privileged to be able to do so, in peace.

Writer-inspired wall art. How I would LOVE to be h

Writer-inspired wall art. How I would LOVE to be hanging out in this little cafe in Palma this H’ween instead of Belfast in the monsoon. Still, I have reason to be very grateful 🙏. #palmademallorca

🦖If you went down to @ormeauroadbelfast you may

🦖If you went down to @ormeauroadbelfast you may just have encountered a T-Rex in the park, urging all the young-uns at @parkrunuk to get moving. Feeling v grateful that the recalcitrant sun deigned to make an a too. The trees were in their full autumnal splendour too.🌲🌳🍁

☕️Coffee. Cafes. Chandler Bing. I know- in a w

☕️Coffee. Cafes. Chandler Bing. I know- in a world of bombs & brokenness & brutality this is the stuff of foolish diversion. But I’m sad, because for the last few weeks we’ve been watching a couple of episodes of #Friends each night before bedtime, & I’ve really appreciated the levity it brings. And I’ve also been posting a lot about coffee, & it’s best mate, cake. (Especially a caramel square.) Feck but I do love a good coffee, & maybe my full-blown addiction grew from sitting in. @clementscoffee as a student, supping away in 2001 as I crammed for finals. ✍🏼Link in bio if you want a wee read. #coffeeshop #centralperkcafe #friends #northernireland #northernirishblogger

In the midst of a week battered by terrible news,

In the midst of a week battered by terrible news, you still have to find the ‘glimmers’ among the relentless gloom. 💔⁣
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🎃1) My H’ween decor on the mantlepiece. £1-99 pumpkins from the Assisi shop in Bangor. The dried #honesty in the vase are from the garden & bring me joy all year round.⁣
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🍦2) A Whippy with butterscotch from @thecreamery. Pop in to sample some of their incredible H’ween flavours. ⁣
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☀️3) Rare blue sky spotted on the Lagan Townpath last week. Hoping for another sighting of this rare phenomenon soon. Pretty please?? 🙏 ⁣
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❤️ 4) My girls & Tilly. Cuteness tripled. #glimmers #icecream #blueskies #halloween🎃 #greyhoundsofinstagram #charityshopfinds #belfast #northernireland

🤩 I’m still smiling when I think about the co

🤩 I’m still smiling when I think about the coffee morning, we hosted for @shared__threads on Saturday. The generosity of people, the quality of the baked goods and the exquisite coffee from @bodenparkcoffee. It truly filled my cup. 🥰

Letting the light in. Wrote a blog post about the

Letting the light in. Wrote a blog post about the last few days- a mix of light & dark & all in-between. ✍🏼Link in bio

🧵 Today The South Belfast @sharedthreads team h

🧵 Today The South Belfast @sharedthreads team had our coffee morning & sale at the Quaker Meeting House near the Lisburn Road. ⁣
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🥰 We were overwhelmed by the kindness of all the people who came and supported, our cause drinking @bodenparkcoffee, eating cake and purchasing from our stalls. ⁣
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🎉 A whopping £1040 was raised to buy new pants & waterproof material to go into our period packs. Still on a high & filled with gratitude. 🙏 ⁣
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#sharedthreads #endperiodpoverty #endperiodstigma #endperiodplastic #belfast #quakercare #quakersbelfast #periodpositive #periodpoverty #lisburnroadbelfast #northernireland

So much sadness this week, fear & uncertainty. 🌳Took myself up #cregaghglen with the dog after work. #forestbathing isn’t going to solve world strife but made me feel a wee bit calmer. It’s not selfish to help yourself first, to be able to cope with family, work, friends & function with all seems a bit hopeless. 😢

🍰This Saturday morning I promise cake galore, s

🍰This Saturday morning I promise cake galore, seasonal crafts & @bodenparkcoffee to fundraiser for local charity @shared__threads. We are so grateful to the Quakers for allowing us to use their space and hope to see as many of you there as possible to raise money to help girls manage their periods. In doing so, they will gain access to education. 📚📒📖✏️🚍📆📚👗You know how much I’m into my #secondhand clothes so I’ll have items there available for a small donation. #endperiodpoverty #endperiodshame #endperiodplastic #rewearandshare #reweardontcare #community #womentogether #belfast #northernireland #lisburnroad

📻 Earlier today I was on @u105radio chatting wi

📻 Earlier today I was on @u105radio chatting with John Daly about the ‘Ick’. ⁣
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❓Has it ever happened to you? You’ve been in a relationship with & suddenly, ICK!!! 😱They say or do something which has you reaching for the boke-bucket. 🤢 There’s no way back. It’s curtains for them. Adios. ‘Make a new plan, Stan,’ as Paul Simon would say. 🎶⁣
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🥰 Thankfully for me, I never had an ‘Ick’ moment with LSB, aka Stevey. When John asked when I knew he was a keeper, I recalled the precise moment. Sitting in Clements on #Botanic Ave, face on me like a busted sofa after a disastrous job interview. Sensing my nihilist spiralling, Stevey quoted Gloucester from King Lear:⁣
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🎭 ‘As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods, / They kill us for their sport. ‘ ⁣
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💕 That closed the deal. That and the caramel square, of course. ⁣
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☕️ So farewell to Clements this week. Thanks for the memories. And hoping many more years of memory making for me & LSB🙏

Wee #throwbackthursday post of some gorgeous archi

Wee #throwbackthursday post of some gorgeous architecture in #graciabarcelona. Oh to be on that balcony now, sipping a café con leche ☕️⭐️☀️🕌 #travels #barrio #barcelona #barcelona🇪🇸

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