January - surprisingly a good month

No January blues in 2022!

January can sometimes be a tough month after the high of Christmas and New Year Celebrations. 

However this year it's been a good one. We saw restrictions end in Ireland and the weather was fairly mild. 

The days are getting longer now so we know the dark days of Winter are behind us. Who knows what February will bring us (it can be a really cold month some time) but for now all is good, I'm in great form and I'm enjoying life a lot.

As I mentioned before, simple things like the commute to work on my bike give me great pleasure and our regular trip to Dillingers at the weekend is always something I enjoy. Other things that make me is happy working on the business side of PIGSY's art (social media and website, etc.) and seeing his art being appreciated,

Cocktails and great food in Dillingers

The above is a picture of us in Dillingers in Ranelagh when the restrictions ended. We made a 7pm booking and stayed out til nearly 10pm(!) which felt very strange after having to adhere to the 8pm government mandated closing times for a while before this. As you can see I ordered a Brandy Alexander to celebrate!

PIGSY Painting now Sold!

And here's a pic of the most recently sold PIGSY art work - read more about it here.

Day number ??

So I've lost count of how many days we have been on lockdown, however I have to report that I am not finding every day to be the same. I think I am lucky with my work that I am working remotely bar one day when I am working from the office. The day in the office tends to keep all of the other days straight.  My office day is Wednesday which I think is a good one as it is slap bang in the middle of the week and gives me a break in the middle of two days from working at home. Also on my office day I have an 8am start which I really like as it gets me up and out early.

So other than working, what else have I been doing?

Well the dog is still recovering from his operation and he has been needing a lot of minding. He is still very mopey and I have been dosing him with painkillers and antibiotics. 

But aside from that I have been writing letters and cards! 

So keep an eye on your letterbox you might receive a note from me in the future!! 

On my walk on Tuesday evening in Ranelagh I spotted this beauty. Very nice indeed:

 And yesterday I chilled in the garden with a good book and a Brandy Alexander, which with the good weather, brought me right back to where I was introduced to Brandy Alexanders. It was on the second last night of my Caribbean sailing trip where we landed in Marigot Bay in St Lucia and after dinner, Patricia made the suggestion that the perfect chaser would be a Brandy Alexander - well she sure was right!

It certainly is nice to think of trips past and great holidays at this time - click here to read about our most recent sailing hol.

Since I had my first "Alex" I made it my mission to introduce them to lots of others - you can see here!