Tonight.

Four days ago.

21:33 hrs on Friday 27th, 2026

I have just watched the last episode of “How To Get To Heaven From Belfast”, the new series written by Lisa McGee, the author of “Derry Girls”. It is great.

Would you guess we have just prepared some food for ourselves?

We have arrived at Loftus Hall. Bwahahahahaha…

Loftus Hall! Be afraid. Be very afraid.

A good warning in these post truth days.

Coastguard hovering over shore . I hope it is only an exercise and not a search. The helicopter has been here for over half an hour.

We are staying in a house from whence one can see Loftus Hall, the most haunted building in Ireland.

Last year!

Great time in Oxford.

Last year

Trinity book sale 2026.

Still a few spaces left for Thursday's performance of "Not Truly Dead" in Bristol. Three ghost stories by M R James: "Rats", "An Evening's Entertainment" & "The Tractate Middoth." Tickets here www.tickettailor.com/.../almathea...

Having lunch in The Morse Bar at The Randolf Hotel.

I had missed this. And it should be everywhere.

I have just come out of the Tradecraft exhibition at the Weston Library in Oxford. It was well worthy travelling from Dublin to see.

When God puts an obstacle in your way use it as a pillow.

Tonight, 4th February, 2026 at 22:00hrs.

Not used to seeing these so far south.

There are signs that the grandchildren have been here.

Just chillin’

December Cold Moon, a supermoon by all accounts. Thursday, 4th December, 2025 16:45 hrs. Trust me, it was certainly cold when I took the photograph. My fingers are recovering well.

Dublin this evening.

The view from my pillow at 4:20 am today.

'Once perfected' makes a gigantic assumption about AI which I don't believe we will ever see fulfilled - but that won't stop executives keen to believe tech bros' promises that they can cut costs by replacing people with the best guess vending machines. So yes, a lot of people will lose their jobs.

07:10 hrs, Saturday, 8th November, 2025

If any of you folks are within easy reach of Belfast, "Count Magnus" and "Number 13" by M R James are on at the Lyric next week, 11 - 16 November. lyrictheatre.co.uk/whats-on/cou...

Name that town.

Just as an aside: tell EVERYONE you know about this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Happy US Paperback Day to Karla’s Choice :) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763435...

Enjoying the trees in Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire #domainedechaumontsurloire

Source: RTE.ie

I see the US has reportedly bought 10% of Intel. Is this the first step in the US government nationalising private enterprises? What other socialist policies will this administration be implementing?

The last lantern of summer.

Enjoying the evening sunshine.

We have quite an impressive crop of pears this year.