by Julie

London innit

Here I am at the other end of my week in London, looking out my window at the St Pancras clock tower, and getting ready to go home. I had a fantastic week in London; some running, some working, loads of eating, drinking and reminding myself how fantastic London is. I love Kings Cross - I worked and lived in a pub here many moons ago when I was a student, so it feels familiar, though it has changed a lot, for the better. I have loads of photos that I will share later but…
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by Julie

The night before

I’m off to London in the morning for a half marathon on Sunday. It’s my first flight in years, post Covid, post everything that’s happened. So I think I have everything I need: just need to get through the horrendous queue for security in Dublin airport. I will relax after that, I hope. Wish me luck and get ready for some London-themed content!
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by Julie

Hello, it’s me

Seems it's over a year since I updated my poor neglected blog. I noticed in my bio that I have described it as my record for posterity, so I should treat it as such. In a way there's not been much to say about the last year; in another it was an exceptional year of life, given the pandemic and all. We were housebound for months of it, and worried and anxious for most of it. We didn't go anywhere, except Athlone. Didn't see many people, except outdoors. The only constants were work and running,…
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