Winter has finally arrived and it's very cold. I disapprove. This time last year it was snowing so at least we are not having to cope with that yet. Dublin, however, is lovely this time of year as the streets are strung with Christmas lights and Christmas trees are decorated all around the city. I really enjoy strolling around getting into the Christmas spirit.
A new budget has been announced for Ireland and, well it isn't good. But they did announce that prices in alcohol would not be raised. Of course not, then there would be riots. The headline in the paper this morning read "It Could Have Been Worse" which really is only one step above "ah, sure it will be grand." Oh Ireland. Sometimes your quaint, laid back attitude can be a bit frustrating.
I am continuing assisting with one of the community drama classes I was working with when I first moved here and they are finally performing the play that they wrote next week! I have also been working in a visual and performing arts venue near where I live which has been an interesting change in pace. I saw a production there called On the Batter which was about a retired boxer confined to a wheelchair and his cocaine dealing friend. Honestly the plot was a bit trite and cliche but the acting was very well done and I enjoyed the set design as well.
Last week my theatre company held a conference with partners from a European project we are a part of. Overall it was a success and everyone who visited Dublin had a nice time. We took them on a walk through a well known area called Henrietta Street which was once the homes of well of Dubliners and later became tenements before being abandoned and are only now being restored.
In other news two skeletons were found during road work under the street where I live believed to be four hundred years old. It is believed that they are from an extension of the graveyard of a nearby church. Spooky!
Well that's all for now!
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