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After an ok, getting less and less impressed with @goustocooking - missing ingredients, multiple substitution emails which mean changes to recipes (which doesn't help with the whole idea of whoever is home first starts cooking), and then this week decide to deliver a day early!

@oldenoughtosay Paris. He'd booked v fancy restaurant, pretending we were just "going somewhere local & casual". I refused to leave the hotel room as Ireland were beating England in the rugby and I wanted to watch the end. He nearly lost the reservation (and hefty deposit) as we were late!

@TMIrelandHelp is there a problem with transferring tickets right now? Trying to send to my daughter for concert tonight and it keeps telling me my "browsing has been paused"

@clhubes Definitely. I had one that was hard to get to sleep but once she did, she was down for the night from a very early age. The other was "the incredible non-sleeping baby" who woke at 45 minute intervals up to an age I really don't like to tell new parents because it terrifies them!

@StolenStitches Documentaries mostly. The deal in our house is, if I'm knitting, the G gets control of the remote (with my veto). He tends to choose documentaries that I can follow along and talk about with him, without having to have my full focus on the screen.

What do you watch while you #knit? During the summer, the Olympics were my go-to viewing and now the Paralympics are keeping me hooked, but once they wrap up, I’m on the lookout for new recommendations! 🤔 Any suggestions? 👇

@bioniclaura I haven't got to the name tag stage - I had the panicked alteration of skirt as today's job. C doesn't start til Monday though so I have a few days still.

@bioniclaura I'm not sure what I'm going to do with my evenings now! Have been sitting down every evening since it started to catch up on the day. It's been really amazing.

@pwfibre W5 science museum. Spent an afternoon there with my two when they were 10 and 6. They loved every second. I may have learnt a few things too.

related: if anyone has suggestions on things to do with kids in the area, (Belfast) please do share. Folk museum, titanic, grufflalo walk in Colin Glen are already pencilled in.

That happy moment when, in the midst of planning a wee trip to Belfast, you realise that there are multiple yarn shops - who you already follow online - within a stone's throw of your planned shenanigans.

@wyvernfriend My old viola came out of the attic at my Mum's recently. I wasn't very good, and I don't think I'd even remember how to play now, but I did love playing in an orchestra.

I truly hated exams but I liked being a second violinist

I really should brush up on my music skills, it's not until I'm at stuff like orchestral concerts that I remember how much I actually enjoyed violin (and piano and recorder)

@EmmaQuinlan Not horseflies specifically but I'm sure there's a "where you grew up element". In NZ I am plagued by sand flies, but they ignore my husband who grew up there. Over here, the midges love him and totally ignore me. In 3rd countries it seems to be equal opportunity biting 🤣

@bioniclaura We have it mostly so G can watch car shows so I was so pleased when I realised they were showing Olympics. Have already been watching the rugby 7s and am looking forward to being an expert in every possible sport for the next few weeks 😀

@StolenStitches A teddy bear I made when I was about 12 or 13. It was knit it 2 identical flat pieces and stitched together, so it looked like a kids drawing of a teddy. When my kids found it years later they nicknamed it "road kill teddy" 🤦‍♀️ I'm pretty sure it's still around somewhere.

What was the first project you ever completed? 🤔 Do you still have it?  I love hearing about everyone’s knitting journeys! #KnittingJourney

@IrelandFootball Megan Connolly!

WIN | Copy of WNT match programme signed by the squad ✍️ Simply tell us which player provided the assist for our third goal in the win over France on Tuesday night? #COYGIG

@seafoid19 I have a feeling that if you have done the online renewal, you can't get one via the appointment system. We had trouble with an out of date passport last year and me not realising that Easter would slow it all down. Because I'd already applied, I couldn't apply again in person

@DreamSong77 I did this years ago when I moved to rural Japan for a year. Monthly rambling emails to friends. I no longer have access to the email account and now I'd love to look back on my (likely fairly self absorbed 20-something) ramblings.

I have a friend who sends out a life-update email to a bunch of people maybe twice a year. She just sort of free associates about the minutiae of her life at that moment (she lives on a sailboat and a LOT is boat repair) but it's really such a pleasant email to receive. 1/2

@kariebookish I was trying to cast on for a sock. Took me the whole of the first half because I kept having to put it down to watch more closely (and listen to the German commentary - we're away, it was the only option in hotel, and my German is a bit rusty!)

@AngieBeatDown @LoraineMaddison Oat milk works really well for that sort of thing - added bonus, when you start making family meals it's a really good replacement in most cooking. (I think custard was my only failure in the dairy-allergic-toddler years)

@LoraineMaddison Can’t with her milk it’s to bitter been advised to use oat milk

Bought a baby blender! To make little miss purée. I can’t see to read backs of packaging and frankly can’t be arsed with the faff of using seeing AI for it so I’ll make my own! I’d use a regular blender but with her allergies I don’t wanna cross contaminate

@kariebookish @anngav Oh, that sounds right up my alley, and I'd been looking for a new time travely book. Ordered from the library 😁

@IrishRail are the darts running from Greystones? Disappearing from the board, no announcements and a platform of people trying to get to the Aviva.

@bioniclaura Well done!