Busy Saturday/Sunday 9th/10th August, 2014.

Lots to do today so up early and out to Bray for 12.00 noon to meet up with Helen my best buddy, since we were 13 years old.  We met in 2nd Year in school and have been friends ever since.  We headed down the seafront in Bray, and old victorian holiday resort on the train line, for a walk, and then had a coffee and a chat afterwards.

Then I headed over to visit Mum in the nursing home, she has settled in well and mixes with the other residents now which she didn't at the beginning.  Was chatting to one of the nurses and she said that Mum's memory has deteriorated at a fast pace, noticeably in the last while, and that is the way with dementia, my Dad had it too and it can move very quickly.  She wasn't in the best of form for some reason but it was good to see her and she was pleased to see me.

I had planned to meet a college buddy at 4pm in Enniskerry village and it is close to the nursing home, hence why we chose it, she lives in Greystones, which is a couple of minutes by the motorway from there so it suited us both.  Have not seen much of her over the summer break from college and she has not yet decided whether to do Art History or Irish history for her Masters.  We had a lovely chat, albeit we were sitting outside and had to leg it inside when the rains came.  It rained on and off for the rest of the evening.  We are experiencing the tail end of hurricane Bertha here in Ireland so seeing lots of heavy falls of rain.


When I got home prepped a chicken curry with rice, well I had prepared it earlier so it was handy enough to get it done.  Made one chicken curry and one veggie curry (for me).  Trying to cut down on my meat intake.
Yet another friend was calling over about 9pm so we chatted until 1.22am and had a few beers.  Finally fell into bed at 2pm.  My youngest DD2 was working again last night and got home at 8am Sunday morning.  I was just getting organised to bring older DD1 to DSPCA where she is volunteering, go shopping and then get it all home.  Very tired now and its 10.53 am (Sunday.)  Going to take a nap now and then collect DD1 from DSPCA at 1pm.

I have a Brazilian student coming this afternoon for 2 weeks so need to prep dinner, tidy around the place and probably have to drop OH to collect car which he left last night as he was out having a few drinks.  The usual busy scenario here chez Marie. :)

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Namaste
Marie.