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Let’s scream and shout the vaccine is about.   For those that wish to receive it.  At long last. Although it is probably best not to get hopes up and to manage expectations. I am still unsure as to whether I want to receive it so soon, or at all.   But that is just my own personal view. The roll out is no doubt going to take a little bit longer than anticipated.

For those in dire need, the elderly and the immunocompromised it is a Godsend.  For those of us that had Covid, me included, back in May, I realize that I am just as susceptible as anyone else. That I no longer have the antibodies and of course many unfortunate people have suffered Covid twice.

I have heard that if ALDI were administering the vaccine that we would all have it in no time.  Similarly, if the pubs were to open that this would be another sure-fire way of ensuring that a large majority of the population would also receive it.

With regards the wearing of masks I can see that this might be around for a long time yet.  One of the good side effects of Covid is that the rate of the normal flu has diminished greatly due to the world receiving a masterclass in infection control over the last year.

Sometimes though I notice that the mask wearing can go a little too far. After all, if you are on your own in a car, wearing a mask, shouldn’t the only reason for this be that you are about to rob a bank?

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

 

 

 

That’s right, I have decided to say ‘Yes’ to everything this year to ensure that I do not pass up any possible exciting opportunities.

48 hours into the New Year and I have said ‘Yes’ to the following

 

1. Editing my comedy script.
2. Accepting cookies on a website. This was particularly difficult as I deliberated for quite some time. Reason being that over the festive season I have developed a taste for mince pies. Having overindulged I was steadfast on New Year’s Eve in giving up sugar.   Hence my reticence at accepting cookies.   They just seem to be everywhere.  Tempting me. Even digitally.
3. I allowed 5 cars in front of me today. Three acknowledged the gesture. The other two did not. Normally if somebody has the good grace to give way to me in traffic I will either wave (if they can see me) or put on my hazard lights for a couple of seconds. In this instance for those that ignored my gesture I said (to myself) ‘Yes, you are a gobshite’.
4. I have said yes to taking down the Christmas decorations

 

And if my previous year’s performance is anything to go by, I know that I will be sorely tempted tomorrow to say ‘Yes’ to giving up the idea of saying ‘Yes’.  I will let you know how I get on.  Or maybe not.  It will depend if I am still in ‘Yes’ mode.

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

I came across this poem again yesterday and was reminded of its beauty and power in the first few lines.

They are from the poem ‘Auguries of Innocence’ by William Blake.

 

To see a world in a grain of sand

And heaven in a wild flower

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand

And eternity in an hour

Each line is a paradox describing extremes.  Apparently, Blake was very philosophical and religious and, in this poem, wished to examine man’s relationship with nature and how we can witness God in nature.    The senses of sight and touch are emphasized.

What I love is that I believe we can see a world in a grain of sand.  The sand is from a shell which contained a mollusk, which was essentially the world, to the mollusk.

Following my first of the year sea swim today I was looking at the sand in my hand closely whilst pondering this line. The beauty of the moment was somewhat ruined when a beautiful little dog came over and peed on my chair.

When I turned around another dog had taken a poo beside my swimming bag.  My poetic romantic dreamlike state was swiftly brought crashing back to reality.

Perhaps I can re write it to become

 

To see a world in a grain of sand

Nor the canine’s leavings to understand

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

11. Patio Puzzle – http://adeleleahy.ie/patio-puzzle/

 

12. Saudi Muff Diving http://adeleleahy.ie/saudi-muff-diving/

 

13. Porn Star Names – http://adeleleahy.ie/porn-star-names/

 

14.SIRI Translation gone wrong – http://adeleleahy.ie/siri-translation-gone-wrong/

 

15, Arseritis – http://adeleleahy.ie/arse-ritis/

Ref-Rogers Profanisaurus ‘Viz’ Magazine

16. The Menopause Minx –http://adeleleahy.ie/the-menopause-minx/

 

17. WARNING-Woeful word play ahead. The Dry Robe surf war. Latest comments from the sea reveal it doesn’t sea the point of any dissension. Just enjoy the seanery. – http://adeleleahy.ie/surf-war/

 

18. Elf on the shelf is officially married. Now called ‘Elf’- http://adeleleahy.ie/elf-on-the-shelf/

 

19.Exercise caution whilst buying Bonsai trees as mine turned into a 75ft oak tree – http://adeleleahy.ie/bonsai-blues/

 

20. Four balled Finn – http://adeleleahy.ie/four-balled-finn/

 

Happy New Year

Here is to 2021

Kicking Covid up the bum

We’ve got this

Although temptation to rebel can be hard to resist 

For those that lost the fight

May we exalt them with our might

Their spirit whispers in our new beginning

In being vulnerable we are winning 

Our planet has had time to breathe

As for so long we fashioned it’s wreath

In isolation we value connection

We reflect and indulge in introspection 

Our suffering can make us stronger 

Can allow kindness and caring to linger

We are stronger in fighting this together 

Our pain will soon be our pleasure 

By

Adele Leahy 

 

 

1. Twatoo – http://adeleleahy.ie/twatoo/

 

2.Six Impossible things before breakfast- http://adeleleahy.ie/six-impossible-things-before-breakfast/

 

3. Time travel machine recall- http://adeleleahy.ie/time-travel-machine-recall/

 

4. STD Bingo –  http://adeleleahy.ie/std-bingo/

 

5. It’s a dog’s life – http://adeleleahy.ie/its-a-dogs-life/

 

6. Scottish for a day – http://adeleleahy.ie/scottish-for-a-day/

 

7. The internet cookies made me put on weight. Nothing else.- http://adeleleahy.ie/cookies/

 

8.  ‘ Bend and snap’ from Legally blonde is an effective and alluring technique for picking up dog poop.- http://adeleleahy.ie/postman-bend-and-snap/

 

9. An unusual street request – http://adeleleahy.ie/unusual-street-request/

 

10.  Sir Sean Connery The Only Bond. – http://adeleleahy.ie/sir-sean-connery-the-only-bond/

 

Having begun my daily blog on October 13^th I have enjoyed sharing with you what makes me smile. Hopefully I have achieved a modicum of success in putting a wry smile on your face. With the year that we have all had staying positive has never been more important. Although testing negative is just as important.  As we go back into what appears to be another strict lock down while we welcome in 2021 my new

 

‘Six impossible things before breakfast will be ‘

1. Get dressed.
2. Walk Buzz and Finn.
3. Ensure Buzz and Finn do not become feral when the postman arrives.
4. Resist updating myself on the latest Covid updates.
5. Be proactive about my new year’s resolutions.
6. Book a flight – anywhere. Just. Anywhere.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, this morning I finally mustered up all of my courage and hopped on the dreaded weighing scales of doom after the annual Christmas blow out.   I stupidly thought that if I made myself anxious enough that I might burn off a few extra calories. But alas that was not to be the case.

It’s presence in my bathroom had been menacing since the day after St. Stephen’s day. I hopped on and hopped off again quite swiftly. I forgot that the best way to weigh myself is to suspend myself slowly from the shower curtain until I reach my desired weight.

 

Afterwards I was greeted by Buzz doing a dance on my bed which was unusual behavior for him at the best of times. He is normally quite chilled unless food, his favorite toy or a walk are on the cards.  He was merely trying to cheer me up. Bless. Or at least that is my analysis of the situation and I am sticking to it.

I eventually figured out that he had become accustomed to this apparatus that I stood on weekly and that it was obviously some kind of mood machine. No shit Sherlock.  He could tell that when I stepped off it, I was either elated or deflated (or inflated if weight had been put on).  The latter being the case this morning.  Anyhoo, here’s to next week when the mood machine will put a smile on my face.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

Image from

www.bored panda.com

 

There has been much talk of late surrounding celebrities that use photo shopping on their images.   There appears to be a very active group of photo shopping police who can ascertain whether an image has been altered by examining the angles surrounding the person in the image.  Are they using spirit levels? Who knows?  One of the male reality stars was not happy with the shape of his nostrils in his photo and apparently altered them to such a degree that they were practically erased.

The photo shopping police likened him to Voldemort from Harry Potter.   Poor ole Voldemort must have had an awful time of it when he had a cold.

I get how it can be misleading when images have been altered to such a degree where the actual person is almost recognizable.  Mingled with the popularity of cosmetic surgery it is always interesting for me to see the ‘before’ and ‘after’ images.

I must admit that I am a sucker for these.  When cosmetic surgery has been done well and the celebrity still looks like themselves only a younger version, I can only admire the surgeon who performed the work.

I had my sea swim today and my friend took a photo of me coming out of the sea.  I decide to try photo shopping.  And here is the result. They say I looked like Ursula Andress.

What do you think? I may have gone overboard? I am not sure if I have quite got the hang of this photo shopping?

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

 

 

 

I tried a new technique on my hair last night called ‘heatless overnight curls’.    I had seen it on YouTube and was delighted to be able to try something that did not require appliances other than a few clips.

https://youtu.be/zqOLhDXLQAc

Being a bit overzealous with the curling mousse meant that some of the curls had set so fast that I was unable to unpin them. I tend to always go for the more is better rule. Which never really works yet I still persist.

The attached, is a picture of me this morning, without my lipstick. I realize that tight curls are very much a first world problem. However, on one hand I was simultaneously alarmed and thrilled at the tightness of the curls and on the other I knew that I had gone seriously overboard.

 

I eventually managed to unknot the curls and began to attack my unruly mane with a hairbrush and too much hair oil.  Buzz and Finn were giving me funny looks as if to say ‘Who has taken our human away and replaced her with a fuzzy oily head’. I am showing my age here when I can compare myself to one of the characters in the cartoon ‘The Hair Bear bunch’.                                                                                                                                                   

In the end I put my fuzzy head beneath my hat to brave the cold weather today. But on removing it after my walk I still looked like I had been electrocuted.

 

Have a great day.

Stay fab.

Adele

 

Upon venturing to the local shop earlier today I noticed that the bread shelves were empty. I could only surmise that everyone was tucking into their turkey and ham sandwiches. And that they may have sold their granny for a batch loaf if they were too late to buy one.

Everyone was out and about blowing the cobwebs off. Gale force winds were beckoning and I nearly did a Mary Poppins by getting blown off the beach.  Storm Francis is in full force making staying in and being cozy all the more pleasurable.

We are all gearing ourselves up for the next lock down. But at least we can travel within our own county and not be limited to 2 or 5kms as we have been in the past.

I will hazard a guess that the new year’s resolutions for 2021 will be less exhaustive and elaborate as in previous years. Most of us will aim to not get Covid and stay safe, or in my case to not get it again. I was one of the lucky ones as I got a mild dose.  Plenty of ‘Wim Hoff guided breathing’ ensured that the wheeze I was left with soon subsided.

Minding those that are vulnerable is probably a major priority as we have lost so many. Practicing being more mindful is one of my goals. Perhaps I shall practice being more like a cow, and stay in the Moooment  (That’s pretty bad, even for me.) Or maybe I ‘ll give up the pun therapy as it really doesn’t seem to be working very well. I could have done an udder pun but I didn’t. I managed to resist. That’s progress for you.

 

Happy St. Stephen’s Day.

Stay fab.

Adele

What is your Irish Christmas Elf name?

Mine is Aloysius MacBrussel sprouts. Thank you. Don’t mind if I do have another Sprout.

I have had a massive glorious meal after a Christmas morning swim, beach walk and Howth walk. Maybe it’s just as well that we are going back into lockdown as my love of sprouts turns my apartment into Grand Central flatulence station. For once, Buzz and Finn are not to blame.

Buzz and Finn wore their Christmas outfits well although Buzz was a little peeved with his at first. He stood still staring at me for a few moments as if to say ‘Seriously? really? You expect me to wear this?’

Finn tried to reef it off him yesterday on the beach. I think Buzz may have asked him to in exchange for some of his Christmas treats. He got the elf hat off which they both decided to have a tug of war with. Until what was left was a doggy spit/sea drenched felt rag.

Lots of folk had Christmas themed outfits on their pet pooches and just as many had not. I began to think that those that had not probably wouldn’t be caught dead dressing their pooch up. But whatevs, it’s just as well that we are all different.

Buzz has left the room as my sprouts parped hello. He is somewhat indignant and smug in his swagger; in that it wasn’t him. Just as well that sprouts are just for Christmas……

Happy Christmas.

Stay fab.

Adele