I’ve just spent ages creating new blogs, some for family and some for me, some for inspiration, documentation, and just plain fun. So discovering widgets and blinkies has indeed been highlights on my journey to enlightenment, interspersed with trips into the garden to pretend to know what I’m doing.

Perhaps it’s just wisdom slowing down to meet me as I approach 40. What a brilliant age! Actually I like the age I am now. I’ve always liked the age I was…except maybe those awkward teens…I never quite fitted into my teens, and yet, those were some of the most defining and thought-provoking years of my life.

Well, enough mumbojumbo.

Last Saturday the Brownies held a sale at the village hall to raise funds for the local sea rescue service. We walked away with some great finds:one espresso maker, two Spidermen, a digger two planes five books and much, much more.

The weather is almost summery, and we’ve already been on two beach picnics, in wetsuits, and coats. Very odd, I know, but we get really cold! We’re planning a trip down to Macrahanish, but nothing is set in stone yet, so we might just end up at Barnacarry, Tralee or Ganavan Sands.

The guest houses have had occupants almost every week since the beginning of April, so we’ve already made some new friends. And we’ve met another South African who works and lives in Oban…but not for long. She’ll be making her way to Qatar soon to work as a flight attendant… she has a BCom.

Blame it on the global economy. We’re thinking of starting our own business…blame it on the global economy.

Back to more pressing issues: can’t wait for it to be warm enough to have dinner in the garden… (with midge-repellent, of course).