A few pictures from e.'s visit.

e. and me at giant's causeway.  

i think the picture above was one of the last ones taken before i dropped  my camera in the ocean.  of course, this was the third day of e.'s trip.  smart move, katie.  luckily, the camera survived with minor damage.  i suppose my camera will now always serve as a reminder of e.'s visit and the Downhill Beach (the camera will permanently carry some downhill beach sand -- getting sand out of camera crevices proves difficult).

A picture is worth a thousand words...or so I hope

I thought I would share some pictures of my recent adventures since I have not succeeded in finishing/posting a blog.  

   

 The picture above shows us (B, a fellow BVSer and yours truly) at the Glenariff park.

How accurate would a post of Northern Irish photos be without sheep?

This is a picture of the view from the house we stayed in during our BVS Retreat last weekend. 

A few weekends ago I went to visit a fellow BVSer in Coleraine.  On Saturday we went to Portrush for an art exhibition.  We got a bit lost so we turned around at this viewpoint.  It was hard to complain about being lost when it meant you got to take a picture of this view (even if it was freezing out).

So, you can now consider yourself enlightened into the life of Katie in Northern Ireland by the equivalent of 4,000 words.

Pancake Tuesday

Yesterday was Pancake Tuesday.  Not Fat Tuesday -- Pancake Tuesday.  Apparently, Pancake Tuesday is a last hurrah before Lent begins (in the manner of Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras).  

I got offered pancakes numerous times by different people.  C, one of the women at the office, brought in pancakes for everyone for the tea break.  I commented that I wasn't aware that pancakes had that much sugar in them (in comparison to cookies, cakes or any of the other teatime snacks).  The response I was given was, "It depends on how much sugar you add.  My mommy always adds a lot."  

Pancake Tuesday is a common enough tradition to transcend to EastEnders (a popular TV show/nighttime soap).  I was bullied into watching the show yesterday with one of my housemates (I am not a fan) and one of the families on the show had pancakes for dinner in honor of Pancake Tuesday.  

I regret to report that I did not take full advantage of this tradition.  I only had one pancake.