We cleared out a shed on the family farm for a shindig to celebrate my sister’s 40th birthday recently. It was great to see cousins and neighbours, all of whom seem to have been busy repopulating the country during the last decade. For the assembled mob of kids, playing with the helium-filled balloons kept them busy for most of the night.
I had a long day ahead of me last Wednesday – having to drive to Dublin and back and a fair bit to do while I was there. So it was a nice surprise first thing that morning to see a tweet from Ronan announcing that I was among the five shortlisted finalists for the Photo category of the Irish Blog Awards 2011. The list is :-