"I'm a beautiful butterfly" said the caterpillar
A lockdown Blog---does that make it a boredom log? When Ireland's 'stay at home' guidelines became more stringent they were joined, for me, by multiple blows of a different variety. I was left feeling battered, bruised, confused and thoroughly OVER Covid. A cherry placed unfeelingly on the top. The popular saying 'when it rains it pours' seemed particularly apt for my Friday the 30th of March, but ironically the weather in Ireland had never been better. Classic. Now three weeks into lockdown and Irish people have probably never found themselves food shopping so often, baking so much (seriously, never has strong white flour been such a coveted item) or even exploring their locality to such an extent. The joys that can be found within 2 kilometers and the amount of neighbors you thought didn't exist is truly mind blowing. Rathgar, where I live, is beginning to feel more and more like an independent village with its own spirit and sense of community. In the BC day