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How do you use social media?

I think the proper term is overuse. I have a phone beside me 24 hours and on the worst day I recall I was over 14 hours on social media. I am retired so I do have the time in between my other activities to do this.

I scroll on and off all day but mostly on. I use X to find out what is happening and I scroll looking for the latest ‘breaking news’. I am getting more interaction from community notes at the moment, than from my 1800 followers, because it’s now impossible to tell the difference between fact and fiction or as Trump would say ‘fake news.’

FaceTime is for my close family and friends and everyday ( since 2019) I write a diary about my day. I try to be honest as to how I’m feeling and what sort of day I’ve had. I post photos of anything that I’ve come across during the day and people I’ve come in contact with. I have a loyal number of followers who interact with my musings.

I find going on the internet is a bit like going down a rabbit hole, one click leads to another click and time passes quickly.

While I wish deep down that social media had never existed I can honestly say that I couldn’t manage without it.

Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind.

I must stop scrolling on X and go to bed. I’ve just been reading about a family in Gaza whom I follow on X and I can’t believe how the people of Gaza and the Lebanon are being treated. Hard to understand how the rest of the world allows Israel to get away with it. Trump is a weak and mentally disturbed President and he allows Netanyahu to carry on with the cruelty he is imposing on innocent families.

My thoughts are with the families tonight.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Well as I’m 77 I would think I’ll probably be in a jar on someones sideboard or I’ll be in a nursing home drooling. 🤤

On the other hand I may still be mobile and have all my faculties, in which case I may be a great grandmother. With the amount of medicines available and with everyone living longer, I may just make ten years.

Whatever, I don’t dwell on it. As Doris Day once sang

‘Que Serra Serra, what will be, will be.’

What book could you read over and over again?

There are very few books that I would read more than once. The reason being I like to be kept waiting for the denouement of the story.

However I have read Jane Eyre twice and if I had no other choice I would read it again.

Another that I would read again is The Correspondent by Virginia Adams. I can say without a doubt I was sorry when it was finished as I could have read more.

Ironically the fact that I have held onto the books that I have read makes no sense if I don’t intend to read them again but I can’t bear to part with them. I just like walking into the study and seeing them all.

What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most?

I’m afraid the answer is none. I’ve never enjoyed either watching or playing sports. The Olympics are no different. I complain during the fortnight or however long it goes on for that my favourite programmes get rescheduled.

My last and only time to play a sport was as a member of a staff netball team where believe it or not I scored the winning goal. A fluke!

My school didn’t encourage or promote sporting activities so I had no idea what the attraction was.

I come however from a sport loving family. Husband plays golf as do many of the family. Grandson plays football and son plays badminton but I haven’t been tempted to get involved so no, I don’t have a favourite Olympic sport.

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?

I would never have a tattoo. I know lots of people have them but I personally do not like them and can’t see why anyone wants one. Once you tattoo your skin it’s likely permanent and depending on the actual tattoo it can appear threatening.

I know younger people can be addicted and see it as body art but maybe later on in life they’ll see it as a big mistake.

Removing a tattoo ( if even possible) can be a long and probably a costly procedure.

So far none of my children or grandchildren have tattoos and I really hope they never do.

I know there are some out there reading this who will have a tattoo. If that was your choice and you’ve no regrets then my opinion is that everyone is entitled to treat their body as they see fit.

What are three objects you couldn’t live without?

Well my iPhone is definitely one. I use it so much that I think it is now an extension of my left arm. Use it for social media, communications, ordering on line, getting news, banking. It’s my mini computer. Feel lost without it. Paying in shops etc. Photography.

Next would be my Apple Watch ⌚️. Use it for times, phone calls, weather, health and fitness and sleeping patterns.

Thirdly my car. I have an 8 year old Aygo which I love. Can’t imagine what I would do without a car. I have my independence to go where I want, when I want. As I’ve just turned 77 I’m aware that there will be a time coming when I will no longer be allowed to drive but I’m hoping that won’t be for a few years yet.

If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?

I would be Donald Trump and I would sack my whole corrupt cabinet.

I would send arms to Ukraine to help them defeat Russia.

I would rejoin the World Health organisation.

I would rejoin the Paris Agreement and put money into the green new deal.

I would set the people of Gaza free and put Netanyahu in prison.

I would allow all immigrants to stay on in the USA unless they had committed a serious crime.

I would reintroduce DEI.

Promote wind energy.

Close coal mines.

Admit my part in the abuse of minors as stated in the Epstein files and finally

I would have an election that I wouldn’t tamper with and then

I would bugger off to Russia and see how I like living under a dictatorship.

Write about your dream home.

My dream home is where I live now. It’s been our home since 1976 and my children have grown up here.

It wasn’t in great condition when we bought it but over the years we’ve put our own stamp on it and added extra rooms. It took a lot of blood sweat and tears but mostly hard earned cash to get it the way we wanted it.

It is in a suburban area so it doesn’t have great views but it has large gardens front and back and when the weathers good we can sit out on the patio and watch the many birds that visit and sit in our apple trees.

We have plenty of room to have our own space when needed. It’s cosy and warm and doesn’t have masses of large hard to clean windows or sterile tiled floors ( like many modern houses) but has warm carpets and some wooden floors. It’s a typical Edwardian house and has many of the original features.

It may not be everyone’s idea of a dream house but it’s mine and I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.

Do you need a break? From what?

Yes I certainly do. I need a break from the awful weather we are experiencing here in Ireland at the moment. It has rained every day for at least the last three weeks.

May think of building an ark soon.

The sun has disappeared under thick cloud and as a result we have to keep the lights on all day.

Our garden is now muddy and flooded and a small stream is now running down the path to the drain.

Our two doves are sitting on leafless trees with no shelter from the rain and wind.

The golf club is closed so the hubby can’t get out. He plays 4 or 5 holes every afternoon normally. So not a happy bunny.

Walking is unpleasant as the rain is clinging and so the beach is out of the question. Did try but dark clouds descended and the spray came over the sea wall.

The forecast is not optimistic.

So I certainly need a break from the weather. It’s no longer a myth that it rains here all the time. Roll on Spring and the return of the sun.🌞