Busy weekend

We've had a full weekend catching up on lots of chores that we needed to do after our holiday.<div><br></div><div>Yesterday we cleaned the house from top to bottom and then filled the hot tub.</div><div><br></div><div>Today Ciaran had to bleed the hot tub as there was an air lock in it.  Once he did this is started heating up nicely.  Nearly hot enough for a dip as I write.</div><div><br></div><div>Today I took my car for the NCT retest. Handed over €28 to get a 1 minute cursory glance at the lights and then get my cert printed off.  My car is officially back roadworthy. Phew! ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>After the test we went to TK Maxx for a quick browse before we went to Maplins.  I had picked up some cute cocktail napkins but when I went to pay I saw the queue was waaay too long so I left them back.</div><div><br></div><div>We then went to Maplin for an aerial to hook up the new TV in our bedroom.  When we got home Ciaran climbed into the attic to see if he could set up the aerial there.  We got no reception so I connected it to the back of the TV - still no reception.  I called the TV helpline number in the UK.  They gave me a few tips and helped me troubleshoot.  At one point I had Ciaran on a stepladder hanging out the window with the aerial.  We got it sorted and we are now hooked up to the digital service offered by the Irish government - all 9 channels (without having to position Ciaran with his arm out the window!).  Downstairs we are connected to UPC and we have about 100 channels, including the newly added TLC which we discovered when we returned from our holidays.</div><div><br></div><div>In the afternoon we popped in to Cinnamon for a carafe of Malbec - me likey! Later I heated up lasagne for dinner which was enjoyed by both of us.</div><div><br></div><div>Now we are relaxing watching the box set of The House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey which is excellent!</div><div><br></div><div>In good news, as we left Cinnamon we saw a sign in Coffee Society.  Looks like they are reopening. Wonderful!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRqUyaFfNjsB3HrrgnAA5lLc0wb6k39UHHq2HJKtZN6JjM0_yQDDGKo6G5s00gn71cg74maMoVz0CSBw7Ag49y5Sn-2lHmjAtUVATGFSzdjMnNl4jJBFLUoN5ekeOnOayjjRjCtBS46LR/s640/blogger-image--1784487845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRqUyaFfNjsB3HrrgnAA5lLc0wb6k39UHHq2HJKtZN6JjM0_yQDDGKo6G5s00gn71cg74maMoVz0CSBw7Ag49y5Sn-2lHmjAtUVATGFSzdjMnNl4jJBFLUoN5ekeOnOayjjRjCtBS46LR/s640/blogger-image--1784487845.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH913cME-fPbA3C5cRXkx8NFMqzaipKOOJsrwbnaOG5-iexlVXai8YjFAqBMB_NrPzkvwa2ZWDNUwYaxKTAWw0bguLZjE2qPHp6tPDE7JaD_nJBWafGF8bLhLW_1gdCJAn0J58FVbVIsuH/s640/blogger-image-527585864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH913cME-fPbA3C5cRXkx8NFMqzaipKOOJsrwbnaOG5-iexlVXai8YjFAqBMB_NrPzkvwa2ZWDNUwYaxKTAWw0bguLZjE2qPHp6tPDE7JaD_nJBWafGF8bLhLW_1gdCJAn0J58FVbVIsuH/s640/blogger-image-527585864.jpg"></a></div></div>

Busy weekend

We've had a full weekend catching up on lots of chores that we needed to do after our holiday. Yesterday we cleaned the house from top t...

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