I’m in Florence where it’s been getting up to 38 degrees every day for a week! 😰 I took some photos of old clocks for you at the Galileo Museum. Description in 3rd pic.

Glad you are sampling the true Irish cuisines and culture. Meanwhile, in Florence today, we walked past this shop on a very classy street.

Spotted in Dublin. Building site art.

Before and after. Some creative/overprotective parenting manoeuvres here by myself, two years ago. This was done in chalk in the laneway near our house. My version says “Duck Soup”.

Dear lord, watched Eddington this week (spread over 3 nights, a terrible way to watch anything). It’s a hot mess. There is no narrative cohesion, no point of view. It’s literally just… a bunch of stuff happens, everyone is awful, and, oh yes, it’s set during Covid. (Good cast though!)

Ah lads. The walk home from the kid’s summer camp today. 20 minutes of this yoke being waved in my face. On a windy day.

Don’t see anything wrong with this. (Aldi middle aisle today.)

I rescued this snail on Thursday. This is a path on a university campus. It had been raining loads. I moved him to the grass. (Not shown as I had to work myself up to picking him up first!)

Did the world get lazier or did I just get old?

Love a Dublin-based novel! Looking forward to this now. Also loving this weird caption typo.

Yikes. Seen on Instagram.

Finally, we have an answer to the question asked by Sultans of Ping back in 1991. #speirgorm

Anyone know what “7pm” at Vicar street means for a comedy show listing? Is that doors at 7? Would show start at 8? #speirgorm

Oops! Hostel

Cool French flyer for Dune.

At least I found out where they make the goblins.

Greetings from Paris!

Just had to “Indiana Jones” my hat at the airport security conveyer belt! It was about to be crushed by two sliding trays (aka mine carts). Grabbed it at the last second. No one appreciated my skill though so had to share it here.

Going to Paris for work next week. Ah lads, how will I cope with this?? I’m already too warm at 17 degrees in Dublin!

My book ‘Chaos Theory’ is on a Kindle Daily Deal just for today. No better time to read about hilarious robot antics, techbro takedowns, and chaotic road trips around Ireland. Plus a (human) love triangle, found family, and office humour! linktr.ee/SylviaLeatham

“Help!”

I feel like my breakfast might be trying to tell me something.

A Wolverine in shepherd’s clothing. Sheep Detectives = Knives Out x Shaun the Sheep. Me and my 10yo loved it! But there were tonnes of young kids at the cinema today, and it’s not really a kids film. It’s far less comedic than the trailer. Very emotional, more than one death, plus proper mystery.

It got worse:

Had a lovely evening at a Vision Ireland fundraiser, reading and talking books alongside fellow writers Gill Perdue, Fiona McCann and Mary Minnock. Hopefully many funds were raised!

Kitt from Knight Rider’s favourite song.

PSA: The “dead zoo” is now temporarily housed at the Collins Barracks museum in Dublin. Worth a look! Free in.

I take back what I said about Threads being humourless!