Got to love Ireland.

Ireland is random, but predictable.

It's September. Kids back to school - therefore the weather changes from dull, cool, wet and grey to sunny and warm. You know. Summery.

You could feel sorry for the kids...but it'll stay this way until they're adults with nothing better to do during the September sunshine than lounge around in it and maybe post a blog. We all suffered through it. It's like a rite of passage.

Just as a quick aside though - you know those ads for mobile broadband where people take their laptops outside to sit in a hammock or whatever? I have wifi, so that isn't a problem for me. It's seeing the screen that I just can't manage. Is there something I can get for the laptop that would mean I can take the laptop outside and actually be able to see the screen? Cos...well, you know. There's nothing like sunny September weather to create a mood for writing horror tales...

It's the longest day of the year!

Summer Solstice. June 21st. Longest day of the year.

I don't believe any of the pagan stuff anymore, but it's still a wonderful day. Plus, for once in this country, it's actually sunny. That helps. For anyone who suffers from some kind of Seasonal Affective Disorder though (basically, being miserable when there isn't enough sunlight) it is one of the best days of the year.

As someone who writers horror stories, I love and appreciate nighttime. However, as someone who lives in wet old Ireland, I love a long sunny day, and it looks like today might be the sunniest as well as the longest! Yay!