We all know it’s roashting out there, I for one am loving it! Working outside this last week has been tough but it’s better than the rain.

Anyways, after another day of shweating all over the building site, starting earlier and finishing earlier to make joy of the evenings. When I landed home around three I decided to hell with it, stripped down to the jocks and lay down to sun bath for a few hours before herself comes home and I’d start the dinner.

In my delirious state I quickly fell asleep lying on my back, toes to the sun and the knees up. The warmth of the sun on my face let me off to rest in no time at all, the bliss, dreaming of the golden hew I’d soon have to match my dirty farmers tan.

When I awoke, it wasn’t to the sound of the breeze rustling the leaves, it wasn’t the chatter of the birds in the ditches, nor was it the loving tap of herself gently bringing me back to the waking world. It was pain. Heat. Burning some might even say, “but, why?” I thought to myself, I lathered myself in Lidls factor 50, I couldn’t possibly be burning after two and a half, three hours.

Oh but I was. Completely forgot that this morning when I was getting dressed, I grabbed the jocks with the hole in them. These bad boys have seen the washer a couple hundred times so the hole was more substantial than I’d like to admit. Completely burned my egg basket and taint. Like, proper scalded. Waddling around the house now with a leaf I ripped off the aloe Vera plant taped to my gooch in all merciful discomfort.

Undies are gone but the memory remains. Be careful out there folks, and put the cream even where you think the sun don’t shine.

First time in easily 15 years that I’ve seen a good auld finches!only noticed today they got added to the vending machine on site then saw it again in the local costcutters,childhood summer vibes are here🙌

i made a graph last year that showed Solar helping reduce costs. I still think thats happening but the base cost of electricity has gone up so much that any reduction it causes still means electricity is over 2024 prices every hour.

This is wholesale prices not domestic. Python code is here data from kilowatt ie

Average price difference (20:00 - 13:00) in 2025: €67.94
Average price difference (20:00 - 13:00) in 2026: €75.53

2023: cheapest 02:00 (€/MWh 88.21), most expensive 07:00 (€/MWh 133.95)
2024: cheapest 03:00 (€/MWh 87.16), most expensive 19:00 (€/MWh 132.81)
2025: cheapest 14:00 (€/MWh 71.84), most expensive 20:00 (€/MWh 140.25)
2026: cheapest 13:00 (€/MWh 107.37), most expensive 20:00 (€/MWh 182.90)

Took this two days ago when I went for a walk in Fenit back beach with my dog. Absolutely gorgeous sunsets we been having lately. Not Irish but have been here for nearly 6 years and I'm in awe still. 😊

I'll start.

Béal Bán - Pale Ale - West Kerry Brewery

Nectar of the gods. Deep golden deliciousness. Tastes like 5pm on the Friday of the June back holiday weekend. Hard to find on tap but by god I'd swim a mile for a drop of it

Honourable mentions to Happy Days - Rascals and Scraggy Bay - Kinnegar.