Poppy Update

Poppy points out that I have been rather monopolising this blog over the last while.  She’s been a much-travelled cat – having spent February in Anna’s apartment in Belfast.  She’s becoming quite used to travelling back and forth across the Irish Sea. d I think she regards P&O as slightly more stylish than the Stena HSS – I think I overheard her referring to the latter as a ‘floating McDonalds’.  She has also been becoming an increasingly outdoors cat – well, in ten minute bursts anyway.  For much of her life in Portadown, she was confined to the house because of the dangers of the road nearby.

You’ll be glad to know that Catholic Ireland is alive and well.  On my last visit to Blogstead na Mara, I found ‘pre-signed Mass Cards’ on sale in the local paper shop.  I’ve just found a [double!] CD of the Rosary on sale – featuring the Bishop of Raphoe – price 10 euro and all proceeds in aid of Action Prostate Cancer.  Amazing