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Google StreetView

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:01:00 +0000

What would you do if you saw this car driving up your street? You'd stand gaping after it with your mouth open, wouldn't you?

Yeah - well that's what I did last month. Anyone else dreading Google StreetView going live in their area?

AliQ skiing in Andalo in Jan 2009

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:54:00 +0000

Wimbledon

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:35:00 +0000

Oh yeah.....guess who was at Wimbledon?

Craigavon Civic Centre Dinner

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:07:00 +0000

3 of us all dressed up for the school's 50th anniversary dinner in the Civic Centre. Great meal and a great night's craic. Why don't we do that every weekend, huh?

Electro-Girl

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:31:00 +0000

Wow - this is Nicole at a science class in Clounagh with the Van der Graaf generator. What a brilliant picture. Thanks for that Darryl.

Touched Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:04:00 +0000

Yeahhh, working on this web site for Touched Exhibition and it's great fun. It's been so long since I messed about with web stuff cos I've just been too busy lately. Easy to forget where your heart lies.

School Ski Trip 2008

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:41:00 +0000

Portadown to Poyntzpass on the Towpath

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:04:00 +0000

Even though the day was warm and bright (for a change) the towpath between Gilford and Scarva was badly flooded. The river Cusher had burst its banks and was overflowing straight across the towpath and into the canal. At its deepest the flood was about 6 inches, which was ok as long as you cycled through it slowly. Walking through it would have been impossible without welly boots!

Ormeau Baths

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:44:00 +0000

Nicole was really impressed with the work on display at the Ormeau Baths Gallery. The exhibition of contermporary crafts was called 'rediscover northern ireland' and it was back home after a successful visit to Washington DC.

My mate Jill had some of her furniture on display and it was fabulous - probably the best and most original work in the whole exhibition (unbiased opinion). Well who else designs 5-legged tables?

Ali with a Boa Constrictor

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:04:00 +0000

Do I look slightly uneasy here? Uneasy would be the understatement of the year. I'm holding a Boa Constrictor and I am not really enjoying it. It keeps constricting, squeezing my hands and it's giving me funny looks too.

Skiing in May

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:28:00 +0000

Yeah - skiing in May. We went over to Stranraer on the Stena HSS (a treat in itself) and then on to Xcape, Glasgow by coach where we had 2 hours skiing - indoors. Indoors was minus 6 Celsius so the ski gear was definitely needed - it was totally surreal. Outside it was a sunnny day and inside we were skiing on real snow - yes real snow.

Point-To-Point at Poyntzpass

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:45:00 +0000

It's not often that we get the whole family (well nearly the whole family) in the one photo. So when that happens...and the sun is out and the sky is blue into the bargain then it is worth posting. This was taken at the point-to-point races which run right past the front of mum and dad's house every year.

Ski Holiday

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:11:00 +0000

What a great ski holiday we had. Photos are all here

Saturday in Belfast

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:09:00 +0000

The kids were so fed up after being dragged around St. George's market shopping for fish that they literally threw themselves into the fountains at Custom House Square.
They got soaked to the skin but it was such fun and they were so happy. Next time I think I might stick in a change of clothes and give it a go myself.

Kittens - Free to good homes

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:41:00 +0000

This is 1 of 4 lovely little kittens that our famous cat, Felix, had on 1st July.
For those of you who don't already know, Felix has starred in a movie "Cat-Trap" and her kittens are pretty sure to have inherited her acting genes.
We are keeping one kitten ourselves and have found a good home for another but that still leaves 2.

Contact me before September ends or the doggie gets them :-)

Learning to draw (part 2)

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:28:00 +0000

I am still messing about with paints, pencils, crayons & charcoal. I don't think I'll ever be good at this stuff. Not like my mate Irene here. Now she is a natural!
She does occasionally have problems with faces though, getting everything in perspective can be tricky. I was able to help her out with this by explaining my "hands on" approach to portraiture. This method involves painting your lips, nose and eyes and then pressing your face firmly against the canvas. She tried it out and it worked :-)

Fermanagh Lakes

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:15:00 +0000

I spent a few lazy days down on the Fermanagh lakes with the kids. It was sooooooooooooooo hot. The kids all went into the lakes to cool off regardless of the fact that the water was green.

One startling revelation was the discovery that Nicole could walk on water. As far as I know this has only happened once before.

My claim to fame

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:15:00 +0000

I have recently been proof-reading a novel called Chionophobia for a good friend; Darryl Sloan. The novel is set in Clounagh JHS and it is about "sticky snow". I was the only female proof-reader. The book has a strong female lead character and Darryl was worried that he had made her too "blokey". He wanted me to check if she was "girly" enough. Hmmmm....bad choice of proof-reader? Does anyone know any girl more blokey than me? Anyway, I found the female character was pretty much spot on.

So, back to the book - a quote from Chinophobia reads:

"The simple rule that everyone needs to obey is this: don't go outside. At the risk of sounding morbid, I'm going to spell it out for you: if you go outside, we will end up having to use a scalpel on your flesh to get you back inside. So if anyone is scared and has some panicky thoughts about getting home to Mum and Dad, put them out of your head right now."

The book features Eddie, my 13yr old son, on the cover. (Well on the current version of the cover - I don't think Darryl has everything signed, sealed and delivered just yet.)

Oh, I should mention - the book is absolutely brilliant, I couldn't set it down!!!
Darryl does a lot more than just write novels - he makes films and music too and has a pretty addictive blog going which is well worth checking out!

Learning to draw

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:03:00 +0000

I am trying to draw. I copied (not traced) this woman from one of those "Teach Yourself How to Draw" books. It is not as easy as it sounds however so I was mighty pleased with this effort.

Time for an update...........

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:46:00 +0000

Yeah, time to update my blog. I have been taking a little bit of flak over the state of my web site lately. Even my own kids have been at me to do something. I've not been in the mood recently and I'm not sure I am now either, but sure.....
I'm going to have a root anound and see if I can find anything interesting to look at because I can't think of anything I want to say. That's my problem see..... I mean I have opinions and I have plenty to say but it's mostly boring stuff that you wouldn't want to read about on my web site.

The meaning of life

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:42:00 +0000

I was determined to discover the meaning of life and I thought getting back to nature would help. Lying on top of the "big stone" and waiting for inspiration to hit me sounded like a good idea. Yeah? Good idea until I got up there and then all I could think about was the fragility of life, and how close we all are to death, especially me clinging onto that slippery rock.

So, anyone know the meaning of life? Will you let me know?

My Work

noreply@blogger.com (ali) — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 22:20:00 +0000

I am ICT technician at Killicomaine JHS in Portadown.

This is me at my work. I wreck computers.