My Blog (Eugene Ward)

 A little bit on the February we had. It was an action-packed month with birthdays, anniversaries and various trips to the beach. The height of summer here in Peru.  There was the historic moment on 14th when Liam lost his first tooth. There was no need to search outside McGarrigle's shoe shop in Strabane for this one.  I had my 22x2 birthday and our 2x2x2 wedding anniversary on 22/2 And March started with one of the greatest days of the year, Pancake Tuesday The world news is dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what it means for the future. There have been scenes of great suffering in Ukraine which of course is terrible. Of course the Ukranian people need the help of Western governments, and the show of solidarity with them is to be welcomed. The Palestinian people however, have been suffering in a similar way for decades and the world has turned a blind eye. Many even criticise those who try and help the Palestinian people or show empathy with them. Indeed,...

 January is the month when the contrast between the Northern and Southern hemisphere is greatest. Back in Europe, it's cold, wet and dark but in the Southern Hemisphere it's the middle of summer. Sitting in the heat of Lima watching Gaelic games played in winds and rain brought home the contrast.  The first month of the year, it was a month of new beginnings and with a few problems. Swimming lessons and a new class for Liam, a new morning summer school; but on the downside there was illness and there were power cuts. Managed to walk over 50km during the month and we had a few trips to Starbucks  Liam enjoyed the swimming even though he ought to pay more attention to the teachers. So that's the first month of the year chalked off, a month of ups and downs. On to February