My trip to find out what's on the other side of Slemish (otherwise known as one of Laura's wee rambles...)

Today I was in Buckna. Granted I didn't plan to be there, but that's where I ended up. Here's where Buckna is for anyone who's not familiar with Northern Ireland (or anyone who is - Buckna is a very small place!!)

Well it all started off in Larne. I went to my TP school to have a wee chat with my teacher and interview another teacher for a project. I decided to go for a bit of a drive (as I often do when I'm in Larne) and go out the old glenarm road (which actually takes you to ballygally), and I spotted a wee school (even weirder - Cairncastle school is in Ballygally not Cairncastle) and thought I would chance my arm to see if the principal would let me interview her. Which she did. Then I took a wee drive out towards Glenarm and interviewed the principal of Seaview Primary (I was out on my geg really), then I decided to take the back road round the glen to get home and saw a signpost for Carnalbanagh. Now my auntie almost bought a house there and that's why i knew about it so I went there to see if it had a wee school - and it did, and I interviewed the Principal there too! Lovely wee school I must add.

Anyway, on my way home (ok it was no-where near home but I wasn't going back the way I came) I saw a signpost to Buckna. Now Buckna is a bit of a legend in our family because my second cousin used to teach there and it was always introduced to me as the smallest place and smallest school. It probably isn't really, but it is the back end of no-where and i just wanted to see it. Needless to say i didn't find the school, but Buckna is rather cute. There are 2 churches, an orange hall and a school. And a few farms.

And then, miles from no-where at 5 oclock I get a phonecall from chris sayin was i on my way to practice (supposed to start at 5, but i never got my message cos my phone was on silent). Now look at the map and tell me you're not impressed that I was in the church for just after 5.30!

Blast from the Past!

Who here remembers tamagotchi? I was in Tesco the other day and lying in the middle of chocolate bars was a tamagotchi - they're still making the rounds (although now they can hook up with the internet and all sorts of fancy things). They were around in my late primary school/early secondary school years and I'd totally forgotten about them. In actual fact, last night I had a vague memory of either me or William Neuman killing Dermo's tamagotchi (which he'd got to live for a record amount of days) in Sunday School - maybe you could tell me if this is true Dermo?

Anyway feel free to leave a comment about your beloved electronic pets (!!) I only ever had a wee cheapie one but it was good for long car journeys although it drove my mum crazy when I had to keep feeding it!

xx