Welcome to my weekly post where I celebrate the small, good things that are getting me through these very strange times.

• My favourite author David Mitchell was all over the airwaves this week, first on A Good Read and then as a brilliant guest on Desert Island Discs.

• I know the trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme is utterly, utterly terrible, but the reaction to it on social media was a lot of fun this week!

• We took a bit of a breather from Ozark (man that show is fast-paced) to watch Season 3 of Call My Agent which is just the most charming of shows.

• My sister bought me a very cute cup for my birthday and I swear my coffee has been tasting better since I started drinking out of it.

• Another birthday present that made me happy this week was a delicious bottle of port. There is nothing like a wee glass of port in front of the fire to make you think everything is right with the world.

• New stationery always helps…

• I have come to realise that when thing are getting tough or stressful, a quick trip to the North Coast will blow the cobwebs away and put things in perspective.

• Volume 6 of the gorgeous Winter Pages, the annual Irish Writing Anthology has been published and I got my hands on a copy at yesterday.

So, what in your life deserves some praise this week? Let me know in the comments!

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