Special Mom’s blog

February

  • Learning a lesson

    New water pipes are being laid on our street. It is a great thing since the old pipes thrown out… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Black History Month

    Yesterday I learnt along with my son about Alma Thomas, an African American artist during his online arts class. We… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Trails

    Off late we have been crazy about walking on trails. What began as a 10,000 steps a day has transformed… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Recipe?

    My Mom’s recipe book is in Malayalam, her mother tongue which I cannot read since my mother tongue is Tamil.… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Brahmopadesham

    It has been exactly seven years since I went to India. The last time I went was to perform Brahmopadesham… Read more.

    ganga1996
    2–3 minutes

  • Balloons

    This is for ragtag community prompt of the day “balloon” We celebrated my son’s 21st birthday and his graduation with… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Talent show

    Found out today morning one of my son’s online classes has a talent show. This was all of a sudden… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Capricious

    https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/63199771/posts/5874 Life is not easy. People keep comparing their life to others and start throwing a pity party. My son… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Shopping 🛍

    Yesterday I went shopping. Wanted to get some full sleeve shirts for my son. It is middle of winter and… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Forecast!

    The weather improved today after snow and freezing rain. It felt like a heatwave as the temperature crossed 32 degrees… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Table cloth

    The Ragtag Daily Prompt is Tablecloth! When my kids were growing up my dining table was a mess! So I… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • A personal choice /decision

    The weather has been nasty with rain, ice, sleet and snow for the past 48 hours. The schools and after… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

  • Search Engine

    I received an email for an online craft project. Supplies needed were a photo frame, glue and a bag of… Read more.

    ganga1996
    1–2 minutes

Methods

  • Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
  • Short interviews using a consistent guide.
  • Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
  • Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.

  • Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
  • Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.

Data & Ethics

Data

Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.

Ethics

Consent protocols used where applicable.

Contact

fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie