Ten days ago I brought my 73 year old dad to the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks to experience PALS and since then I have been trying to write of my experience…but I’m struggling…I can’t seem to do it justice and capture the intensity of the performance. At the heart of PALS are four young […]
Welcome to my blog…Out of the Blue
In August 2012, following Maeve Binchy’s death, I began blogging having thought about it often. http://bit.ly/1B1RogB. I signed up to Blogspot and could never really work it out. Following prompting from beleaguered friends and family, I’ve decided to move to WordPress…apparently easier for luddites to navigate. The WordPress manual urges users not to worry ‘if […]
Back to Blogging
I can’t believe it’s been a year and seven months since my most recent blog post. Thank you to my friends who have urged me to get writing again. Anxiety laden, I’m beginning today, and hope to write at least one blog a week from now on. It’s so lovely to have readers, they’re […]
DOMESTIC DISCIPLINE
I did it and I feel great! Absolutely fantastic actually. Did what? Lost a stone? Gave up the Bud? Walked the Camino? Nah…none of these. I completed an hour’s housework without getting distracted! I’m not sure I’ve EVER managed this before. It all started having coffee with my friend […]
IN HEAVEN…OR SHOULD I SAY LEITRIM
I’m not long home from the John McGahern seminar in Co. Leitrim, and I’m buzzing. I found the academic papers presented yesterday afternoon kind of heavy going…but my much brainier friends Gemma and Edel thoroughly enjoyed them. All three of us agreed that we loved, loved, loved, the chat from authors Pat McCabe and […]
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