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He Stole my Laptop

Posted on February 23, 2012

  (The gift) I was in a cafe in Dublin today. I ordered my tea (giving coffee a wide berth for a while) and noticed the cashier wasn’t giving me her full attention. Her eyes had drifted from my face … Continue reading →

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Happy Pancake

Posted on February 22, 2012

(Air bubbles in batter…. essential) I love pancakes! I love making them and I love eating them. They definitely go on my lovely life list and my list of things I love. Today as I write it’s Pancake Tuesday. In … Continue reading →

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Make Friends with your Obstacles!

Posted on February 20, 2012

(Bookshop with very old first editions) “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin…. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time … Continue reading →

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Lovely space

Posted on February 16, 2012

(Watercolour paper with acrylic paint) A couple of weeks ago I emptied and moved the bookcases from the kitchen. This was a big job but thrilling! Moving furniture around has always felt like going on holidays to me.That’s because when … Continue reading →

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Quick Fix

Posted on February 15, 2012

(The tablecloth in happier times…) For a while now there’s been a stain on the kitchen tablecloth. It’s one of those plastic coated table cloths that just need a wipe and they’re clean. Unless….you’ve spilled some glue on it. The … Continue reading →

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Chess and Happinness

Posted on February 14, 2012

(Isn’t cabbage beautiful?) I’ve been spending a lot of time sleeping over the last week – sinus headaches. And when I was not sleeping I was watching more documentaries. One about how the FBI were tapping John Lennon’s phone because … Continue reading →

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Be careful of what you don’t wish for….

Posted on February 7, 2012

(Callum and Amy) Ok in case I’ve never told you this….. if you don’t want something, (i.e. I don’t want to loose my kite, my keys, my kids) it is imperative that you stop telling yourself and others what you … Continue reading →

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The European Monetary Crisis….

Posted on February 6, 2012

(A pony and trap wouldn’t look out of place on this lane) It will be my mother-in-law’s birthday on Wednesday so we went to Cork for a chat at the weekend. While we were there we also chatted with Denis’ … Continue reading →

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The bread maker

Posted on January 30, 2012

(Spelt Bread) I was watching a documentary about a Buddhist monk who travels around the world going to different retreat centers teaching break making. He told of how, when he was ten, he went to visit his aunt. She baked … Continue reading →

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Netflix

Posted on January 30, 2012

(Petrol pump attendant on a Paris street) We have a bit of new technology that allows us to pick movies or TV shows or documentaries and watch them anytime on the television. A bit like renting a DVD, except we … Continue reading →

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