Tag Archives: now

My dark January.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

(From winter in Cashel 2010) It’s January. For me that’s the time of year when my energy is at its lowest. When the winter has been long enough and I want some spring….. now! I want it now like my … Continue reading →

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Friday Quote – All is Well.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

(Winding path, Mount Usher) “Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.” – Steve Jobs Listen, sometimes it’s very quiet…. Mairead.

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The Botanic Gardens in the rain.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

(The Botanic Gardens in Dublin) I went to visit the Botanic Gardens in Dublin last Monday. Although it’s less than an hour away I’d never been before. Not for the first time I’ve contemplated going on holidays to my own … Continue reading →

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Swirling currents and calm patches while we’re here.

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

(Part of Grey Abbey) After the Physic Garden we wandered around Grey Abbey. It’s in ruins now with only a few walls still standing, but there are helpful drawings dotted around to show us what it looked like when it … Continue reading →

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Pause…. now, have a look at that thing you did….

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

(Seagull, taking a pause in Bath) I was digging in the garden yesterday and my project is very close to completion. You might remember the garden was overrun by weeds and I wondered how I might clear it? Turns out … Continue reading →

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Report from the Wilderness.

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

(River on one side) I’m out in the wilderness for a while….. and I don’t mean metaphorically. I’m living in the middle of the forest with a lake on one side of the road and a river on the other. … Continue reading →

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Birds and Toddlers do it.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

(A Robin) The birds are singing outside the window again as I write and I continue to be amazed at how much their singing affects me. For the better. I’m cheered just listening to them do their thing. They have … Continue reading →

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Hello blog, whatcha got today?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

(Brooklodge Hotel near Aughrim, Co. Wicklow) Every day to write this blog, I sit down facing a window with a view to the sky. I never know what I’m going to write about. I never know if anything will turn … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Mother’s Day.

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

(The Rock of Cashel – St Patrick definitely may have visited here (before the scaffolding and stone buildings)) Memories of my long weekend: Saturday… sitting in the lounge of Brooklodge Hotel looking out the window, listening to wedding guests all … Continue reading →

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Perfect as you are…..

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

(The leaves and wine red shoots) Ok I seem to be drawn to the perfect as you are theme again today, so bear with me….. We have a plant in a tub in the back garden. Every year in June … Continue reading →

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