Tag Archives: Ireland

Another New Normal

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

Eilish is gone. No, she’s not dead. She’s just gone home. We are learning to live in this new normal. How many new normals will there be? A friend reminded me that Darwin’s theory was not about survival of the … Continue reading →

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The shredder is all mine…

Posted on April 10, 2020 by

The gardening continues. I’ve just realised this might be why my dabbling in the garden previously didn’t bear fruit (pun intended.) It’s a continuous game, gardening. Persistence is rewarded and popping in and out once a month is very much … Continue reading →

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The Journey

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

Today is the day we were booked to travel on the ferry from Rosslare to France ❤️ then onto Spain ❤️ on our journey to Portugal ❤️. Right about now I would be writing my first post from the car … Continue reading →

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Back in Ireland

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

(Passing gates, grass, hedges and ploughed fields on our way home…) We did indeed have calm seas with just a bit of waving motion which I don’t like so I went back to bed until it passed. When we finally … Continue reading →

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Leave the floor washing and follow your heart

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

We had a great night sleep. Very gentle rolling at 3am but otherwise smooth as a lake. We’ve just had breakfast, the highlight of which was the coffee. They must have a new machine… No the real highlight of the … Continue reading →

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Crossing Over to the Other Side

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

(Path around the lake beside the aires at St-Amand-Montrond) It’s September, the sun is shining, I am sitting in McDonalds drinking coffee and sharing their lovely wifi and their lovely electricity. We’re back in France! We crossed over on Saturday … Continue reading →

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The eBook is out!

Posted on September 6, 2015 by

Well it’s finally happened…The eBook is live on Amazon! You might remember I mentioned it last September on this blog post in Creative Calm. So I wrote, edited, got scared, edited some more, went into a small decline, edited some … Continue reading →

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Bubbles of Joy

Posted on July 29, 2015 by

(Old petrol station in Birr, Co. Offaly) We’re back home after our week away. We have lots of photos and memories of beautiful places. I have lots of new ideas, as does Denis. Travelling for repeated stretches without the possibility … Continue reading →

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Obama and Me….

Posted on July 24, 2015 by

We’ve seen lots more beauty in the past two days since leaving Kilkee but we got a great surprise in a small town called Moneygall. (Beautiful place on Loop Head called Bridges of Ross) Around noon I was hungry and … Continue reading →

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Writing on the Roads

Posted on July 23, 2015 by

(Sunny day in the west) I’m sitting in the window seat of our room overlooking a group of men painting lines on the road. They must have started before 7am. It’s so busy here during the day I suppose they … Continue reading →

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This Beautiful Country

Posted on July 22, 2015 by

(Adorable little cottage with pretty china cups and tasty maple syrup pancakes) We’ve arrived in Cashel… Not the Cashel in Tipperary. With the Rock. Where I grew up. The Cashel on the west coast of Ireland, looking out onto the … Continue reading →

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Rainy day in Ballaghaderreen

Posted on July 21, 2015 by

(This is why rain is so great… it makes wonderful green stuff) Today was a little bit wet so I didn’t get a chance to take many photos. Fortunately, I took a lot yesterday. We’re staying in the small town of … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again

Posted on July 20, 2015 by

  (Our first photo point was an old church and graveyard overlooking the river Boyne) It’s been a long time but we finally dusted off the motorbike, charged the cameras and took to the road. As I write we’re just … Continue reading →

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If you only had one… What would you do… With that day?

Posted on October 9, 2013 by

(Cute (Little gazebo in the walled garden in Marley Park) I have lots of old magazines. I brought three with me to France to use in my collages and montages. I didn’t really think three would be enough, which reminds me of … Continue reading →

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Where do all the clothes come from?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by

(We had no idea there was a lovely walled garden in Marley Park, about 30 minutes from home) Right so we’re back where we started, everything’s the same but nothing’s the same. And my most pressing question is… where did … Continue reading →

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