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Another New Normal
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
Posted in Gardening, Wilderness
Tagged all is well, Ireland, little things, no travel, travel
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The shredder is all mine…
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
Posted in Gardening, gratitude, Travel
Tagged all is well, Ireland, little things, nature, no travel, outdoors, slowing down, travel
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The Journey
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
Posted in Gardening, Life Story, Travel
Tagged all is well, behaviour, gardening, Ireland, little things, nature, patterns, travel
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Back in Ireland
(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
Leave the floor washing and follow your heart
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
Posted in Art Works, Magdalenes
Tagged Art, Dublin, history, Ireland, Magdalene Laundries, mother and baby homes, shame
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Crossing Over to the Other Side
(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
Posted in Blogroll, Travel
Tagged France, Ireland, little things, nature, photography, travel
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The eBook is out!
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
Posted in Blogroll, The eBook
Tagged all is well, baby steps, behaviour, choices, courage, decisions, eBook, fear, goals, Graiguenamanagh, Ireland, just do it, Kilkenny, little things, photography, story, travel, wishes
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Bubbles of Joy
(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
Posted in Blogroll, Travel
Tagged Birr, garages, Ireland, little things, photography, story, travel
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Obama and Me….
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
Posted in Blogroll, Travel
Tagged Beautiful place, Bridges of Ross, Canada, coffee, Ireland, Loop Head, Moneygall, nature, outdoors, photography, story, Tim Hortons coffee, travel
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Writing on the Roads
(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
Posted in Blogroll, Travel
Tagged closed shop fronts, Ireland, Irish town, Kilkee, shop fronts, traffic
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This Beautiful Country
(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
Rainy day in Ballaghaderreen
(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
Posted in Blogroll, Travel
Tagged Ballaghaderreen, coffee, Ireland, Royal Canal, scones, soda bread, tea, travel
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On the Road Again
(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
Posted in Blogroll, Travel
Tagged all is well, Ireland, Irish photo rally, little things, motorbike, Mullingar, nature, outdoors, photography, travel
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If you only had one… What would you do… With that day?
(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
Posted in Blogroll, Crafts
Tagged choices, crafts, impact, Ireland, little things, Marley Park, photography, thinking, wishes
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Where do all the clothes come from?
(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
Posted in Blogroll, regular
Tagged behaviour, coffee, Dublin, Ireland, little things, Marley Park, photography, problems, wishes
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Mairead Hennessy 