It was Christmas Eve, babe, in Coolaney. It seems like Christmas has been looming forever, the songs have been on the radio since Mid-November, and I'm really sick of them at this stage. Although I know as soon as Christmas Day is over we'll find ourselves bombarded with adverts for holidays and diets. It's been... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Firstly, I'd like to thank all of you who sent messages about Rocket-dog, the house is very quiet these days, especially in the morning, when my first job of the day was to walk him and give him his breakfast. He really was a member of our family and not 'just a dog' and he's... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Here we are, the last Sunday in November, and I'm looking out the window at a very flat, grey day. Rocket-dog is snoozing in his bed and snoring quietly - good enough for him as he woke me up several times during the night! It's been one of those weeks, where the things that were... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It's been a while since I've done a Sunday Thoughts blog post. I hope you are all keeping well, it's hard to believe that it's almost mid-November, and I really don't like the dark evenings, but it's good to remember that they don't last forever. It's also good that we've had some lovely sunny days... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Once again it's been a while since I've written a Sunday Thoughts blog post. We are now into Autumn and the weather has started to turn colder, it was lovely to see all the butterflies this month though, I've never seen as many. It seemed like as soon as I ushered one outside, another came... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Here we are again, another week has flown by, it's hard to believe that today is the last Sunday in August, although you wouldn't think it was August looking at the weather. Things have been good, I'm busy with the Hands of Sligo - read more here. I'm also making time to paint, I haven't... Continue Reading →