Finally, it’s February. The past week has been one of the longest weeks that I’ve ever experienced, and I know that we weren’t as bad as so many others. In fact, some people are now on Day 10 without electricity. We had six days without power, and things would have been far worse without the... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Another week has flown by, and Sunday is here again. I hope you’ve all had a lovely week; it’s been lovely to see some blue skies, and the weather has been so mild, I’ve found it difficult to sleep with the heat, a bit different from the -5 that we had the previous week. I... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It's that time of the week again, grab a cuppa, put the feet up, and have a read. Although to be honest, it's been one of the quietest weeks that I've ever had. The weather was like winter weather, and we just aren't geared up for that in Ireland, and things tend to grind to... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
It’s the first Sunday of 2025, and I thought I wake up to a blanket of snow this morning, or that’s what the weather gurus on Facebook had people believing. From seeing various posts online in previous days, there was panic buying in the run up to the ‘big freeze’ and in some towns there... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
Can you believe that it’s the last Sunday of 2024? Christmas seemed like it took months to arrive, mainly because the adverts for it started in October, and the Christmas songs started in November. The mad thing is that the shops had already moved on to Easter even before Christmas Day! The photo below was... Continue Reading →
Sunday Thoughts
I’m writing this listening to Bing Crosby crooning about a White Christmas. The house is quiet, the wind is howling (when is it not these days!) It’s 8.30am and the sky is as black as night, the only light coming in is from the twinkling Christmas lights. And it’s time for Sunday thoughts. It’s been... Continue Reading →