I've ended up going down a family tree rabbit hole. I was looking through old cine film and found my granny and her sisters on it, so I got to thinking more about them and wondering about their parents. I also found some old photos of both sets of my grandparents. It's a real minefield... Continue Reading →
A special Sunday Thoughts as it's St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day, or St. Stephensessess Day. However you prefer to say it. I remember our first St. Stephen's Day in Ireland in 1991, there was a knock on the door and a group of 'wren boys' were there. There's an interesting article here to tell you... Continue Reading →
We had a flying visit to the UK this weekend to celebrate Andy's Dad's 90th birthday. It was just the two of us as Jono wasn't fit enough to travel so Lucy looked after him. Andy really doesn't like flying so it was quite stressful for him especially as we had to go with Flybe... Continue Reading →
It's been a lovely day here in our house, just the four of us plus our two furry members of the family. A very laid back, relaxed day once the cooking was done. I only got a small bit of turkey, just the three of us eat it as Lucy is a... Continue Reading →
Well we are all together for Christmas as a family once again. I went over to Athlone on Thursday to collect Lucy from college, she'd just finished her last exam for the year. Bless her when I arrived she had a gorgeous buffet ready for me, it was so sweet of her. On the way... Continue Reading →
Well as you can see we celebrated New Year's Eve with much merriment. You can just feel the party vibe going on here. This is the first year in quite a while that Lucy has joined us, she saw how much fun we've had previously! Laurence, her boyfriend, also came along to join the festivities.... Continue Reading →
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