I have four children and was there at the birth of each so am fairly sure they are definitely mine, however sometimes I look at them and wonder, ‘where did I get her?’ The other day one of my daughters was speaking about booking a holiday and it reminded me of how different I was … More Who me?
You know the old saying, ‘You can’t put a price on a life’? Well today I think I might have figured out what the price of a life is. Read on and I’ll fill you in. Here in ‘beautiful Ireland’, (imagine the presence of sarcasm in my tone), we view picture postcard images of Winter from … More How much are you worth?
Are your decorations still up? Is Christmas over and done with in your house for another year? If you answer yes, you are not a woman from Cork. Here in Cork, tomorrow, January 6th, is Women’s Little Christmas (Nollaig na mBan). Traditionally it is a day in which women are given the day off after … More Christmas is not over…
As I help my son pack up to leave home until September, I am reminded of a story a friend of mine told me. She is from a large, very close, farming family. Her parents worked extraordinarily hard, as did she and her siblings when they were not at school. Being a typical Irish family … More My new year begins with a challenge.
Tonight, due to my magnificent contacts, I managed to arrange a visit to the pool by the big man himself. We had almost seventy young swimmers, aged five to ten years old swimming, when the bell rang and ‘Ho Ho Ho’ echoed around the pool. Amidst great excitement they climbed out group by group to … More Overheard near Santa.
I thought I’d update you on my post last night. You will be pleased to hear I found my Christmas cheer. If you want proof, well here it is. I woke up this morning to find a large number of Santa hats seem to have made their way home with me from my night out.
As I chase my tail here is my story of Christmas, so far. I begin the day with coaching at 6am and there is definitely more than a hint of Christmas spirit among our young swimmers. Afterwards I am determined to begin shopping. ‘Why not make a list?’ he who has but one present to … More My story of Christmas
Have you ever felt your marriage tested? In principle, I’m all for monogamy, love at first sight, him being your best friend and you both living happily ever after, but what about the reality? That first time you look at him and think, ‘Oh dear he’s not so gorgeous now?’ Followed quickly by the memory, … More Testing marriage.
It’s Monday and I know many of you have not slept a wink as you wait, impatient to discover if you really know me at all. So without further ado here are the results. Well, maybe there will be a quick ado, as I briefly fill in those of you who had a life this … More The results are in…
Today I’d a moral dilemma, well maybe more of a ‘feck what will I do’ moment? So for a bit of fun I thought I’d test you to see how well do you know me? You may remember that yer man I’m married to is mad into Gaelic football and that the team he is … More How well do you know me?
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