It’s Thursday night. A hugely anticipated night in our house. At about 9pm the excitement peaks. Just before my husband arrives in with the shopping. I always know it’s a Thursday because of the many presses left open throughout the day. This happens as a result of my children looking for non existent food. They … More Thursday night. Feeding time at the zoo.
I think I am part of the very first group of parents to rear children in the era of computer and online technology. We had no rule books, no prior knowledge to tap into. This modern world of technology and social media, was very different to the world I knew as a child. In our … More We can’t ignore technology when we have children.
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In the not so distant past, I was invited to write a story for Black Box Warnings. It was more of a cross-emailing going on – I’d approached Le Clown first and in his reply, explained that Jen had already spoken to him about…
A few of you have told me you have posted me letters but I have not received them. Just in case there are more of you, if I have not emailed you back can you please make contact with me again so I do not miss any letters. If I get your email I will … More Re letters.
If you wish to contribute a letter to my upcoming “series of letters”, here are a few guidelines. Quite a number of people have asked what sort of letter, what are the rules and how do they send it to me? Firstly any letter can be featured. It could be a letter to a first … More Guidelines for contributing a letter to “A series of letters”.
Last night was officially the end of Christmas in our house. Yes, you may say we were flogging a dead horse but it is just tradition with us. Each year at the end of January we go to see the panto. All six of us. The pantomime is not a tradition I was reared with, … More How I stay young at heart.
I know there is a polar vortex in areas of the United States. It is so cold in some areas schools are cancelled. They estimate 118 million people are feeling its effects. Well I’d like to correct Sky news, CNN and our own local radio channel RTE. Their figures are incorrect. 118 million and 1 … More Newsflash! Polar Vortex in Ireland too.
I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. W.B Yeats.(He wishes for the cloths of heaven) Do you have dreams of things you want to achieve? Do you actually do anything to make them a reality? It’s the new year and like so many others I’ve been … More Is it really better to try and fail?
I have heard it said that opposites attract. Well if that is the case it’s a wonder my husband and I can bear to move apart. Every day I observe the many differences there are between us. Not the ones we all speak of, like our physical differences or differences in pay packets. No I … More Did you attract your opposite?
Shhh, don’t tell anyone but I’m finding time to blog. I’m not sure how long it will be before some member of my family appears, and shatters my piece, but here’s hoping it lasts. I had promised that my next post would feature some of my own personal favourite posts I wrote last year. Well … More All kinds of everything. My favourite posts of 2013.
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