My mom rarely reads my blog, but regardless today I would like to write a special post for her, and for my Dad. Today is their fifty ninth wedding anniversary. In our house there are many photos of our Mom and Dad. However there is one in particular which for me sums up the … More ‘Til death us do part’
Tonight I have no words. It’s all in the video. If you watch it you will see those who have lived, because of organ donors, and you will see the pictures and families of those who gave the ultimate gift to save a life. Unintentional Hero is a beautiful song, written by Pa Curran to … More Have you had the conversation?
Todays second chance repost comes from the blog Dr Hows Science Wows. The writer of this blog is a fellow Irish blogger, and her blog is without doubt one of the snazziest I know. If ever you thought of going self hosted her site would tempt you. It truly “wows”, and is well worth checking … More Second chance repost #13
We use the word “extraordinary” without a thought. How many truly extraordinary people do you know? Tonight a group of families, whose loved ones donated their organs, will gather to salute and acknowledge what their loved ones have done. These are extraordinary people, in the true meaning of the word. Each one of these families … More The launch of Unintentional Hero
A while ago I asked readers to send me in letters. Letters they would write to a loved one, a hated one, a lost love or a letter of any sort. I got so many very interesting letters, way beyond anything I could have imagined. I thought I would return to this series today. So … More A series of letters #25.
In my house, in my kitchen, on the dresser, there is a photograph. It is a photo given to me, of a group of friends and I, all dressed up, on a night away, a few short years ago. I look at that photo and I see…. Before. Before Daniel got sick. Before that awful … More Before.
Do you dream of writing a book? Have you written one? Did you go ahead and have it published? I was reading a blogging friends blog called Pen Scratches, tonight. She said that she has gone a bit quiet on her blog, as in the past month, she has begun to write her book. Her … More Blogging has given me the chance to write, and an excuse not to.
When a baby is born we marvel at how perfect they are. We delight in their tiny hands and feet, the perfect fingers and the tiny fingernails. However within a very short period of time we begin to label that small baby. ‘Oh she’s a slob’ or ‘she’s demanding’. We also decide from a very … More You are what your mother thinks you are!
As we begin to see the mountains of Beara ahead my heart always skips a beat. I was born and reared in Dublin. Irelands capital, in a semi detatched house in a housing estate. However my parents came from Donegal in the North of Ireland, and we used to travel there quite a … More Ireland in all it’s hidden glory.
For those of you who missed me, I am back. On Tuesday I headed away, just himself and myself to West Cork. If you have access to my facebook page you will have seen a couple of photos of Allihies. I knew it would be beautiful. I knew it would be quiet, but it was … More I’m home again, almost!
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