Fancy a trip to Ireland? We are in the midst of a heat wave, and I thought you might like to experience it, as for most of you it is a little too far to travel. We are famous for our lush and green countryside. However at the moment the first thing you might notice … More The Irish heatwave
Where did it all start? This love of writing, this love of reading? Was it sitting on my mums lap, listening to her lilting voice, as she read a bedtime story to my younger brother and I? Or was it the day I read, “The lion the witch and the wardrobe”, and discovered the adventure … More Where did it begin?
Forget Freshly Pressed. Instead I’d like to introduce you to “Freshly Impressed”. These are a selection of posts, which I, as an ordinary blogger “liked” on wordpress. Posts that really moved me, or made me laugh. Posts that have lived on past the initial read. So here they are my first bloggers to be Freshly … More Freshly Impressed #1
As a nurse you meet so many people. However there are some people you meet, and for whatever reason you never forget them. Mary was one such a person for me. Mary was a “Real Dub”. She came from a long line of Dubliners, and lived in an area, which was filled with other “Real … More An unforgettable character.
Today you woke up as usual ready to greet another day. For most or you today will not be one you will ever recall. For us we will never forget it. As I sit here an amazing journey is beginning. Somewhere many miles away in the United States, a young woman is leaving her home … More Today is THE day.
Daily Prompt: Stranger in a Strange Land. Every time I see an immigrant, struggling to speak English here, I think “This could be their story”. It is a story I first read years ago in our local paper. It is a story I have never forgotten. The narrator was a mother of one child. She … More Seeking sanctuary.
I am surrounded by silence. Twenty two years I have waited, and here it is at last. However it is not the pleasant quiet, that I dreamed about. There is an emptiness, which I had not foreseen, and a feeling of loss. I realize as I sit home alone, just how loud silence can be. … More Home alone.
Am I a writer or a blogger? Are they the same, or two very different things? Does it actually matter? I have a blog on which I write. Is the quality of what I write, disregarded or looked down upon, because I use a medium, which is available to the masses? Are we a sensitive … More Is a blogger a writer?
I love men. Some of my best friends are men. Yet sometimes… I hate men! These feelings of anger and animosity, were first felt when I was very young. My brother had a gang. Each member was a super hero. He was Captain America. Guess what? No girls allowed! Where I grew up children would … More It is a mans world.
Am I vain? Of course not. Would anyone who is vain, rarely wear make up? Or apply just a small amount of hair gel, to ensure the messed up I don’t care look. Spend no time at all, choosing clothes that don’t look too dressy, but are just so “me”. Have nails which are unpolished, … More I am not vain. Or am I?
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison
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