I was at a wedding yesterday, two young people, deciding to make their match official. They have already been together many years, sharing a house and home. There is something about being at a wedding, which makes you think. As I sat there watching them, holding each others hands, and sharing looks and smiles, I … More Til death us do part.
One of the hospital wards I worked on in Dublin, had more than it’s fair share of elderly men. Many came from very rural locations, lived alone, and most had not taken the time to bathe prior to admission. You could easily identify them on arrival at the hospital. They were poorly shaved, wearing an … More Trust me I’m a nurse.
Today’s daily prompt challenge is, Tell us about a thing you’ll never write about. What a challenge! Is it possible? How can you write about something, that you refuse to write about? Then it hits me like a brick. Oh my God! This is what I have been doing for twenty years. Deep inside I … More I am an adult now and still I cannot tell.
I can remember one day whilst on holidays in Donegal, passing a church. A coffin was being wheeled out, and the only people following it, were the priest and the lady who looks after the church. No relatives, no friends. I was a teenager at the time, but I can remember being so struck, by … More I am relying on wordpress to look after me in my old age.
For most of my life, I have had a blog. Long before wordpress, and even prior to the internet. A hidden blog, Somedays stored in my head, somedays in my heart. This blog was on private, with a dream theme. It had no fancy widgets, but was awash with all kinds of images. All copyrighted … More I miss my secret blog.
News flash! Summer arrived in Ireland today. The sun shone and it was warm. No clouds and more amazingly no rain. It brought back memories, of the one day of Summer, we all remember from last year. The only real Summers day we had! So I headed out to the garden, to attend to the … More An afternoon spent with lost friends.
Last week I went to a club swimming competition. It was there I made my big mistake! It was a fun event, with the over nineteen masters section, and teenagers entered. I arrived there to show support, to the teens I teach, and also to enjoy a bit of fun. As I watched everyone compete, … More Big mistake!
I have no faith. No belief in an afterlife. This is it. As good as it gets. I do not feel the need to argue over it, nor to tell others with strong faith, that they are wrong. Who knows maybe they are not. I grew up as a Catholic, and attended mass and was … More Miracle or coincidence?
We all judge. Fact. It is a trait within us all. Some of us judge more regularly than others, Some more harshly or vocally. But we all do it. I have been reading quite a few parenting blogs recently, who have felt they were judged, and are unhappy with the judgement However in my humble … More How judgemental are you?
As a child I dreamed of being a mom, to eight children. I never really thought about the dad. In fact when I played with the boy next door, He got to be the dad, and in the game that meant he went to work, (around the side of the house), and spent hours there, … More My Life, A Dream That Didn’t Come True.
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