Did you enjoy it? Did you share it with friends? Did you hug your loved ones? Did you make it as good as it could be? Last Thursday morning I woke up to a text which shook me to the core. My fun loving, lively, fit, active, ‘healthy’ cousin had become ill during the night, … More If this were your last day…
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While Barb’s away… Firstly let me introduce myself. My name is Tric and I’m an Irish blogger, mother and ‘would love to be’ writer. Barb Taub has left you to holiday once more in India, inviting me today to try to console you in her absence. I’m not sure I’m up…
If there is one thing I’d love to know before I kick the bucket its, at what stage in life do girls start to come second? As a mother, I’ve been watching girls grow up over the past twenty four years, and I just can’t quite figure out exactly when it all begins to go … More Why do men rule the world?
It’s been raining for weeks here, or at least it seems that way. Today I went for a walk with a friend. We thought it would lash, but it didn’t. Not only did it not rain, but the sun decided to come out. As we ambled along chatting I felt my mood lighten and for … More Are you having a ‘good’ day?
Some of my earliest memories are of you, my first true love. The times we spent together when I was a child, you building something or other, me sanding blocks of wood for no purpose but to be with you. That time you rescued me from a race I wasn’t ready for. Waking up for … More A brief message to my first true love.
Valentines Day. It sounds so simple, a day to say to someone special, ‘I love you’. Wrong! If you believe that you are in trouble. Valentines Day is commercialism at it’s best. Cleverly it has been sold to us as a day we show our loved ones how much we love them, by buying them cards … More What should you buy her for Valentines Day?
I live in Ireland. I, like almost everyone else in this country, speak English, but Irish is considered our national language. I’m sure you’ve often heard not to mention politics or religion if you want to avoid controversy, well over here you can add the Irish language to that. The mere mention of it sends … More When two worlds collide.
Do you ever find as you read a fellow bloggers posts you imagine you ‘know’ that blogger? So perhaps many of you have pictured an innocent, Irish, law abiding, amazing mother and wife when you read my posts? Well maybe that’s not quite the perfect picture. For there was a time when my picture hung … More That time I was a wanted criminal.
I read that today is World Cancer Awareness day. Does anyone who has been touched by cancer need such a day? Is there anyone’s life who has not been touched? So here is some of those I will be thinking of today: Charles,Charles, Molly, Kathleen, Marian, Ger, Florrie, to mention but a few, and of … More Who will you be remembering?
Fourteen years ago I took you by the hand, somewhat reluctantly on both our parts, and brought you to school; big school. I unclasped your hand from mine and with a kiss I walked away, heartbroken as I saw your look of discomfort and distress. That was the beginning of a new life for you. … More From all mothers to their children sitting exams.
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