Are your decorations still up? Is Christmas over and done with in your house for another year? If you answer yes, you are not a woman from Cork. Here in Cork, tomorrow, January 6th, is Women’s Little Christmas (Nollaig na mBan). Traditionally it is a day in which women are given the day off after … More Christmas is not over…
And so you are gone. This is how it should be. You, all grown up and seeking new adventure; the nest too small; the world calling you. Yet not too many years ago I was your world and you were mine. There is one moment, clearly etched in my mind, when the small baby that … More May all your dreams come true.
As I help my son pack up to leave home until September, I am reminded of a story a friend of mine told me. She is from a large, very close, farming family. Her parents worked extraordinarily hard, as did she and her siblings when they were not at school. Being a typical Irish family … More My new year begins with a challenge.
A few days ago a great friend of mine waved her youngest off on a wonderful adventure. I know as she did so she sent a little piece of herself with her, for I don’t believe it is possible for a mother to really say goodbye. So my friend as you get used to not … More Dear friend…
I may say my Christmas day was brilliant but, not everything went perfectly. Here is a small selection of it’s less than wonderful moments. The night before… Son,,, Mum, I wouldn’t like to be asking you this tomorrow but… Me… What? Spit it out. Son… Okay, so if I am looking for receipts for anything … More Christmas Day was great… mostly.
It’s Christmas Eve. Others I know seem to have cooked all but the turkey, but I am happy to put all that off until tomorrow. Presents are wrapped, well most of them, and the house is fit for visitors. So there is nothing left to say except to wish each and every person who has … More From Me to You.
I sometimes forget that not everyone who reads this, celebrates Christmas like we do here in Ireland. So I’ll give you a brief insight into my day and I’d love an insight into yours. Feel free to comment or to share a link to your Christmas post in the comments. I’d love to read them. … More Welcome to my Christmas.
I’m jumping off the pre Christmas crazy train. Today I ignored the palpitations I felt as I checked and double checked how few days are left until Christmas. I resisted the urge to rush to the shops to continue to buy presents. Today I decided to just be. Yesterday my two eldest children returned from … More Stop the clock!
Tonight, due to my magnificent contacts, I managed to arrange a visit to the pool by the big man himself. We had almost seventy young swimmers, aged five to ten years old swimming, when the bell rang and ‘Ho Ho Ho’ echoed around the pool. Amidst great excitement they climbed out group by group to … More Overheard near Santa.
Do you believe in miracles? Neither did I but then one Christmas two years ago this happened. It was the first Christmas after my friends young boy lost his fight against leukemia. I can tell you, that unlike some of the slightly exaggerated tales I tell here of my everyday life, this is a true story, … More Believe it or not?
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