Can you remember a time when if you heard that your heart would race? Now you’re a parent of a toddler and it has a whole new meaning. You haven’t had a nights sleep in eighteen months. Memory, humor, disposition, judgement have all become seriously impaired. Enough is enough. Other people have managed it. Tonight … More Tonight’s the night!
Today is Easter Sunday. “Easter” what does it really mean to you? As a non believer what does it mean to me? My family are Catholic and I remember Easters of old. The “celebrations” began officially in our house in true Catholic style, with Good Friday. Don’t be fooled by the name, there is nothing … More Thank God for Easter!
Last night I was in the best of moods. Holidays had begun. I had that Friday feeling and more, as I began a weeks holiday. Gathered in a friends house the atmosphere was party like, two families enjoying friendly banter. Life felt good. Then the phone rang. As I reached for it, for a moment … More One phone call, and life changes forever.
Can any of us imagine as we lie there watching our pregnant belly being scanned what it would be like to be told, “I’ll just get the consultant”. At that point you know all is not what it should be. There is something wrong. Life may never be the same again. Today I took two … More Joanne O Riordan, A girl who knows no limits.
Tonight I read something and it made me smile, because on reading it I knew it would have really got the Irish going. What did I read? I read this 20 best British and Irish novels of all time. Why you may wonder would that upset a nation, well when it was first printed it … More Hey we’re not British we’re Irish.
One of the biggest differences I’ve noticed between my time as a child and the world my children live in, is the growing obsession with healthy eating and body image. As a child my mother stayed at home, and luckily for us was a wonderful cook. Not only did she cook our dinner each day, … More Is talking about healthy food making us all fat?
The weather and time have changed and as if overnight we now live in a beautiful country of sunshine and long evenings. As I step outside the air even seems to smell of Spring and the promise of Summer. Could it be that we could possibly have another Summer of good weather? Two in a … More The first Summer without you.
Tonight I am sitting down falling asleep relaxing, watching television. The U.S Masters Golf is on. When I lived in Australia in my early twenties my husband tried to interest me in Golf. I played, as the weather was so beautiful, but you could say I hadn’t really the temperment for it. My now husband still … More The will to win.
I love language and words in particular. So today I was wandering around my house when the thought came to me, “what is my favourite word”. You guessed it I was not overly busy this morning! A few words immediately sprang to mind, words like “goodnight”, “love you”, “Drink?”, “Hi ya”, “holiday”, etc. However these … More My two favourite words are….
When our young friend Dan died in November it sent a seismic shock through our village. It was the second death of a child within three weeks. Understandably it affected many, with hundreds coming to see him off. I have met some mothers who told me that as they passed the church that day, knowing … More The ripple effect.
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