Month: July 2016

Gift From The Sea

One of the books I’ve read recently is ‘Gift From the Sea’ by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. ”In this inimitable, beloved classic—graceful, lucid and lyrical—Anne Morrow Lindbergh shares her meditations on youth and age; love and marriage; peace, solitude and contentment as she set them down […]

Birthday, Barbecue, Recipes, & Memories…

I never thought I’d have a summer child, or a blonde child. Tomorrow our baby child, our little joy pocket, our charming Sadhbh (rhymes with five) is five. She’s not sure about it herself and keeps saying, ‘What age am I now?’ in alarmed tones, […]

Reasons to be Cheerful

Right now I’m sitting at my desk in the laundry room, books, notebooks, plants, and my favourite morning coffee mug is by my side, the one I bought on Thomas St in 1995. It’s a grey wet morning, very still. The window’s open to the […]

13 Signs You’re one of the Fae (The Fairies)

“Are you a witch, or are you a fairy? Or are you the wife of Michael Cleary?” - Irish children’s rhyme Poor Bridget Cleary, in 1895 she was burned alive by her husband in front of witnesses because they believed she was a ‘changeling’ a […]