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Autumn Sun
Today was a beautiful autumn day, the sun was shining brightly and the morning was crisply clear. We had a few wee showers but mainly it was a gorgeous day. We arrived back home last night and it was great to be home this morning to see the lovely day unfold. Luckily I was outdoors…
More on Seachtain na Gaeilge
It’s still Seachtain na Gaeilge – Irish language week or is it fortnight? Anyway I am going to attempt to write bilingual blog posts for a while to see how it goes. B’fheidir go mbeadh mo spellings uafásach ach is maith liom iarracht a dheanamh nios mó Gaeilge a usáid so tá súil agam go bfhuil…
Beautiful Blackthorn
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Gathering With Women
I am very much looking forward to this weekend. I am travelling to meet some wonderful women and we will spend the weekend together. We will listen to each other, talk about our selves and our experiences and cook together and walk on a beach. I cherish these women and these rare weekends. I also…
A Walk in the Woods
Meself and himself went for a romantic walk in the woods today. Because we work together and live in a small space we can sometimes get into the habit of taking each other a little for granted so we have lately been trying to spend one day a week, preferably Sunday, doing something which we…




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