Note: not all of my images made it through the import process, some were lost in a photo sharing program I used to use. Today was a very wet rainy day and I only got outside for a short walk between the showers so I did some catching up on reading books and blogs and…
I spent the weekend with many friends, listening. We listened to each other as we shared part of our life story. We spoke in turn and did not interrupt each other, concentrating instead on listening. Not the sort of listening where you are already composing your retort/reply/next question. It was the sort of listening that…
Yesterday I was sitting in my van in a carpark, writing my shopping list – boy, aren’t I organised? Anyway, there I was, minding my own business for a short while, looking about me for inspiration for the shopping, when I noticed that a SUV parked in front of me had a 6 litre engine!…
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…
I was web-surfing for while today waiting for the rain to stop – I have a few sacks of montbretia to plant out thanks to a green fingered friend who was tidying up her garden. I noticed a headline on a news report that looked promising – “Ryan announces €500m investment for electricity sector” –…
Guest Post from Colette Ní Eachtarn (a friend who doesn’t have a blog… yet. Her words need to be heard) ————————————————————– Day 2 on the ground in ‘The Jungle‘ camp, Calais Another very long day today – the sun was shining all day and the teams spirits were high throughout. The first thing I noticed…
