Grace Wynne-Jones

Savouring simple pleasures adds a sparkle to ho hum days when one longs to be under an olive tree eating figs. Of course it would be great if life felt glorious every day and one bolted out of bed deluged with enthusiasm. But the human condition is a somewhat mixed experience. One rarely, [...]

I suppose it was only a matter of time before I realised how gorgeous Stephen Fry is. In a way I knew this before. I certainly admired him. But it is his interest in wildlife that has proved particularly endearing. The ‘Last Chance To See’ programmes on BBC2 are wonderful. In yesterday’s offering he [...]

I want to tell you about a house. Not any old house but a house I loved. It was a refuge, a sanctuary, a friend. As I start to type these lovestruck words about it there’s a niggling feeling that I cannot do it justice. And yet I want to describe the house to you, [...]

Thought I’d better add a new blog since Honey has written such long ones recently. I don’t think she’s finished reading The Artists’ Way yet though she frequently opens it and feels very virtuous when she does her ‘morning pages’.
Got a lovely comment from a reader recently who said that ‘Wise Follies’ had really cheered [...]

Yesterday I went to Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin with a friend. It’s by the sea and we walked to a part of the pier where seals often gather but they weren’t there…they probably prefer to hang around when the small fish shop in that particular location is open. Maybe they get leftovers or something. Savvy [...]

Ordinary Miracles review: ‘She has an assured style and a wonderful insight into the separated lady’s lot…I couldn’t put it down. I literally read it from cover to cover.’ Muriel Bolger, ‘No Jacket Required’ RTE Radio One
Have joined Twitter. Didn’t think I would but I want to find out more about social media since [...]

There was a great documentary about the artist David Hockney on the telly last night (BBC2 ‘Imagine’…’A Bigger Picture’). There is something about Hockney that makes me smile. I love his playfulness. His undiminished enthusiasm for creativity. There were many images of him up very early and painting landscapes near Bradford. He is from that [...]

It is very warm here today. It was warm yesterday too. After I’d sent off an article I went for a walk later on in the day. The sea looked deep blue and sparkly. I bought strawberries at a shop stall.
My duvet is out in the sunshine getting an airing. When I was an [...]

Hi Folks,
I went to Dublin Zoo recently. I haven’t been there for decades. I had an appointment in Dublin and after it I wondered if I ’should’ go home because I had various things to do. But no…I wanted to go to the zoo! I had fond childhood memories of it. I love animals [...]

Hi there!
I visited Limerick recently to give a talk at Limerick City Library…a most impressive library in a beautiful old building called The Granary. I hadn’t visited Limerick for quite a while. I was brought up near Limerick and went to boarding school there. I was very pleased to find the station hadn’t changed [...]