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Gratitude re. ‘Ready Or Not?’
I received this lovely comment on Monday. It was encouraging to read it so MANY THANKS dear Reader! ‘I am a forty eight year old woman who loves books and I have read zillions...
Great Summer Reads
The popular Dundrum branch of Hughes & Hughes has reopened its doors and savvy member of staff, Chris Mills, has kindly provided these summer reading recommendations. The store has lots of great books for...
Cake Tales
“She saw herself riding in the passenger seat, Sam behind the wheel. Like two of those little peg people in a toy car. Husband peg, wife peg, side by side. Facing the road and...
Some Simple Pleasures
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...
Wishing You A Happy New Year
As adults it is easy to become too dutiful. Deep down in many of us is a yearning to run off with the circus…or something equally flamboyant. We want to throw off our shackles....
Christmas at the Rectory
Christmas was a busy time for my Dad . He was a Church of Ireland clergyman and, to use a showbiz term, he knew he would have packed houses on Jesus’s birthday. He gave...
The Tudors
I was an extra on The Tudors last Friday. Got up very early and cycled to Ardmore Studios. I started pedaling along at about 5.45 a.m. It is not far from my wee house....
THE WRITING PROCESS and shoes….
Hi Folks, Most of the clothes I am currently wearing were bought at charity shops…I have naturally enough bought my own underwear and the somewhat clumpy sandals are comfy and can be worn with...
Encouragement
Us writers need encouragement. We also need to learn how to encourage ourselves. For example when I began to send off various short stories I was very disappointed when I got rejections. Then I...
A Bigger Picture
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...


