by Barbara | Jan 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday last, 19th January, I got up at 5am. I headed straight for the kitchen for a glass of ice cold orange juice to wake me up. As I arrived downstairs I wondered who had left what light on. The kitchen was glowing in the darkness of the pre dawn. I suspected...
by Barbara | Jan 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today I attended the funeral of a man I didn’t know well but who was a constant if irregular presence in my life since the mid 70’s.I first saw Paul Ashford when my mother brought me to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The production was meant to take...
by Barbara | Jan 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
This piece was broadcast on Sunday Miscellany, RTE Radio 1 on Sunday 9th of January.The recent snowfall, which caused such travel chaos, also brought with it some unexpected and beautiful gifts, which was very appropriate in the run up to the Festive Season.The...
by Barbara | Jan 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today, 6th of January is the feast of the epiphany but here in Ireland it is also Women’s Christmas – Nollaig na mBan.To mark the occasion I have written a guest post for the Anti Room Blog which you can read here.Enjoy!
by Barbara | Jan 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Long, long ago, in a galaxy far away, I was about 20 and working for JWT, at that time Ireland’s largest tour operator. It was a great job which I loved very much. Most travel companies at that time were staffed mainly by people in their 20s and early 30s and so the...
