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I am honoured to have been tagged by Patricia Stoltey. Patricia’s blog is always interesting and is wise and funny too. So if you are not familiar with her musings, do drop in and tell her I sent you.I have to give 5 answers to 5 questions…. So here goes.Where were...

My blog has been a bit serious of late and need some light relief. My daughter, Carla is a great source of such relief, particularly recently. For the information of my readers from outside Ireland, the GPO (General Post Office) is an imposing building on Dublin’s...

Gerry Ryan was the voice of a generation – my generation. Just a few years older than me, be began broadcasting his hugely successful morning programme in 1988, the year after my eldest daughter was born.His often irreverent view of life in Ireland was witty and very...

‘Have you anyone for communion this year’ is a question that is surely echoing around the school gates about now, as mothers (and some fathers) compare notes and put the finishing touches to plans for The Big Day in May. Each time I hear the question, my heart soars...

Some weeks back I told you that I was the lucky winner of a book (the very best kind of prize) on Karen Jones Gowen's blog. The book is called Uncut Diamonds - her second novel. I have often found myself having to defend the kind of books I like best. I don’t like...

My previous post has just set a new From My Kitchen Table record for the number of comments! Hurray! Like most bloggers, I often wonder what it is that prompts readers to leave a comment on some posts and not on others.My last post, A New View From My Kitchen Table...

Recently the view from my kitchen table has grown a little dark. I know there are many of us, at home caring for kids, cats and dog while the other half is out in the Big Bad World of Recession trying to earn enough to keep the boat (to borrow from Christy Moore)...

Autumn is my favourite season but there is something so joyful and hopeful about Springtime; a message now more needed than ever.Clear skies reveal the true blue ceiling to our world.Sunlight dazzles and sparkles sending fingers of warmth to stroke my face and...

I love it when I catch the RTE programme, Reeling In The Years, usually by mistake. Last night, I saw the programme featuring 1982 in Ireland. Rugby was big news - we won the Triple Crown. The other big news was the economy - we were in a deep recession. There was...

No not that type of housekeeping, although it is exactly that, that I am abandoning for a couple of days for a wee break in the Sunny South East - Wexford to be precise!So I shall be off air - which may be a relief to many of you!I will bring notebook and pen and hope...

In my previous post, I mentioned some of the ‘celebrities’ I have had tea with. This tea drinking was not as random as it might have sounded. I spent 9 years working for the Alzheimer Society of Ireland where I had responsibility for both fundraising and PR. One of my...

That beautiful blogger, Ann over at Inkpots and Quills was recently awarded this ‘Beautiful Blogger Award’ (congratulations Ann) and has passed it on to yours truly for my lovely Kitchen Table!! I now have to list 7 interesting things about myself and pass the award...