by Barbara | Sep 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
The walls of my hairdressers are painted a soothing combination of coffee and cream.An abundance of large mirrors throws the morning light around the salon.Soft music filters through the air, intermingling with snippets of small talk.“He didn’t?”“Going anywhere...
by Barbara | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
“I am so overcome, I can’t believe it! Oh my God, I am so thrilled.”OK, so that’s actually from my Oscar acceptance speech but I am very honoured to have been given my first blogging award from my friend Suzannah at Joy Frequencies. Being...
by Barbara | Sep 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
He follows me down the hall,recognising signs of impending departure.A change of footwear.The noisy gathering up of keys, phone and glasses.His big brown eyes following my every move.He pads after me, backwards and forwards,carefully treading that thinnest of...
by Barbara | Sep 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
It is now mid September and although we have been experiencing a mini Indian Summer of late, there is a bite in the air, particularly after sunset that reminds me that we have now truly arrived in Autumn. And this is my very favourite season of the year.Somewhere,...
by Barbara | Sep 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
Music, like our sense of smell, has the power to transport us back to a time and to a particular place in an instant. When that music is live, the effect is more intense.Thirty years ago, myself and my best pal, took to following two particular Dublin bands on a very...
by Barbara | Sep 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
The girls going back to school has restored order to our lives again. The alarm is set for the same time each day and signals the beginning of a carefully (most of the time) choreographed routine as the five of us prepare for the day ahead.After the unstructured days...
