by Barbara | Apr 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Having just returned from a wonderful few days back in one of my favourite places, I thought I would share this which was written back in 2012 and featured on RTE Radio One’s Sunday Miscellany. We soon realised we were on the wrong bus. Instead of heading out...
by Barbara | Mar 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the suburbs, leafy and otherwise, the only remaining evidence of The Beast from the East, Storm Emma and the little brother of the Beast are mounds of dirty, icy snow languishing in dark corners of footpaths and gardens. Looking back, I can now reflect on the...
by Barbara | Oct 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
I had 32 days. 32 days in Perth, Western Australia; days of living Australian while fruitlessly searching for some good, sharp blackberry jam to go with my homemade scones (yep, I see what I did there.) I did manage to source Kerrygold butter, which my daughter told...
by Barbara | Oct 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have a salutary tale to tell you and one which should be of interest to anyone who uses public transport, especially Dublin’s Luas. I am not a regular user of public transport, as I work mainly from home and my forays into the city are usually at off peak hours and...
by Barbara | Oct 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Budget Day always makes me a bit scratchy. A bit uneasy. I feel like the world is shifting slightly on its axis and I worry that something important may get dislodged in the process. Something that may cause a domino effect of tumblings, scattering vital bits of my...
by Barbara | Jul 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
My father stood at the top of the stairs and viewed all the kerfuffle in the hall below. My mother was in a bit of a spin but not as much as one of my brothers who had clearly decided he was the ‘man in charge’ of this unfolding new situation. My younger brother...
