Budget Day and Da

Budget Day and Da

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...
I’M WITH THE IRISH STAND AGAINST TRUMP

I’M WITH THE IRISH STAND AGAINST TRUMP

If the last couple of months have taught me anything, it is that I am an eternal optimist.  To the point of possible stupidity. I wasn’t surprised when Trump won the Presidency and even though I wasn’t at all happy, I comforted myself by thinking that he will be...

Exams, Kittens and Epic Ireland

I recently found myself getting broody.  Not for another baby – oh no – but for a little ball of madness that is most kittens. Around the same time the stress levels in the house were noticeably heightened due to Junior Cert and fifth year house exams.  There was a...