Some thoughts on hope
It turns out my Grandad and Seamus Heaney both died on the same day last week. Friday. I keep trying to imagine whether the two men are having a conversation […]
It turns out my Grandad and Seamus Heaney both died on the same day last week. Friday. I keep trying to imagine whether the two men are having a conversation […]
Last week, the Independent reported the results of a survey published by online dating site, Christian Connection. The survey of more than 2,700 churchgoing singles found that they feel lonely […]
Whenever women get together, particularly if you’ve not had a good catch up, then every aspect of life, work, and relationships has to be picked over and dissected. On Saturday […]
Yikes. I had forgotten what an outpouring this one was… #1c. The only heartfelt and sincere Valentine’s card, nay, declaration of profound affection, I have ever received I’m not going […]
Like I said in my last post, I’ve always believed that I have only ever received one Valentine’s card in my life. But look what I found… #1b. Three Valentine’s […]
In my own telling of the history of my life, I have only ever received one Valentine’s card. But in the box that is now the Museum of my Life […]
A couple of months ago, on a beautiful weekend away with a dear friend in Donegal, I read this: ‘A sixteen year old boy… tells me in a session, about […]
‘The “rule of three” is a principle in that suggests that things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of things.’ Wikipedia It’s often said […]
You can’t live with them or without them. You can’t help being like them. You’ve got them for life. Your family. For the first time in ten years, my extended […]
Today I’m feeling warm and fuzzy inside like I’m in love, and it’s mostly because of Twitter. I love Twitter because when you need help, you can shout for it, […]