Flat packs and self assembly
Well, here I am in the second week of May and the weather is still much chillier than usual. for the time of year. Grass growth is slow...
Well, here I am in the second week of May and the weather is still much chillier than usual. for the time of year. Grass growth is slow...
When I listen to the radio or look at the news on TV it is all about Corona Virus ad infinitum. I really have been on information...
I looked at a recent TV series about the Great Irish Famine of 1847. We were a wretched starving people then and millions of our...
Seals are a "plentiful species around our Irish coasts" .This is a common, cultural misconception. Our native seals were hunted to near...
It sure was a strange year and an equally strange Christmas for everyone. Each year I make an effort to reach out to family and to as many...
Covid or not we definitely have Christmas in the air. The Shops have a Christmas glow about them, and the streets have a brighter look...
I love the odd drop of soup during the cold winter months . It is such a delicious lunch when served with a good slice of home-made brown...
November 16th 2020 was a sad day for all of us here in Charlotte Close at the impending departure of our little run around car“, The...
I was out gardening this morning and the bird feeders needed replenishment with peanuts and fat balls to assist our feathered friends in...
I am a great fan of Seamus Heaney’s poetry and I often delve into one of his collections. When I retired a friend of mine gave me a...
During various stages of my life I have reflected on my lifestyle and examine how I am progressing, health wise ,in life. During my...
Since I penned my piece entitled" Boithrin na Smaointe" I have been inundated with reminiscences from many members of RTAI Wicklow. I was...
We were watching the Netflix series “Queens Gambit “over the weekend. It is a lovely mini-series about a young girl whose mother dies and...
Well folks the garage re- ordering project is now virtually finished, and I was ready to gloat and rest on my laurels. I even had the...
There is an old saying that says a long threatening comes at last and so it happened to me and my garage last week. I had been promising...
I worked at the teaching and education game for over 42 years. It was a tough enough assignment trying to please parents, children,...
During the Corona Virus lock-down we all had more time to discover and develop our inner self and talents. I had a close look at my...
Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can, always found in woman, never in a man These oft quoted lines have been around since written...
Aren’t accents lovely. We all have our own peculiar town ,county or country accent . Accents and languages have developed all over the...
I first met Pat and Tony Florio in July 1980 on a Sunday afternoon at their own Woodland Beach wildlife refuge home. I was a member of...
Ramblings from Mick