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Personal Analysis
I sit down post prandial My thoughts are all astray I have Covid In my head only I suffer from prolonged lockdown syndrome In one way I...
caldun09
Feb 16, 20211 min read


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...
caldun09
Feb 6, 20215 min read


Courtown Beach Walking On A Cold and Frosty Morning
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...
caldun09
Jan 28, 20215 min read


Rural Electrification Ireland
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...
caldun09
Jan 24, 20216 min read


Courtown Seals Rescued and Released
Seals are a "plentiful species around our Irish coasts" .This is a common, cultural misconception. Our native seals were hunted to near...
caldun09
Jan 8, 20214 min read


My Personal Christmas 2020
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...
caldun09
Jan 2, 20216 min read


Greetings and memories
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...
caldun09
Dec 31, 20205 min read


IT'S SOUP WEATHER TIME
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...
caldun09
Dec 4, 20203 min read


The trauma of changing your car
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...
caldun09
Dec 3, 20203 min read


Seamus Heaney with the wran and blackbird
I was out gardening this morning and the bird feeders needed replenishment with peanuts and fat balls to assist our feathered friends in...
caldun09
Nov 23, 20204 min read


A day in the bog
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...
caldun09
Nov 22, 20205 min read


My lifetime diet challenge
During various stages of my life I have reflected on my lifestyle and examine how I am progressing, health wise ,in life. During my...
caldun09
Nov 15, 20204 min read


MY FIRST SCHOOL TOUR
Since I penned my piece entitled" Boithrin na Smaointe" I have been inundated with reminiscences from many members of RTAI Wicklow. I was...
caldun09
Nov 12, 20205 min read


TALK AND CHALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
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...
caldun09
Nov 6, 20205 min read


A GARDEN IS A THING OF BEAUTY AND A JOB FOREVER
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...
caldun09
Oct 29, 20205 min read


A long threatening comes at last. It's decluttering time.
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...
caldun09
Oct 22, 20205 min read


Dressing for the Occasion
I worked at the teaching and education game for over 42 years. It was a tough enough assignment trying to please parents, children,...
caldun09
Oct 16, 20204 min read


Personal cooking talents and the new Masterchef
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...
caldun09
Oct 9, 20204 min read


Have Patience
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...
caldun09
Sep 28, 20204 min read


UP THE KINGDOM AND OTHER ACCENTS
Aren’t accents lovely. We all have our own peculiar town ,county or country accent . Accents and languages have developed all over the...
caldun09
Sep 20, 20206 min read
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