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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


Northeast Kingdom and The American Odyssey
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...
caldun09
Sep 12, 20205 min read


St Vincent de Paul Society / Memory Lane Image from SVDP National website
Last week we were getting our house painted. We had our regular painter but this time he had an east European man, Michael (not his real...
caldun09
Sep 7, 20204 min read


Painting and Changing Times
We have lived in the same abode for nigh on 25 years and so it was decreed by senior management that blinds and curtains should be...
caldun09
Sep 3, 20204 min read


THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME / THE STORY OF DISNEY
Some weeks ago, I read the story of Facebook and I thoroughly enjoyed it Since then I have been gorging myself on “The Ride of a...
caldun09
Sep 1, 20203 min read


Kerry Pandemic Vacation
Last week we headed off on our staycation to the Kingdom of Kerry for a week. We had plans to link up and dine with other family members...
caldun09
Aug 26, 20205 min read


The Kiosk in Courtown Harbour, Co Wexford
I think life is getting more complicated . Maybe it’s because I am advancing quickly up along the chronological ladder and I reflect back...
caldun09
Aug 23, 20203 min read


At the outset I must say that I love reading and in particular biographical books dealing with successful business leaders and world...
caldun09
Aug 23, 20203 min read


The Greenan Maze
I had ,for a long time planned a visit to The Greenan Maze,but I wondered if it would be a suitable venue for those like myself who are...
caldun09
Aug 16, 20204 min read


THE WOOD TURNER Photo: Scots Pine in Courtown Woods
Last week I wrote about my post cocooning walk and my introduction to the elder flower and the many cordials and champagne and cakes you...
caldun09
Aug 14, 20203 min read


THE WHITE SPIDER Photo: White spider on Foxglove on Ballymoney Road, Gorey, Co Wexford.
When the weather looks inclement, I get up ,look out and having breakfasted and done the morning chores I put on my old walking boots, a...
caldun09
Aug 14, 20203 min read


Summer Scorcher Photo: Horse Chestnut in Courtown Woods
I look at the weather forecast most nights to determine my plan for the following day. If it’s to be very wet and windy then its reading...
caldun09
Aug 14, 20203 min read


Everyone"s talking Corona Virus
Today was to be a very fine summer day with temperatures forecast to be up in the mid twenties and we were all looking forward to a...
caldun09
Aug 14, 20203 min read


KEEPING FIT ROUTINE FOR LIFE
I think there is nothing as invigorating in the morning as a good exercise session? Each morning my wife and I do our 10 minute gym...
caldun09
Aug 13, 20203 min read


'As You Like it' and 'Hide and seek'
I remember studying “ As you like it” by William Shakespeare, the bard of Avon , in secondary school. we had to learn large chunks of it...
caldun09
Aug 13, 20203 min read


KEEP FIT WITH YOUR 10000 DAILY STEPS Photo: Path through Courtown WooDS
When I was going to school in the good old CBS in Tralee, we learned quite a few songs and I still remember the fervour with which we...
caldun09
Aug 13, 20203 min read
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