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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I think life is getting more complicated . Maybe it’s because I am advancing quickly up along the chronological ladder and I reflect back...

At the outset I must say that I love reading and in particular biographical books dealing with successful business leaders and world...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Courtown beach adjoins Courtown Woods and we often ramble down there and walk to the end of the beach to Dodd’s Rocks for a change of...

There was a discernible autumnal feel to the weather today with a nice fresh dew on the grass and that muggy airless feeling in the...

During the Corona Virus lockdown, I was lucky to live so close to Courtown woods and beach and was able to ramble freely. My most...

Walking, talking , rambling, strolling, jogging are all good for the body and soul. They are especially good for you when you meet...

2020 summer season will not be remembered for the amount of sunshine that poured Vitamin D into our systems. WE were really thrilled ...