Sinead Went Home…To a National Park?

Since when did Killarney become a National Park? I’ve read the Annals of Innisfallen. Brian Boru and his grandson Muirchertach Ua Briain must be turning in their graves. Muirchertach Ua Briain had a bit of a tiff with Magnus Barelegs, King of Norway about the title of High King of Ireland. Enter the Ravens of […]

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Put Money In Thy Purse

Sadder than Sad. A greater tragedy than even Shakespeare could write. Youtube IS IAGO. That whisper in the ear. That promise of wealth and fame. That endless promise of love and admiration. I have and will NEVER become a youtube TRUTHER. This was the set up for the fall from the beginning. EGO or IAGO […]

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RESET : BACK TO THE PAST

Phone call earlier. A young man all over the internet complaining that the police took his gun licence away. Police capitulate and give him it back. He goes out and buys a gun. HERE, in my home, we have had all our shot guns taken. And licenses. Same with brother and brother-in-law. ALL of us […]

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To Lose One Parent etc

The Importance of Being EARNEST. EARNEST : resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction. I’ve lost both. AND their parents too. MY Carelessness!

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Sparrowhawk

OH. Right. OK. It’s taken me a few days to identify the sound in my orchard and the bird that flew past my head so fast that I didn’t have time to move. I see why now. We have them here. They are amazing and gorgeous and … deadly. So, I’ve warned all the small […]

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Laguna Seca : BMW M3

Strange Things happen when you clean out the floor to ceiling kitchen cupboards. That’ll take an hour, said I. Oh. Kay. I started at 8am. And even with the help (not help) of youngest son, I finished just before 11am. Amazing things found. Like the spare BMW M3 key that we swore blind we didn’t […]

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Johnny English aka Dave Scottish

I TOTES understand why my Dad was a RIGHT pain in the arse. Sheesh. My first job in Stoke Poges. Down the road at a local pubs. The local Entertainment Camp. The local discos. London. Ireland. I could not escape him. EVER. HE was Arnie Pye- Eye in the Sky. And I hated him for […]

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Kidnapped ?

Even in war torn Karachi I was reminded of this cartoon. Don’t Worry, Love. I won’t have to pay. They’ll pay me to take you back. TRUTH. I’d be quite proud of this if it didn’t mean what I think it means :o)

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Everyday In Every Way : I’m Told That I’m Invisible

Unimportant. Uselss. Not needed. Not Wanted. I DON’T tell Lies. Every thing I write is MY TRUTH. MY LIFE. MY EXPERIENCE. But… After being for so many yearsthe life and soul of the partyit’s weirdI’m invisibleWhatever Ihave said and donedoesn’t matter in this chatterand humI’m invisible I’m herebut you can’t see meI’m invisibleIt’s queerhow graduallyI’ve […]

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Layers Upon Layers : Back With Iago

OMG. I missed the Tennyson bit? And he is my homie. Bad. Head Hung/Hanged in SHAME :o( From the Guardian Newspaper : We have recently pointed you at a graphic novel about the history of puzzles and at the first novel by Guardian setter Picaroon, each of which remains heavily recommended. Time for a peek at a golden-age […]

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HomeSchooling : History Lessons

And So… …History has been re-written yet again. Today’s mantra is ALL OF HISTORY IS A LIE – ergo we’ll teach our children the new stuff. Via youtube. Every single Parish record is now untrustworthy. Every map. Every family lineage. Every past event. Every diary. Every poem. Every book. Every painting. Every song. Every era. […]

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The UGLY Truth

We’d flown from Rome to Venice. This was me two days later. Still suffering from Palatine Hill-itis. Jesus Wept. I’m f..ugly :o( At least 3 double chins. Drinking Peroni (which is shite btw…for a girl more used to STRONG Danish Lager.) Wonky teeth. And an Everso Everso British accent – the most untrustworthy accent in […]

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