I have a think about this monent of natural change ..
Category: Life
In Praise of Kitchens
Christmas shopping has changed
A 2025 Shopping trip in late November reminds me of the shoppiing trips in the 70’s which were markedly different in Northern ireland , find out what I mean by clicking “Read More”
Saturdays from long ago remembered
I remember Saturday afternoons from long ago and I smile .. click read more to find out why
Silence is a good thing
Sitting with my mother in the days before her death
As my mother’s long life was ending we in the family made sure she was not alone and we sat wither her in shifts. As I sat this occured to me. Click read more to see the details
Thoughts on the Migrant Trial in the Sperrins
There is much being said about Migratants in the press at the minute. Ireland was the source of a mass migration to the “new world” in the 1840’s .. these are my thoughts
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How things help us remember
If I was a psychopomp what would I be?
I mull over the options of becoming the McDonagh clann Banshee and in doing so escort our dead to the next life
On looking at an abandoned house
Near by my house is an abandoned house that I pass regularly, i stopped to look at it and did some thinking