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The Irish Emigrant on Hiatus. 23 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
One of the best versions of this song I've ever heard. Hanky time. Behave yourselves while I play on the other side of the pond.
Potluck 21 Aug 2013 | 06:52 pm
Me and my H20 today (from my deck). A friend of mine and her brand new husband have built their dream retirement home. All cedar and pine with a huge great room with a vaulted ceiling and a wood burn...
I've got a little list, I've got a little list 19 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm
Anyone who knows me knows I'm a mad fan - and one time performer back in the ancient Cork City days before interwebz and kidlets and emigration - of Gilbert & Sullivan. You could sing their ditties of...
Gratitude 18 Aug 2013 | 07:58 am
I had this box from Daughter. A big huge serious box. Stuffed. With books. And bookmarks. Great books. And a chair cover that said "Happy Birthday" and old photos that made me smile including a gorge...
Deadly Laughter. 16 Aug 2013 | 10:14 am
A dear old friend called me tonight on the cusp of my turning into a serious elder - my birthday is the 16th. She hesitated to tell me her news and then burst out with it. Her dad had died. A dad who ...
Additions 12 Aug 2013 | 10:59 pm
I often bring you views of the ocean at the front of my house - but this is a view of the meadow at the back. "Magical are the additions to one's life that don't involve money or material goods." (an...
Life is Series of Subtractions. 9 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
A blog-mate and I were exchanging emails about how she was giving up this 'n that and I was sharing with her what I had chosen to give up when I was reminded of a spiritual retreat I was on back in th...
Memento Mori 8 Aug 2013 | 08:44 am
He was a tough, stocky fellow with a loud grating voice. I sure didn't enjoy his behaviour at our weekly village card game. He banged the table a lot. He was a school bus driver and had a rough cut to...
Wet Days 5 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
Soft days Mauzy days. A soft day thank God A wind from the south with a honeyed mouth.... I had great plans for myself today. A good long hike on the East Coast Trail. But all came to naught. Rain...
No Do Days 3 Aug 2013 | 03:36 am
A friend had a stepfather she didn't particularly like very much. I think her feelings were fairly conflicted on that matter as he was very good to her mother. He'd been a lifelong bachelor and only m...
