When we were children, we used to go to UCD to collect conkers. I remember Mum laughing, saying ‘I hope they’re not the only trophies you take home from here’. She was laughing because a) we lived right beside it and b) she felt confident we’d bag as many letters after our names as we …
Today, we’re going on a nature walk with my good pal Judy. Many years ago, Judy ran a playschool but she has never been able, or some would say willing, to shake off that disposition. Ballawley Park in Dundrum was our destination, I brought the picnic, Judy brought the childlike wonder. Let me get a …
I had to go out to the shed the other day and there it was looking at me. It's been a while, at first I couldn't return its gaze, eventually I took in its back wheel and saddle, its basket and helmet. I have been ignoring my bike for the last few months, but it …
Ordinary Plenty 