A Hundred Thousand Years ago, when I was a young adult, I became a leader in my local youth club. I was only 19 at the time, so not much older than the child members of the club who were aged 10-14. While the idea of the club was to provide a wholesome social and …
Not keen to leave things to chance (or to anyone else either), I like to make plans and ensure I give myself a happy birthday. It can be a lot of pressure on friends and loved ones to see that you have a great day, so instead of waiting to see what they have planned …
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 met Lindara, I thought for the 1st time, when I arrived on her door over 10 years ago to join a creative writing group. She looked me up and down and said ‘I know you! You were one of my youth club leaders’. I’ll be honest I didn’t recognise her straight away, it had …
Sandymount Strand. Chances are each of us conjures up a different mental picture when we hear those words. That’s because she has more faces than a Rubik’s Cube, you just never know how you’re going to find her. On bright days you’ll see sun glinting off the water, or at low tide, you’ll witness a …
Perhaps I’ve given regular readers of this blog the false impression that I’m an avid cyclist. My bike has featured in several articles, so much so you could have drawn fanciful notions about my cycling abilities. It’s time to set the record straight. While I love my bike and the freedom it gives me, I …
By all accounts I was a very chatty child, too chatty going by the many sayings my father used to get me to pipe down. ‘A quarter of the talk Margaret’, was his mantra of choice, followed by ‘If there were prizes going for talking Margaret, you’d win them hands down’. But the one that …
Ordinary Plenty 