Category Archives: videos

Missing Thursday Doors

Posted on September 12, 2017 by

We’ve moved! Cavan is now our home county and it’s really lovely here. At present we have no internet, in fact, we don’t even have an electricity supply, yet, but battery operated lamps and candles do a great job for … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – Wee House

Posted on July 20, 2017 by

I know the house we’re renovating is tiny, but this little building is even smaller yet it has more toilets in it. This is the public toilets at Gougane Barra forest park in County Cork. A friend sent me this one … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors – A Dog’s View

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

Jean is so busy this week I offered to do her Thursday Doors post for her. I doubt she’ll even have time to check it out, as the big move is looming. See that crate behind me in the photo, … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

I recently went for a drive up the Knockmealdown Mountains with an old friend of mine and we called on a lady she knew who rescues animals. Along with the dozen or more very friendly dogs that came to greet … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of County Cork

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

I just had to share this video of the county I live in. It was posted online by Cork County Council and if you’ve been following my blog you might recognize some of the places featured, ‘Stone Mad’ in Kinsale … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

An unusual Thursday Door kicks off this week’s post, one I hadn’t come across before. It’s an oven door that’s part of an oil cooker, one of the exhibits on the fourth floor of the Clock Gate Tower Museum in … Continue reading →

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Thursday Doors

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

If you thought this week’s Thursday Doors was taking a ‘break’ from jail, you’d be half right. In my local town of Youghal the Clock Gate Tower has recently been refurbished and opened as a museum. It is the newest … Continue reading →

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Laughter

Posted on January 9, 2016 by

The memory that stands out most for me after I’ve spent a few days with my sisters is the laughter. When we were children and living in the same house  we spent a lot of time trying to get away … Continue reading →

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Not so ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’

Posted on May 5, 2015 by

I have always loved Thomas Hardy’s historical romance, Far from the Madding Crowd, so you can imagine my exquisite delight to find three of my own books alongside his, in the top 100 Victorian romance books on Amazon UK. Most of … Continue reading →

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Ephemeral

Posted on March 31, 2015 by

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Ephemeral.” Definition of Ephemeral: fleeting, momentary, brief. That’s exactly how long these yummy Pastel de Belen tarts lasted when placed on the table in front of me and my sisters on a trip to … Continue reading →

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