I wish you a Merry Christmas and all the very best for the year ahead. May your spuds sprout early and your snails drown in beer.

Writing lifts me up.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and all the very best for the year ahead. May your spuds sprout early and your snails drown in beer.
I am going off on a sporting tangent today, because my county Waterford, otherwise known as the Déise (ancient tribe of warriors who wore blue
“He who dares not grasp the thorn, should never crave the rose.”
~ Anne Brontë
ALERT: This article is an edited version of today’s earlier one (Halloween), with added thoughts, some of which you may find distressing.
I closed my Facebook account last year on ethical grounds, and enjoyed lots of extra screen-free time. I was genuinely happy with my decision. I
Having to negotiate the ups and downs of my mind is regularly problematic. Now that my website is living as two separate entities, I’m caught