First of all a mega "merci" to  Ginger from sailingoveracardboardsea  for this totally unexpected award. This was so heart warming...

I always loved the sound of the name “Madeleine”. In French, the succession of warm vowels and soft consonants never fails to evoke “une cer...

I started writing something about Chrysanthemums 3 days ago, and could not. 23 rd October was the anniversary of my mom's death. In fac...

Had a very strange Friday. First of all I have been sick all week with tummy issues, and I have been ignoring this too long, so if I get 5 m...

The other day I had a revelation in the dentist’s waiting room. My dentist, like most other dentists and doctors, usually has a huge array o...

Relax... This isn't a riddle! Last week I took a stroll down to Ranelagh - my neighbourhood - which together with Rathmines is postco...

- Let them eat cake! - Marie-Antoinette once said (Although this is not historically accurate, seemingly she said - Let them eat brioche! )...