After a weekend of reading increasingly depressing articles about Ireland's economic status, I wonder what I can do to help from here. Nothing much of course, unless I decide to move back there and help with the dig-out. But it is the Christmas season, and it is estimated that there are over a million Irish-born … Continue reading feeling helpless
things to do
help the hallowe’en party
Hallowe'en is not the big deal in Australian that we had at home every year. It was great time of year for us: autumn was well-established, with all the trees turning gold and the days getting shorter. The clocks had usually turned back an hour the weekend before. A bank holiday and school mid-term break … Continue reading help the hallowe’en party
a solo half-weekend
An opportunity to spend a little time in Tasmania is always a good thing. And so it was that I organised to stay an extra twenty-four hours in Hobart following a work trip. It was all going swimmingly until I got sick. I'd had a useful meeting with colleagues, raided the Red Cross second-hand bookshop … Continue reading a solo half-weekend
home alone
I woke up this morning alone in the house, an unusual experience for me on a Saturday. Because we both travel quite a bit, I'm used to having the house to myself, but not for a whole weekend. It brought me back to my twenties, when I mostly lived in country villages quite a distance … Continue reading home alone
Máiréad Doyle 