Ireland lost…

Or they let France win. Ireland put up a poor defence in the second half. So Ireland are third in the tournament and England win it. Not my happy day then. A friend phoned me and said they’d played a joke on Mike. I don’t even know his address. How weird. So we have lockdown

Rugby all day…

So today is the last day of the Six Nations. I’ll be watching. I went to have a meal with a friend, and I stayed overnight. It was very pleasant but I like my own bed. We had Thai curry which was delicious. I am getting an ache in my left arm which is strange.

My facebook post six years ago…

Gratitude day 3 of 7. I am deeply grateful for my Dad. A gentle man who can mix which rich and poor and not be changed, who taught me manners and right from wrong, who has given me hours and days of laughter and hiking, who carried me when I was so near to death

Ireland won, and how!…

What a match. Ireland on top form even without their home crowd. First two caps for Hugo Keenan on his debut, Sexton converting, and another try from him. Stockdale, Henshaw, and Murphy putting in great set ups and as always fabulous teamwork. They meet France next week. France are playing Wales this evening. I so

Ireland will play rugby…

Tomorrow Ireland will play at home and it will be on TV live. I can’t wait. It’s the postponed match of the Six Nations. The following weekend all six teams will be playing it seems. That is a bit strange, unless I’ve missed something, I’m very low on wordpress engagement, which makes me sad, but

Male and female brain with the 5 stages of love…

Louann Brizendine, M.D., is an American scientist, a neuropsychiatrist who is both a researcher and a clinician and professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She’s written two books, The Male Brain and The Female Brain, and notes significant differences including the following: Medial Preoptic Area. This is the area of sexual pursuit and is 2.5 times larger in

A friend’s poem…John Sean Mannix

Pieces Once upon a time Before the clock flew by and fun was had. Before the madness and sadness choked away the glad Before the mind cried mad and caved to the bad I was whole. A perfect godlike being. Godlike as in pure and innocent with no blemish nor imperfection. Apart from the anger,

Approached for an interview in L.A.

Someone on Linkedin has approached me to be interviewed about my poetry collection. I’ve never heard of him and don’t trust a word he says. I have been very fatigued today. I have written a little. My friend and poet, Frank Mundo, has written a wonderful review about my collection. It is still available through

I realise I have lost all my resilience…

The last two years since my sister died have been very hard, and since last year when Mike ghosted me because he ‘didn’t want to be my cook, cleaner and nurse’, twenty four hours after he proclaimed his love and that he would not let me die alone, my emotional strength has been even more

Today could have been so different…

Someone arranged to meet me today. I spent a while thinking about cancelling. Then I realised it would do me the world of good to get out in the sunshine, and I could get groceries afterwards. We outside in the sunshine. It was so mild. We talked for ages. Then we parted company and I