Paramedics yesterday…

This meme is for amusement only. I don’t drink every day. Far from it. Yesterday I awakened feeling pretty good. I was writing and communicating with my lead at SWASFT. I cannot say how wonderful these people are. I gradually realised my chest was heavy. I went downstairs to open my post. After a package

Carolyn Riker…

Blocked me when I asked her not to patronise me. Complete lack of self awareness.

Time For Ireland to Unite

Photo by Larry Feirerra The photo above is the Antrim coast, it is volcanic and rugged. Immensely beautiful, and miles from the unrest. Having lived and worked in Northern Ireland, I am devastated by the current civil unrest. Boys as young as eleven are being encouraged to throw petrol bombs at the police. They don’t

A snack recipe and my breathing…

I eat a low carb diet to prevent insulin being in my system, but we need some for fuel when the weather is cold. I make this snack. You need Filo pastry rolled out very thin and cut in half A pesto of olives – I use mostly black with a small amount of green

A Prince Has Died

Today a Prince among men has diedroyal in birth, a refugee, a child passedfrom land to land.He won the heart and hand of a Princesswooed her, married, and served her wellrenouncing his title to be her Prince. Roguish, dapper, charming, and smarthe was unflinching in the task, he took noflatter, no false position, tireless he

Interview and Poetry with Aine MacAodha, Irish Poet

My Church Has No Windows My church has no windowsin fact it has no doors eitherand to be fair no altarit has no ordained ministeror priest or gospels.Its in my heart, inthe starry skythe moon shining over the landits the planets in our solar systemthe sun when it shines or notits the foods god/creatorleft us,

Prince Harry and Megan Markle

Prince Harry’s good work for veterans left with life changing injuries, his work for mental health, his championing of many charities, are all abandoned by him since Megan Markle decided that being royal was not glamorous enough for her. When they were interviewed on the occasion of their engagement, they told Mishal Hussein that they

I am fragile…

Yesterday was long. A long entire morning on zoom with SWAST. Very interesting. Then I was at a loss as to how to catch up. And then I realised that this is part of my life now, so catching up is not an issue. I just adapt my daily routine. I had, I thought, sent

Paramedics yet again…

This morning a friend messaged me to say he was in town and would take a look at my phone, which since I put it into a Snakehive case, has been showing a screen that I don’t want. I could get rid of the screen, but it annoyed me a lot. I wanted him to

A strange day…

Snow in April here is unusual. It started falling just as I was halfway to somewhere. It was -3C last night, and my heating had been switched off. Yes. I am that stupid. It was also strange as I got two texts harassing me. They had been told not to contact me or come near