A slice of life in Ireland today. True stories and other stuff from Kildare by Annie Morris. Sunday, 22 March 2015. Blue Suede Shoes in Dublin. This morning, the ten year old played Edelweiss on his out of tune violin for an hour, all the time wearing a gum shield. The eldest teenager lay vomiting in bed, whilst the other one banged her head against the fridge in protest at the lack of sandwich fillings.

Just like Dad used to make. HE was no great shakes in the kitchen, my Dad, but he made a decent cup of tea. And two and a quarter spoons of sugar. Always in a proper cup and saucer. He never used a mug. It was a porcelain cup, incongruous in his big weather beaten hands, or nothing.

Making, Baking, Crafting, Painting. January disappeared on me, and then, guess what? So did February.

Ah a little rant on the scaremongering article published by the Daily Mail. How exactly do they do that I wonder? Mothers and babies have been safely s.

Lifestyle, Parenting and Literary Blog. Reflections on a snow day. Eight things I plan on changing in 2018. Reflections on a snow day.

Saturday, July 18, 2015. Edited b y Sinéad Gleeson,. Is an anthology of thirty short stories by Irish women writers, and its available for pre-order. Sinéad Gleeson is a broadcaster and critic who presents The Book Show. She writes about arts and culture, and reviews books for The Irish Times. Keep up to date with relat.

Ouch My Fanny Hurts! A personal tale of pregnancy and first time parenting. Thank you for reading me, thank you for becoming my friends, and thank you for holding my hand across the sometimes lonely parenting ethers.

Nothing Should be Rushed on Sunday. The weather was gorgeous! Did I say the weather was gorgeous? I decided there and then I was going for a run. My first in over a week. I dressed quickly and arranged to meet Mister Husband and the kids in town and I set off with the dog.