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An Anniverary Milestone
30th August 2022 - Mary Shelley's 225th birthday
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Chemo 7
Chemo 7 I was allowed to return to my original dose of chemo - but not without a certain amount of drama. At each visit the staff weigh me, take my...
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Nanny part 2
We used to ring my nanny when we hit the bridge in Waterford for her to put on the kettle. Nowadays, there’s no point as she would forget as soon as...
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Nanny part 1
When I think back to when I was a child and think of my nanny the first thing, I can remember is the waft of sausages sizzling nicely on the pan that...
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The Lower Third
The lower third refers to any graphic including moving text that appears at the bottom of your TV screen...
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Dear Deer
Fury & determination flight and ending: black & grey hairs flowed like thunder as flags of victory- a powerful wolf snaked through the forest...
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Jo
You made for a formidable figure On the streets of Hackney in that hat Big watch, sharp shirt, your rings You were totally unique - I loved that. You...
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A Regret
A Regret A visit to exhibit our goodwill to instill confidence the essence to rejuvenate an ailing classmate with battered emotion is a courtesy...
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Gran Canaria
Lying in the dark Split far apart By the single beds And the separate covers The too-soft pillows The great expanse of white, white sheets Too far to...
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Northern Spain
I want to go back to that place Near those smooth stone steps Shiny and dimpled with that long metal handrail Going up, up, up in the shining sun The...
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Mother Of Heavenly Help
Mother Of Heavenly Help by Paul McCann Mother Of Heavenly Help I can hear the sound of the wind that blows in the sky above I am protected by its...
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Thirteen Letters. Chapter Ten.
The songs that Maxine had chosen for me to sing, all went Platinum, songs that had previously been unknown to the world at large, was now sung around...
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Contrast
Not everything is black or white
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Words like Pearls
Knowledge should be simplified And never seem tongue tied It should be gathered like a harvest Then freely given away But also stay with you for life...
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The Coffee House.
The Coffee House is the same place as the Teashop, I just mischievously thought it suggested a whole new realm of characters and their stories. The...
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Thank you
picture from flickr
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Ancient stone ruins in South Africa
In Mpumalanga South Africa there are stone ruins, walls no one knows what their purpose was but which must have taken terrific effort and very long...
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Shake me before I Go To Sleep
. \ Shake me before I Go To Sleep By Paul McCann I dreamt of her on a mountain but she looked the other way and the blue sky above my head turned to...
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Redeemed from the gloom
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Some claim that the gospel is fake – what a foolish and dangerous mistake! … Do come, find this freedom and light redeemed from the gloom of the night.…
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It Begins
“Do we really need to have the music this loud?” “What?” “I said…. Do we really need to have this music so loud?” “What? I like it.” “I can’t think...
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