This beautiful tapestry, made of felt, is by my sister Meabh Warburton and hopefully will be on display at the annual Craft Fair run in conjunction with the RDS Horse Show. Meabh’s work has also been accepted for the annual Chelsea Craft Show in the autumn. She accepts commissions!Good news: Meabh has won top prize […]
Caption: For you keen gardeners out there. This is what happens to expensive imported sods of grass when the sprinkling systems (using recycled water) gets bunged up. A date which I picked up last week has dried out; I take a big chance and eat it. It’s sweet and delicious. Would that other fruits (such […]
For a second Sunday, decided to take an early morning walk before it got too hot. My goal was the NationalMuseum which I have failed to find on earlier outings. It’s just off the Corniche and I memorise my route before I set off just after 7.30am. There are a few people around all ready. […]
Small contracting companies are ignoring a ruling from the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing banning work on construction site between 11.30am and 3pm until August 31, according to the local newspaper. A noted Muslim cleric has criticised such firms on television, stating that Islam forbids work on open sites from 12 noon to […]
Still attempting to come to terms with terrible news I got on Thursday. Triathlete Caroline Kearney, daughter of Ann, has died, aged only 24. She was in an accident while training with a group on her bike last Wednesday, near St Raphael, in the south of France, where she was training full-time with her sights […]
When you write in Arabic, you leave out the vowels. The owner of this sabubrious looking establishment has carried the logic over into English – the correct name in case you can’t guess is ‘Interdiplomat’. So now when you come to town, you know where to go!
Lady Icarus – new edition
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Simms book – launch November 7
“Lady Icarus” – sold out! As are the Markievicz books!
Cork – “the most comfortable jail”
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