We all know that parenting can be tricky, but I just learned that parenting in a recession is a whole other ball game. In the...
Author: Nichola Beresford
The rest of our lives should be the best of our lives
The rest of our lives should be the best of our lives
I came across a TV interview last week on one of the satellite channels with Art Linkletter and Mark Victor Hansen. To be honest...
I Am What I Ate!
I Am What I Ate!
Up to December of 2008 we had a private rubbish collection where I live. Large communal receptacles were provided for rubbish,...
No country for optimists!
No country for optimists!
I’m currently waving a white hanky in the faint hope that the next person I speak to understands that I have finally...
The Crunch that stole the Christmas Party
The Crunch that stole the Christmas Party
There’s a grinch in our midst known globally as the Credit Crunch. Unlike the Grinch created by Dr Seuss, the likelihood...
Fun at FÁS
Fun at FÁS
It’s great to see that we are building strong relationships with NASA. That’s right, National Aeronautics and Space...
Wash your hands!
Wash your hands!
On a trip to London last week I developed the mother of all head colds within a few hours of arriving. Now it could have...
Spoiling Christmas
Spoiling Christmas
While listening to the radio last week I heard an ad with the dreaded ‘C’ word: Christmas. It was some phone company...
The cusp of change
The cusp of change
While driving from Waterford to Dungarvan last weekend I was struck by the many magnificent colours that are all around at...
Sex Tips for Seniors
Sex Tips for Seniors
My mother finally decided to embrace the world of technology recently and bought herself a laptop. There has been a computer in...
The Knife of Brian
The Knife of Brian
You have to feel sorry for Tony Blair and George Bush running around Iraq frantically searching for weapons of mass destruction...
Another Life Lesson
Another Life Lesson
About a month ago I was on E-bay when I came across a set of three antique-y porcelain jugs. I say antique-y because on E-bay...
