This is the first year that my little boy ‘gets’ Christmas, if you know what I mean. It’s the first year he’s old enough to get...
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Sweet little lies
Sweet little lies
Do you remember when you were young and had no sense? Can you pinpoint when that changed – when you began to take life...
Pink Stinks?
Pink Stinks?
I’ve written previously about how much my two year old son enjoys mimicking me doing household chores. And I’ve ranted at length...
Taste of things to come
Taste of things to come
I’ve often heard men say (and women agree) that they couldn’t be trusted to do the shopping – they’d end up coming back with all...
To jab or not to jab
To jab or not to jab
Well, I bit the bullet last week (and I sincerely hope I’m only speaking metaphorically here) and got the swine flu jab. It was,...
Sweet comforts
Sweet comforts
Well, I took a stroll down Memory Lane last Saturday night, when I brought my little boy out ‘trick or treating’ (or, as they...
Pint of liquid courage
Pint of liquid courage
Have you ever heard yourself say: “I just need one drink, to calm my nerves”? Maybe before you go on a first date? To stand up...
The art of suggestion
The art of suggestion
Now that my toddler is listening and picking up on every word he hears – particularly the bad ones – I’ve recently had to...
‘Learning to drive at night made me a cautious and responsible driver’
‘Learning to drive at night made me a cautious and responsible driver’
Well I was certainly relieved to hear that the Road Safety Authority has seen sense and scrapped their plans to impose a...
Back in time
Back in time
I’d say you’re sick of reading that the 1980s are back in Ireland. With emigration and unemployment levels soaring, the...
A community stunned
A community stunned
Being a native of the ‘Top of Town’ area, I’d consider myself fairly in tune with its uniquely satirical psyche and...
What's in a name?
What's in a name?
The Central Statistics Office last week announced that ‘Jack’ remains the most popular name for baby boys in Waterford,...
