Spelling it out
A mere fortnight ago I wrote a wee thing on the Irish language. Some idiots couldn’t recognise their own name if it didn’t have a fada over a vowel. I thought it was a flash in the pan, but never … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Rambles
Where is February?
There is something very strange going on. Christmas was around eight or nine weeks ago. It must have been that long because I left the tree up for a couple of weeks after and it’s about six weeks since I … Continue reading →
Turning the tables
It started with a simple enough request. “Can you move the little coffee table to beside my new chair?” says Herself. “Not a chance” says I cheerfully. “There’s no room for it there.” “Well, make room!” “No! and that’s the … Continue reading →
An Irish Tragedy
We have a major problem here in Ireland. While the rest of the world frets over minor trivialities such as Brexit, Mexican walls, Federal shutdowns, yellow vest protests and other such fripparies, we have a disaster in the making here. … Continue reading →
Time for a Corona
For years I have been having problems with pipe lighters. I have tried quite a few and the nearest I got was the Peterson. The only problem with the Peterson was that it was a tad unreliable. I managed to … Continue reading →
