Lest we forget – one hundred years ago today, a bloody battle was waging in France – World War 1. People of many nations literally sacrificed themselves, there is no other word for it. Whole battalions were massacred in different battles. The Royal Irish Rifles were involved in one of those many battles – the… Continue reading Lest We Forget
Category: Ireland
Northern Ireland July 2107
I have evidently reached the age where the children of my friends and family are all getting married. That is better than the grandchildren, I suppose! So a few weeks ago, we headed off for a few days in Northern Ireland. Now I go to Northern Ireland several times a year, so what was different… Continue reading Northern Ireland July 2107
Portrush and Creativity
As some of you may know, one of the things I enjoy is Casting Silver. I love the creativity. I use ‘found’ objects, be it stones, twigs, pieces of bark. Basically anything. So wherever I am, particularly when I am on holiday, I look for things which would make great pieces of jewellery. This week, I was… Continue reading Portrush and Creativity
A Wee Trip to the North of Ireland
The beauty of retirement is that you can take a trip, whenever you want, even at short notice so we decided to extend a wedding invitation into a trip around the North of Ireland. Last week my husband and I went to Ireland for 8 days. We were going to a wedding (the daughter of… Continue reading A Wee Trip to the North of Ireland