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Covid Tales (xiv): Seven Years On, No Songs Of Praise Shall Be Sung This Summer

June 20, 2020by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

(Ballycastle beach, 20/6/20)   Exactly seven years ago the first proper blog post on emeraldscribe was published. It seems a lifetime ago, and yet it is quite apt and timely […]

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Beauty, Christian, Creativity, faith, Mental Health, northern ireland, Photography, prayer, Spirituality, Writing

Covid 2020: Part 3

April 2, 2020by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

A VERY interesting unexpected thing is happening since I’ve started posting these pathetic wee covid-19 period blog posts. This blog site has been receiving new and unexpected traffic from China almost […]

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Coronavirus, newspaper journalism, northern ireland, Spirituality, Writing

Sunday Scribe: Sheep Identity

February 10, 2019by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Just a few thoughts for tonight. I’ve been thinking since a few weeks ago about a talk I heard at a Church recently in Northern Ireland. The crux of it […]

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Christian, faith, Love, passion, Spirituality, Writing

Sunday Scribe: Rediscovering Bone Broth

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Let’s talk about bone broth.  (Not the kind of article you were perhaps expecting, but variety is the spice of life and all that).  As I continue to recover from […]

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Creativity, Cuisine, Culture, Food, northern ireland, Spirituality, Winter, Writing

Sixteen Weeks

August 8, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Sixteen weeks on from the Redding accident I decided to vulnerably share about in April, the sun is gratefully able to be felt once again on my skin. Time can […]

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Beauty, California, Christian, Creativity, faith, honesty, northern ireland, passion, prayer, Spirituality, summer, Travel, USA, vulnerability, Writing

40 days in the Wilderness

July 14, 2018by emeraldscribe 2 Comments

Not sure if it’s obvious where I’m writing this from. Some of the more astute of you may recognise and realize this to be Krakow. Today is my 40th day […]

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Creativity, honesty, Photography, Poland, prayer, Spirituality, summer, Writing

Deer Destinations: Whitetails of the Czech Republic

July 8, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

A small number of white-tailed deer live on the Eastern end of Europe in the Central Bohemian region of the Czech Republic where they face challenges. Source: Deer Destinations: Whitetails […]

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freelance feature articles, sport, USA, Writing

Further Reflections on an Eventful Year:

June 26, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

HAVING SHOCKED you with my photos last time, I hope you’ve realized by now my intentional opposite spirit to the majority of social media, (which is often aimed at presenting […]

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Beauty, California, compassion, Czech Republic, faith, healing, honesty, Mental Health, Spirituality, Thankfulness, Travel, USA, vulnerability, Writing

Boots from a notable night

June 14, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

It’s true a picture is worth a thousand words. Many people may not have believed the post I shared on 2nd May, sharing a tiny 10% snippet of what happened […]

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California, Christian, faith, honesty, Spirituality, USA, vulnerability, Writing

The last normal Tuesday

June 12, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

EIGHT weeks ago tonight was my last ever evening riding my trusty moped in Redding, California. It offered a practical, fun and highly economic solution to the lack of public […]

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California, Creativity, passion, Spirituality, Travel, USA, Writing

Final Dark Beauty at Christmas…

December 21, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This will be my final post of this year, and potentially thereafter. I haven’t firmly decided yet. As I always say, ‘I have a love-hate relationship with social media.’ I […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Creativity, faith, peace, Photography, Spirituality, Winter, Writing

‘Leannebo’ in a ‘Limo’

December 4, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

IT’S NOT EVERYDAY one gets to have a chauffeur driven ride in a limousine, but today, this memorable, cold Czech Sunday, that’s the surprise I ended up  experiencing. God has […]

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Czech Republic, faith, honour, Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Winter, Writing

Maghera to Praha for coffee, cuisine & more

December 4, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

LAST WEEKEND I wrote of my authentic experience at ‘The Auction Room’ in Maghera, and told you about the great coffee, food and ambiance on offer to residents and commuters […]

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Coffee, Creativity, Cuisine, Culture, Czech Republic, Food, Travel, Winter, Writing

Stillness in the City

December 1, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

On a whirlwind visit to Warsaw today, before heading to my main destination tomorrow, I came across this beautiful peaceful Catholic church, just off the beaten track from the main […]

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Spirituality, Travel, Writing

Darkness and beauty:

November 4, 2016by emeraldscribe 1 Comment

OVER THE NEXT 6 WEEKS until Friday, 16th December, I plan to post on here at least 3 times a week. The theme will be ‘darkness and beauty,’ something to […]

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Photography, Spirituality, Travel, Writing

Autumn Beauty

October 21, 2016by emeraldscribe 2 Comments

FIVE WEEKS ago I posted a poignant article about a beautiful young lady who passed on to the next life. A bit of a ‘taboo’ subject, perhaps, but something close […]

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Beauty, Mental Health, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality, Writing

Beauty and the beast

August 29, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

So I stepped out in faith at the beginning of the summer months and and then wrote the now infamous intentionally honest, vulnerable blog post I did. I have not […]

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Beauty, compassion, Creativity, faith, honesty, newspaper journalism, Photography, Spirituality, summer, Travel, Writing

Poetry Corner Week 6 of 6: The Newspaper

August 25, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

  THE NEWSPAPER   Clicks of typing, chatter on the floor Telephones ringing, reporters abound, Amidst a buzz, Depth unspoken; undoubtedly profound. Cups of coffee, like drips all around. Yet […]

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career, Creativity, newspaper journalism, poetry, Spirituality, Writing

Thursday Poetry Corner Week 5 of 6:

August 18, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

  The Chasm and Cauldron By Leanne Dunlop   Like a black cauldron of old, Hanging limp o’er the fire. The stew simmers inside – Full of everything, new and […]

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Beauty, Creativity, poetry, Spirituality, vulnerability, Writing

Thursday Poetry Corner Wk 3: ‘Letting Go’

August 4, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Photo: Seppo Rinta-Kauppila Letting go Like a fallen Winter storm Blown through the shattered debris Wind swept, ‘neath the trees I unwind the remnant pieces Unyielding, yet broken down. How […]

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Beauty, Photography, poetry, Spirituality, Writing

Poetry Corner Wk 2: Touched

July 28, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

  Drunken orgies miss the mark The inner pod still empty, loosened, dark Making up for lost time, I wonder Back to my origins, healing, lack. Deftness hearkens back to […]

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compassion, faith, healing, honesty, Love, poetry, Spirituality, vulnerability, Writing

Broken eggs

July 25, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

  ‘You cant make an omelette without breaking some eggs.’ Isn’t that how the saying goes? Something is brewing and some ‘omelette’ is being made. Not just in me, but […]

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cancer, career, compassion, faith, French Terrorism, honesty, honour, Spirituality, summer, vulnerability, Writing

*New: Thursday Poetry Corner*

July 21, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Over the coming weeks, I will be posting one of my new poems every week for the next 6 weeks. Stop by then and have a read.   Fresh from […]

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French Terrorism, Mental Health, passion, poetry, Spirituality, summer, Travel, Writing

Honest Honour

July 18, 2016by emeraldscribe 2 Comments

Sitting here in the back garden of a hospitable home on this balmly summer’s evening in the north coast, I am dog sitting for a couple of weeks, amidst writing, […]

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cancer, career, compassion, faith, honesty, honour, Spirituality, summer, Travel, vulnerability, Writing

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