Roots, Shoots and Orange Disorder
(pic: bbc news ni) Gardener’s love this time of year. Weeding in the sunshine seems to bring those with ‘green fingers’ such evident delight and therapeutic wonder. The weather we […]
(pic: bbc news ni) Gardener’s love this time of year. Weeding in the sunshine seems to bring those with ‘green fingers’ such evident delight and therapeutic wonder. The weather we […]
IN BIBLICAL times, a scribe was a position of significant authority in both the Roman Empire and the nation of Israel. Scribes were writers who wrote the decrees of those […]
AFTER yet another phenomenal Wimbledon tennis fortnight, which has once again gripped the UK, and indeed the world, today’s men’s final saw the historic victory of Andy Murray over Novak […]
…(Part 2 in this series) Provocative, ‘moi’? Anything with sex in the title is elaborately and immediately going to draw people in, and, might I begin by taunting you (just […]
————————————————————————————————————– I wrote this article summer 2013, and am reminded of it today, after a church service I attended in Northern Ireland which brought me close to tears with gratitude […]
In recent days the debate about pornography and its dominant prevalence and ease of access on the internet, for children amongst others, has been hitting the headlines in the UK […]
WALES. Land of language, culture, beautiful countryside, sheep and…er…Tom Jones. Almost exactly eleven months ago, I travelled to the southern end of this small Celtic British country, for what was the very […]
What a week for Northern Ireland. What a week for Enniskillen and County Fermanagh. I wonder when Hugh Maguire and his labourers built Enniskillen Castle (see photo) in the 15th […]
Recent harrowing pictures from the horrendous ongoing situation in Syria cannot help but stir my heart and make me think of a poignant and deeply impacting visit there in summer […]
I am currently sensing the “new dawn” over our land at this present time, and opportunities for change – good change – on the horizon, should we (as the people […]
In true emerald isle style, what better way to begin this new blog writing experience, than by welcoming you in with a good old cup of tea! Sit down, relax, and […]