Iza and I recently (in the last few days actually) moved to Arklow Town. We found an absolutely fantastic place just off the main road in Arklow. Every day (sometimes more than twice a day) we walk our dog down by the river walk.When we pass down by this really beautiful public path with our … Continue reading Sewage on the Avoca
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The mad road from Karpacz to Jelenia Góra
Poland New Year 2015 Holidays were over. It was new Years Day 2015. We walked down the icy snowy road to the bus stop carrying or partly wheeling our baggage on the last day of our Christmas break to take a bus from Karpacz to Jelenia Góra. From there we would be getting a train on … Continue reading The mad road from Karpacz to Jelenia Góra
Pretty Woman Three Miles from the Czech Border
I am watching the movie Pretty Woman with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. Gere is so stereotypically leading man material. However his tendency not to look directly at his interlocutor, this shy downward glance followed by his knowing smile is a little irritatingly condescending. That being said, his acting skills and his commanding presence overcomes … Continue reading Pretty Woman Three Miles from the Czech Border
Sarah Lundberg 1968-2014
Sarah Lundberg: writer, historian, animal rights activist, humanitarian, feminist, vegetarian, environmentalist, archivist, publisher, animal rescuer, talker extraordinaire – was my spouse for twenty years, my friend for twenty four years and my lover for twenty two years. Sarah Sunflower Lundberg (born Brenda – she changed her name) was known primarily as the founder of the … Continue reading Sarah Lundberg 1968-2014
THE JAILING OF MARGARETTA D’ARCY
One of the most, well, disturbing aspects of living in Ireland, aside from the surveillance of ones internet and cellular traffic by the NSA, is the awful fact that Shannon Airport, a civilian airport, is used on a day to day basis by US Aircraft on their way to war zones. The fact that … Continue reading THE JAILING OF MARGARETTA D’ARCY
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