Photos Galore in a Show!

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Liquid Dark Chocolate – Photos

These photos of mine on The River taken in February 2007,
reminded me of the liquid chocolate and hence,
the quotes and thingies in-between in this entry today.

“Good Living
is an act of intelligence,
by which we choose things
which have an agreeable taste
rather than those which do not.”
Brillat-Savarin (1755–1826)

“What you see before you, my friend, is the [...]

Plan for Spring – Maintenance of Image

This is a postcard that a friend sent to me from the UK that I have given a bit of a makeover!*
The in-thing these days, in particular, is the makeover programmes on television. This picture tells it all that one (supposedly) needs to be concerned over as a woman:

Hips
Thighs
Tums
Bums
Hair
et cetera et cetera…

I [...]

Incidents & Such Like: BYE!

I have lately talked an awful lot about Ireland and this happened there as well some years ago. I was working with the students coming from all over the world for ten years and this Incident took place in our home with a most lovely student from Italy.
She would come into the house [...]

WANTED: Europeans Union

Wanted, desperately, wanted the Europeans Unity! Europe got its name from a mythological figure of the same name and in some languages the continent is called, Europa, exactly as the namesake. Here is the official gateway to The European Union. The link to The Council of Europe is here. The Council of Europe page on [...]

Memories: Outdoor Games

‘Memory… is the diary that we all carry about with us.’ (Oscar Wilde)

I want to write down some of my memories of the lasting sort and of the past things on the memory lane about my life and things in general in Lapland, in the Southern Finland, in Ireland and in the [...]

Female Pastime: Shopping

The female of the species in every culture, in every corner of the globe has one hobby, one pastime that is normally very high on the agenda – the shopping. It is not so much of the actual getting of the goods, but to just to be able to look at everything available, to walk [...]

MOTHERING SUNDAY ~ UK & Ireland

HAPPY MOTHERING SUNDAY!!

There is no end to the festivities in Ireland this weekend: first the St Pat’s and now the Mothering Sunday. This is the time of the year that I am used to celebrating that specially, special day for being a mum. It is a great privilege to be a mother, indeed [...]

The Emerald Isle of Ireland – Photos

On The Occasion: The EMERALD ISLE of IRELAND photos which were taken by me last summer in Powerscourt Gardens.

Bridge in the Japanese Gardens

Entrance to the Walled Gardens

Lane in the Walled Gardens in Powerscourt

Picture Postcard view of the Main House in Powerscourt

Railings with The Sugarloaf in the distance

Side View of The Sugarloaf Mountain

Tis for now. HAVE [...]

Saint Patrick’s Day – Feast in Ireland

This time of the year in Ireland – in a normal year that is – the daffodils are in full bloom all over the place: in the fields, on the sides of the roads and in the parks and people’s gardens. These ones are in the side garden of our old home and house [...]