"I have children at home, I do not want to see children when I am out eating my dinner". Her lips curled up as these words left her mouth, as she expressed her distaste to the Maitre D ,as my children and their cousin stood nearby. She's right, kids shouldn't be out in restaurants, I... Continue Reading →
Letting go of my babies, to the outside world anyway.
My Mam played me an Abba song recently called "Slipping through my fingers". I never watched Mamma Mia, hence I haven't been privy to its revival in recent years but this song sucker punched me. The moment as I lay on the bed bedside my Mother, listening to this song, as we both got caught... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Competition time.
So with Black Friday domineering everything here in Ireland the last week I reckon everyone has had their fill of browsing online for clothing and bargains! So I decided to do a little competition and as always there is something for him, for her and for Mammy. I am passionate about reading, from a young... Continue Reading →
Making memories and looking back.
I am feeling very sentimental as of late and even more so after one afternoon in my parents’ house when the twins were knee-deep in photo albums of me as a child with my family. Pictures of first trips to Santa, pictures of first holidays and day trips intermixed with random pictures snapped at home with... Continue Reading →
Rediscovering Limerick’s People’s park
An appointment in Limerick city brought me down the road from the People's park, located off Pery square in the Georgian quarter of Limerick. The last time I was there with himself and the twins was for a foodtruck festival a few months back but we only stuck to the foodtruck part with the rain... Continue Reading →
Our visit to Dreamland
We have been meaning to pay a visit to Shay Kinsella’s Dreamland since it opened in Limerick last year and a few days shy of the twins third birthdays’ we did just that. Our eight year old nephew came along too and whilst I think overall it is suited to slightly younger kids, he did... Continue Reading →