The Mammies » 2007 » February

And a time for every purpose, under heaven

I had a startling moment yesterday morning. I looked at the kid and realised that she’s no longer a kid, she’s a young woman. I guess with the wee bit of drama over the last few years, I never really stopped and looked at her. She was just always there, a constant. But over the

Ireland 43 - England 13

There are no words that can encapture or describe Saturday night. From the moment Mary McAleese stepped out onto Croke Park to the final whistle, it was a rollercoaster of emotion and national pride, the likes of which I haven’t known in my lifetime. Fantastic match, amazing occasion and no trouble.God Save the Queen was

Tayto and blue hair

The kid is in Cavan at the moment. The mate A’s family has a house up there. Don’t ask me where she meets these people. Apparently A’s mum tried sucide last week and is still in hospital. A just wants to get away for a while and so asked the kid if she wanted to

Work and DEBS

Walking to work in the morning can sometimes be akin to the Krypton Factor. I have to pass by the fruit markets that are on Mary Street and its all go. Yesterday morning I could have sworn the forklift that shot past me was being driven by a 12 year old. I think he even

Welcome to Ward 4

The weekend was spent feeling like an extra in those shows about hospitals. Without the dramatic We need insert big medical term in here STAT. More like Doctor Quinn Medicine woman, ala she’s sleeping now. As you already know, the kid doesn’t have the bird flu but rather a bad case of the flu. In

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