Of Self-Acceptance & A Writer’s Quote (Bi-lingual Engl/Germ)

Happy Writer’s Quote Wednesday, all you lovely people. You rock, and I hope you are not struggling with low self-esteem. It has been one of my demons for years, but I am using several strategies to avoid letting it win. I mention some in this video (For readers with visual challenges: The transcript is at…… Continue reading Of Self-Acceptance & A Writer’s Quote (Bi-lingual Engl/Germ)

Re-blog: #OTD in 1646 – The Battle of Benburb | Eoghan Rua O’Neill, a superb military strategist, defeats Robert Munro’s Scottish army at Benburb in Co Tyrone. By Stair Na hEireann/ History of Ireland

If you are interested in the history of Ireland, poetry and photos of this beautiful country then visit this informative blog. It is incredible what this country and its people went through and what they have achieved: The Battle of Benburb took place during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of…… Continue reading Re-blog: #OTD in 1646 – The Battle of Benburb | Eoghan Rua O’Neill, a superb military strategist, defeats Robert Munro’s Scottish army at Benburb in Co Tyrone. By Stair Na hEireann/ History of Ireland

Happy Choosing!

Happy Stream of Consciousness Saturday, everybody. Looks like June 2023 is one for organising “The Bee”. I wanted to write another instalment for Mallory but realised I had lost an overview of which countries her story and the previous Music Monday & “Come Away With Me” series have already visited. My original idea was to…… Continue reading Happy Choosing!

Are You Too Old For YouTube?/ Bist Du Zu Alt Für YouTube?

Hello folks, it’s Friday again, but this week I skipped the video. I am currently on a mission to reduce my data in the cloud to reduce my carbon footprint. So I go through all my accounts, download what I don’t need regularly but want to keep to our old laptop, and delete what can…… Continue reading Are You Too Old For YouTube?/ Bist Du Zu Alt Für YouTube?

The Leitrim Chair

Hello Folks, how are you? I hope you and yours are well. We are well, now that the weather is more excellent. Of course, there are new challenges. We live in the middle of a sheep field in an old mobile home, so we have been troubled by one or two…thousand flies, and it’s already…… Continue reading The Leitrim Chair

Three  Things To Watch This Bankholiday

Hello everybody and happy May bank holiday. I hope it is nice weather and you can go out and have some fun. However, if you can’t, or the weather doesn’t play ball, I have three suggestions to watch this bank holiday Monday. But you can watch these any other time too. The first is a…… Continue reading Three  Things To Watch This Bankholiday

Of Depths and Shallow Living/Von Tiefen und flachem Leben

In recent years I have often wondered why my/our life seems to be so different to most people’s. We can’t just take politicians’ word; we want to see their actions. We can’t eat animals anymore because it simply feels wrong to eat a living creature that feels and has no say in how it lives…… Continue reading Of Depths and Shallow Living/Von Tiefen und flachem Leben

Back in Business/Zurück im Geschäft

Hi friends, I am sorry I was a little quiet in recent days or even weeks. I had quite some trouble with the internet and both my phone and the notebook. After much deliberation, I re-installed both and played around with the internet, and now I seem to be back in business. However, I had…… Continue reading Back in Business/Zurück im Geschäft

Come And See My Sky/Komm Und Sieh Meinen Himmel

Hello, dear readers; how are you? We hope you are well and, if not, that you get all the help that you need. Today I have a bit of a treat for you. The weather was glorious, and we shared our view and the sky, which fascinates me so much with one of my poems.… Continue reading Come And See My Sky/Komm Und Sieh Meinen Himmel

A Meeting Of A Different Kind/Ein Treffen Der Anderen Art

I love Ireland!!! Only in Leitrim, I guess, LOL, but listen, children: Don't mess with mothers! For readers with visual challenges: transcript at the end of the post. https://youtu.be/gpT6cqz0MNM Video Credit: The Bee Writes via YouTube Ich liebe Irland. Nur in Leitrim, glaube ich, LOL, aber hört zu, Kinder: Legt Euch nicht mit Müttern an!… Continue reading A Meeting Of A Different Kind/Ein Treffen Der Anderen Art