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It will soon be an offence to possess a sense of humour
I’M not sure when it’s going to happen. But the way things are going, it could be soon. Jokes will be banned. Jokes will be banned because every joke offends someone. Did the way Charlie Chaplin walked offend some? I’ll be it did. Was throwing custard pies an obscene waste of food in a hungry… Read more
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I can think of forty music venues in Dublin alone – and they all await my return!
I think it’s 18 gigs now, not including rescheduled dates. That’s what I’ve missed due to Covid and my own health difficulties, Right now, it looks like it will be The Stunning (above) in the Olympia in October when I next hear live music. It’s going to be a long wait. Sure, I’m vaccinated and… Read more
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Is it just me? Or are there more birds flying around our gardens than there used to be?
I know our planet is in trouble and I know we all have to do our bit. But there are hopeful signs. Small, tiny, minute little signs. But hopeful nonetheless. Like many others we’re making our garden as friendly to animal and insect life as we can.**(This is a lie. Connie is making our garden… Read more
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It won’t be long now…the snug in Toner’s awaits, even if Yeats wasn’t a big fan.
It is said that the only pub ever visited by WB Yeats, was Toners on Dublin’s Baggot Street.A good choice, it being the finest pub on the planet – even if there are quite a few rivals nibbling at its heels. It was Oliver St John Gogarty who brought the poet to Toners. And, I… Read more
