Staying Confused in Malahide Marina

I had an hour to spare in Malahide last November and I took these shots around 10 in the morning.

With very few people around the dominant sounds were the cries of seabirds and the chime of halliards.

Or should that be halyards?

Or maybe it was the clink of stays?

No Particular Place to Go

Heading to Westmeath last Saturday morning we had no destination in mind.

Mullingar was mentioned but we weren’t planning on stopping there. But thinking of the home of Joe Dolan got us singing Good Looking Woman (Have I made you sigh?) and we decided to engineer a brief stop at the Wines Direct shop and [...]

Prime Property Going for a Song

At the back of our house there’s an empty, newly built property looking for new residents.

I know this is not the best economic climate for a house exchange but I’m hopeful we’ll soon have new neighbours.

The most unusual feature of this property is its construction. It’s entirely made of wood. Although a few [...]