“Oh baby, do you know what that’s worth?” $88 dollars a day! That is the cost of the lift ticket to Heavenly, California. In my opinion, there is no such thing as a ‘bad’ ski resort. Even a snowy mountain
Month: March 2010
Taking control of my part of the planet
The conversion of the front yard has begun! I’ve been doing lots of research about this conversion – reading up on it, online searches, attending talks and chatting to people who know about these things. The chatting part is always
Who was St Patrick? (NOT a Religious Education Essay!)
St Patrick is hailed as the Patron Saint of Ireland because he brought Christianity to Ireland. We Irish, as a nation, show our devotion to our Patron Saint by going out and getting totally trolleyed1. Sometime during the fourth century,
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Springtime – A Myriad of Miracles
Sometimes, it’s the small things in life that make my heart glow. When I say small, I mean measuring about one eight of an inch (3-4mm), like the tiny cotyledons, the first leaves, of a germinating seed poking bravely up
Route 66, Roadkill and The Grand Canyon!
We call our GPS system “Jane”. When my husband introduced me to Jane, I wasn’t happy. I like using maps. The huge Atlas in my father’s study was a wish book to me as a child. I’d flick through the
