My friend Lynda has been saving her running away money since she got married thirty years ago. She’s fifty now and still hasn’t gone further than Galway for a weekend with the girls. She came over yesterday… I’m running away Bernie Again? What do you mean? Nothing. Where are you going? I don’t know What … Continue reading Running away
Month: March 2015
It must be love
There was a lovely film on the telly last night with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler... The ultimate rom com. He wasn’t a bit amused I’m not watching this shite Bernie It’s not shite. It’s romantic Jimmy Romantic my arse It is. Look at them, they don’t realise they love each other And we know … Continue reading It must be love
Goodbye Venice Goodbye
Dolores idolised Joe Dolan. She was devastated when he passed away. She even went to his funeral. It was the biggest funeral Mullingar had ever seen. All the celebs were there…Dickie Rock, Brendan Grace, Big Tom; even Daniel came with his sister. Me ma loves Margo. ‘She’s like Donegal’s answer to Patsy Cline, Bernie’ she … Continue reading Goodbye Venice Goodbye
TRENDY
‘Hot from the catwalks of Paris, we have this season’s latest trend’ ‘says Glenda on Exposé last night. ‘Denim is back’. I never knew it was gone away to be honest with you.They talk some bullshit on these fashion programmes. He was reading the newspaper, waiting for Emmerdale to come on. - ‘Stop the lights … Continue reading TRENDY
Diary of a Dublin housewife begins
I’m facing all my writing fears Running out of new ideas I see where I’m going wrong I’ve been doing it for too long Writing everything in rhyme I know I do it all the time It’s time to take another road Forget my poetry, my odes Time to write about my life The diary … Continue reading Diary of a Dublin housewife begins
Diary of a Dublin Housewife 