The Whole Of The Moon

Life Is No Brief Candle

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
George Bernard Shaw

To Live Content

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion....In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony. 

William Ellery Channing

Painting by Meabh

Painted by Meabh December 2010

Garden Creation

Created with PhotoShake. Passing some time on the iPhone, I came up with this.

Christmas 2010 In Dungarvan

Christmas 2010: Having had about three weeks of arctic weather, the thaw set in on Stephen's Day here. And very welcome it was too. This year was our first without Sarah's mam and her brother. He had been marooned in Dublin and made the journey south only on December 28th.

Then, having had a really lazy week, I returned to the bike on Wednesday 28th and cycled to Ardmore in a slight drizzle. Good spin, good pace. 35 miles in 2h 15m; just over 16mph average. Today, Thursday, three of us set off to Bunmahon and on to Kill against a stiff wind. This route is tough even without wind, and by the time we reached the N25 to return to Dungarvan, my legs were shot. Afterwards I napped soundly for over two hours. Miles this week: about 75, and we plan a spin at lunchtime on Saturday to top it off.

The Farm Gate

Addendum: There is a wonderful restaurant in Midleton called The Farm Gate. Thoroughly good food in a lovely setting. We had been there about ten days ago. On the subject of fine food, also worth a mention is Crewe's in Dungarvan where we had our school Christmas lunch, and not forgetting our favourite Nude Food on O'Connell Street. I can remember a time when Dungarvan was badly served by good places to eat. No longer, thankfully.

The Beano: Critical Christmas Reading

Now that I've got my annual annual Christmas takes a more light-hearted twist. My friends Denis and others will brighten the darkest days with their fun and frolics.

Christmas 2010 in Dungarvan

Back Garden December 2010

We have endured almost a month of arctic conditions. Fun at first, not so now. However, today the thaw has set in. Temperatures are once again up to normal at about 8 Celsius, and winds have picked up. Most notably, we've had rain for the first time in three weeks!
Christmas here was wonderful, restful and exciting. Today, my efforts to move my blog from its' former home at Wordpress are coming along well. Now, I've just got to keep posting!

Created Using My iPad

Nollaig Shona go gach éinne. Bonne Noel.