UNDER THE WILL… OVER THE DRAMA…

Category: Kin and Consequenes

  • Episode 76 – Bully Post..

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    Bully Post: The Night the Chimneys Spoke… You know what always blows my mind about people like Bully? It’s not the big dramatic stuff – it’s the relentless, petty, low-grade negligence that piles up like a heap of rotting turf until one night it tries to kill you. Let me paint you a picture. I…

  • Episode 75 – Bully’s War Room…

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    Bully’s War Room: How to Take Over a Life in 5 Easy Steps… You ever watch a horror film where you’re shouting at the telly, ‘Don’t go in there! Don’t trust him! Can’t you see what’s happening?! ‘ Yeah – that was my life. Only it wasn’t a horror film. It was my Dad, me,…

  • Episode 73 – Home Sweet What Now?

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    Filed under: Emotional Landmines, Turf Wars, and Other Faurel Hill Delights… You know that feeling when you’ve had a long day, you finally get into your car, and you should be thinking about what’s for dinner – but instead, you’re bracing for psychological warfare? Yeah. That. Most people drive home from work thinking about leftovers…

  • Episode 72 – Not All Monsters Roar…

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    Not All Monsters Roar (Some Wear Cardigans and Make Trifle)… I once submitted a receipt for hoover bags. Hoover bags, folks. Not diamond-studded ones. Not antique ones. Just plain, functional dust-hoovering bags because, shockingly, dirt exists. I was on social welfare at the time, and it was a simple reimbursement. No drama. No debate. Or…

  • Episode 71 -The Spy Who Loved WiFi…

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    The Spy Who Loved WiFi (And Left Me for Dead)… There’s a special place in hell for people who take advantage of dementia patients. And an even darker corner for sisters like Fanny McFox, who see it as an opportunity to install a 24/7 surveillance system in your dying father’s room while you survive on…

  • Episode 70 – What’s Eating Bully?..

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    What’s Eating Bully? A Lightly Cheeky, Slightly Spiritual Exploration… Lately, between cups of tea and chats with old friends, I’ve found myself thinking about our dear Bully. Not in a keep him in my prayers kind of way (let’s not get carried away), but in a what makes a person behave like that? sort of…

  • Episode 70 – PSA from Morgan & Paula…

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    Newlywed tip: Beware of Bully’s Horn Concerto… In case you’re planning a romantic Irish getaway, here’s a hot tip: never park outside someone’s front door in Ireland if there’s a ‘no parking’ sign – unless, of course, you enjoy impromptu horn symphonies and doorbell rage performances. We innocently thought we’d scored prime parking real estate…

  • Episode 69 – An American Honeymoon at Faurel Hill…

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    An American Honeymoon at Faurel Hill: The Unexpected Horn Symphony & Doorbell Drama… by Morgan and Paula… We arrived at Mae’s home, excited for a quiet night filled with laughter and maybe a pint or two or a bit of teq-kill-ya ( which Morgan brought). Instead, we found ourselves suddenly part of an unscripted local…

  • Episode 68 – Bully Blows His Horn…

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    (Under the Will, Over the Drama – June 5th, 2025) Bully Blows His Horn… Then Rings The Doorbell and Jumps Back in His Truck… There are days when Faurel Hill is so peaceful, you’d swear the world had slowed to a gentle hum.And then there are days when Bully Yates decides to crank up the…

  • Episode 67 – The Curious Case of the Vanishing Saturdays…

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    (Spoiler: They vanished right into Bully’s wallet.) In the final stretch of Dad’s life, things were raw. Everything hurt, everything mattered, and somehow, everything still had to get done. We’d been running a 13-day shift pattern (not my decision!). Let that sink in: thirteen days straight. I had one day off, just enough time to…