Tag: family
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When the Smear Campaign Failed (And I Didn’t Even Know)…
After my dad died, I was hanging on by a thread. Between the grief and the shock of how things unfolded, land gone, will rewritten, loyalty shattered, I was mostly just floating. Not moving forward, not falling apart. Just… drifting. Then came the charity shop. I had popped in looking for old canvases for my…
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When Land Isn’t Just Land…
When Land Isn’t Just Land: Inheritance, Dementia, and the Old Irish Wounds We Carry… There’s a strange heaviness that comes with family inheritance. And it’s not the paperwork or the solicitors or the bickering over fences and sheds.It’s something older. Something heavier. Something no one warns you about. If you’ve lived it, you’ll know what…
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Early Birds, Old Dogs, and Murphy’s Law….
Daily Writing Prompt: What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? When do I go to bed and wake up? Well, like most things in my life, it depends. I always wake up to the sound of birds singing in summertime. There’s something about that early chorus that pulls me out of…
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Episode 92 – If Heff Could Talk…
If Heff Could Talk… Heff is fifteen now. Blind for just eight months, but wise beyond all his years.He was Mam’s dog first. Then he became Dad’s shadow. But truth be told, he’s always been mine. Even Dad used to say it: “Heff only has eyes for you, not that he needs them.” Now, those…
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Episode 91 – Promises, Plots, and the Great Fanny Farce…
You know, the older I become, the clearer it all gets. Hindsight really is a sarcastic little cow, sitting there with her cup of tea, smirking, going “Well, what did you expect, love?” I was thinking last night about those last few days when my mother was still with us. Fragile, fading, but still sharp…
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Episode 90 -The Parish Lotto Power Play…
The Parish Lotto Power Play: Another Classic Bully Move… You know, it’s funny the things that stick in your mind when you look back over the years. It’s not always the big, dramatic blow-ups. Sometimes it’s the petty little moves, the sneaky, underhanded jabs that tell you more about a person’s character than a lifetime…
UNDER THE WILL... OVER THE DRAMA... 