Tag: travel
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9,000 Kilometers and No Barry’s in Sight…
Now, before we go any further, let me be clear: in this post, I’m talking about a physical journey, not one of my usual mind-journeys (those can travel far further without ever leaving the armchair!). I’ve done my fair share of traveling over the years. I even lived for many years in the Pacific Northwest…
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Inflation, Puppets, and the Great Reset…
I’m sitting here tired after a long day in the charity shop, and one thing I can’t ignore anymore is how many people are turning to second-hand. Not because it’s quirky or trendy, but because they have no choice. Families, pensioners, and students are all looking for ways to make ends meet. Why pay silly…
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The City I’d Never Build…
Sorry guys, I am on a rant this morning! Definitely got out of bed on the wrong side! 😂 The city of the future? Ha! I wouldn’t design one at all. Why are people living in cities anyway? It’s not natural, it’s by design. A control system, plain and simple. And don’t get me started…
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Keep Calm and Mind the Turf…
Keep Calm and Mind the Turf… Some countries have emergency preparedness plans that involve complicated kits, evacuation routes, and color-coded threat levels. In Ireland? We’re a bit more… practical. Step 1: Check the weather.This is less about knowing what’s coming and more about preparing yourself for the fact that the forecast will be wrong anyway.…
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The Shop That Sells Nothing…
Now this is a tough one. Because, truth be told, opening a shop is the last thing I’d ever want to do. Shops mean transactions. Price tags. Plastic shelves full of items we don’t need but somehow buy anyway. Honestly, in my head, we were better off without them. I’m more into the barter system,…
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Ruins, Cenotes, and the Things We Remember…
Daily Writing Prompt: Describe your most memorable vacation. There have been many memorable trips in my life, from wild road trips across the States, long weekends in Vegas and Sedona, a Camino de Santiago trip, and a trip to Kusadasi. But if I had to pick one, it would probably be an extended journey I…
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Episode 83 – Farming the Family…
Farming the Family: The Real Business at Faurel Hill… Welcome to another episode of Under the Will, Over the Drama, where inheritance is a sport, and the family farm is the prize. Let’s set the scene. Bully, our ever-present, ever-strategic protagonist, pops up at Faurel Hill every day to tend the cattle. Seems wholesome enough…
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Drive-By’s & Spy Cams: What’s Really Going On?…
This just happened. And I am feeling a little rattled about it. Well, here’s one for the family files. 20 minutes after I was out pulling a few weeds in peace, caught on the good old spy cam, who decides to roll in? Bully. Yep, pulls into the back yard, turns around, and drives out…
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Episode 72 – Not All Monsters Roar…
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…
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