I suppose we’ll be running that load again … the mouse must have been a cat offering left in our work clothing outside the front door.

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Lisa and I have on most of our anniversaries acquired some object together to celebrate. We certainly haven’t followed the traditional anniversary gift guide, but perhaps we could do one of our own. Rocking chair. Table. Tibetan singing bowl. We always gaze lovingly out the window at the urn. How we ever got it to [...]

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Ever have one of those bad hair days where it looked like you were out on an all-night bender with Nick Nolte? Me too.

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With a view of Knocknarea behind you and Culleenamore Strand in front of you, this is pretty much a slice of heaven. For several months we passed a gate along the road taking Gabriel to rugby training and I always wondered what was down by the water. Occasionally you have those moments when you just [...]

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It’s a miracle. Eight days after diappearing, Lisa looks to the window and there is Neo waiting for breakfast. She did a doubletake and then let out: “Neo is back!!” Even though he was very talkative he hasn’t given us any idea of where he had been or what had happened. He was sporting a [...]

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