2014-10-01 00:05
It is leftover night. I chopped the last red onion–the only onion in the house–and sauteed it in vegetable oil. Poor thing, its salad days were over. I added two grizzled italian… Read More
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2014-09-02 00:25
Malt and Cod Liver Oil does not seem to have been a feature of many people’s childhoods, but it was a big, sticky boke-inducing part of mine. In Belfast in the early 1960s, we we… Read More
2014-08-31 20:08
Barbara Sheehan with Peter and Anne Barron at the Barron’s house in Belfast circa 1972
We were both bossy, Barbara Sheehan and I. We made sure one of us was always elected leader of t… Read More
2014-08-10 15:50
My birthday was marked in a way that wouldn’t have been possible ten years ago: 78 greetings via Facebook; one ecard; an email; a what’s app message; and two text messages. I als… Read More
2014-08-05 00:42
I am pretty sure I have a peptic ulcer. Before you start with the lip pursing and teeth sucking and head shaking, I wish to stress that this is not a complaint brought on by stress; nor is i… Read More
2014-08-04 00:03
I have failed the online Irish test set by Buzzfeed. I can’t sing the anthem, I don’t speak Gaelic and, perhaps most damning of all, I don’t drink tea. It is the milk that… Read More
2014-07-26 15:37
My son has embraced a new Facebook trend and turns out to have a talent for it. In the last week, he has posted:
I am so DC I remember dat if u had 3 buckets and 2 sticks u had a party
I am… Read More
2014-07-26 14:50
The Blarney Crone has made it to the long list in the Diaspora and Humor categories for Blog Awards Ireland, 2014. Thanks to all who voted.
Unfortunately, public polling is now ended and so… Read More
2014-07-13 12:16
The smoke alarms went off at 1am, waking me and probably the whole of Itchy Ankle. I tumbled out of bed and stumbled into the kitchen where I stood naked on a kitchen chair to rip the alarm… Read More
2014-06-29 03:44
I am like a mother who can’t limit the number of darling baby pictures she will post on Facebook. I am as bad as the crazy cat lady who provides minute by minute updates on the lives o… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
” We never run out of conversation,” said John and looked adoringly across the table at his wife. “We’ve lived long enough to have a lot of stories.” “And… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
“I love your accent” said Scott as he poured me a mimosa in a pint glass. “Thanks, ” I said wryly “All the gay men do.” Tom, Mike and I were having a brea… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
“What are our learnings?” inquired John G. and raised an ironic eyebrow. “We have clarity on what we need to operationalize. We need to own this space,” said John C… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A gloom can descend on Itchy Ankle at this time of year, when we don’t quite believe spring is coming, and we are still paying off the bills we ran up over Christmas. Dirty impacted sn… Read More
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