Author Archives: Barbara

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About Barbara

Born in Dublin, living in London with Peter, and our dogs Woody and Lilly

Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Barbara

Peter and Wilson. With a dog, man may be solitary, but never alone. Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary //

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Fit Mum? I’m becoming one

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Barbara

Finally after 15 years I have decided I need to do something about my bum, tum & thighs! Years of working or studying have finally taken their toll and I am seriously unfit! I tried a few years back to … Continue reading →

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The White Girls Dancing

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Barbara

Charley & Hettie Webb cartwheeling in unison during ‘The Future’ The photo is not mine, but I can’t remember the source. Will update this post if I find it. Photo taken during his visit to Dublin this September.

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Garden Update – Just in time for the cooler September weather

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Barbara

My first attempt at a slideshow //

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There is a crack, a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Barbara

  Leonard live at the National Stadium, Dublin 1988 I WAS THERE! I was only 19, and had spent the previous 4 years being lulled to sleep and indulging in depression with Leonard’s first 3 albums, very typical of teenagers … Continue reading →

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Don’t look at this post if you don’t want to see the grub from my log pile!

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Barbara

  I found the grub from my log-pile He was most definitely a melolontha-melololontha – or in English; a Cockchafer Beetle Grub, and a BIG one!

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A day of gardening

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Barbara

I did it!  I moved a trailer load of mulch from the front garden to the back, and even did 50 sit-ups at the end of the day!  I am sure I will ache tomorrow! Initially I thought I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The Fun Theory

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Barbara

I love this video! For me this symbolises what learning and working should be all about. When we are having fun we forget we are working, and suddenly what seemed a chore, becomes easier to complete and repeat without even … Continue reading →

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Beauty in Mathematics

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Barbara

This is a really great article from Cartesian Product!  I love how incredibly complicated ‘sets’ get once you have more than 3 circles! 🙂 Most of all I love the pictures Venn diagrams for 11 sets    

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Imagine

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Barbara

I find it shocking how self-centred and ungrateful I can let myself get. I would like to describe myself as a hippy, a free spirit, as a person unfettered by the burdens of capitalism…. Imagine by John Lennon is my … Continue reading →

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