Author Archives: Barbara

About Barbara

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

25 Days for Daloni – September 3rd

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Barbara

I am collecting some jokes for my friends sister Daloni. The reason why is on my post for September the 1st Here’s some I found for today….I thought I might be able to generate a few more on here? Please … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Health, Jokes | Tagged Cancer of the womb, Chemotherapy, Daloni, Humour, Radiotherapy | 4 Comments

25 Days for Daloni – September 2nd

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Barbara

I am collecting some jokes for my friends sister Daloni. The reason why is on yesterday’s post. Here’s some I found for today….I thought I might be able to generate a few more on here? Please add jokes or funnies … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Health, Jokes | Tagged Cancer of the womb, Chemotherapy, Daloni, Humour, Radiotherapy | 10 Comments

25 Days for Daloni – September 1st

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Barbara

My friends Sister Daloni has been going through treatment for Cancer of the womb over the last few months, and she is now just about to start a round of radiotherapy. The treatment seems to be working, here is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cancer, Health, Jokes | Tagged Cancer of the womb, Chemotherapy, Daloni, Humour, Radiotherapy | 18 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dialogue

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge asks us to consider Dialogue Dialogue is an engaging conversational exchange. When it comes to photography, dialogue can be perceived as a consensual interaction between two images.Placed next to each other, each photograph opens up … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Chichester Harbour, Photography, Surrey Hills | Tagged Alpacas, dialogue, Itchenor, Llama, St Martha on The Hill, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 8 Comments

Oh dear… I finally got tagged in the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Barbara

My sister of all people (she isn’t even on Facebook!) sent me her video via ‘WhatsApp’ so I had no choice! Here’s my video 🙂 Ice Bucket Challenge I made a donation to The Motor Neurone Disease Association in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Water | Tagged ALS, Charity, fundraising, Ice Bucket, Ice Bucket Challenge, MND, Motor Neurone Disease, Motor Neurone Disease Association, wicked stepmother | Leave a comment

There’s a blaze of light in every word; the holy or the broken Hallelujah

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Barbara

My mum sent me this article from The Irish Times, published on August the 19th, Peter’s birthday. We sang this song at our wedding (not very well… It’s a difficult song to sing, and our organist didn’t know the song … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged David King, hallelujah, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, Ray Kelly, The Irish Times, Thomas G Casey | 2 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Barbara

I love taking photos at sunset, so I don’t need a weekly photo challenge to be looking for silhouettes , however I did have this weeks challenge in mind this evening as the sun went down into the basketball net!

Posted in Camping, Chichester Harbour, Photography, Sunsets, Travel | Tagged Basketball net, sea, Silhouette, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 8 Comments

The Chertsey Show

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Barbara

When we came back from New Zealand I was thrilled when my friend Sarah gave me a tomato plant :-). Damien & Louise’s garden full of vegetables and herbs have inspired me to make a lot more from my garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Gardening, Photography | Tagged Chickens, Dog Agility, Funny vegetables, Pigs, Steam engines, The Chertsey Show, tomato plant, vegetables | 7 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Barbara

I’m not usually up early enough to catch the sunrise, definitely not in summer! Thankfully for me I can capture silhouettes at sunset too! Here is one I took of people fishing at sunset on a beach in Perth.

Posted in Australia, Boats, Perth, Photography, Travel, Water | Tagged sea, Silhouette, The Daily Post, Weekly Photo Challenge | 5 Comments

First in Show!!

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Barbara

I entered this photo in a competition at The Chertsey Fair under the class ‘British Birds’ Even though these ducks originate from Asia (closely related to the Wood Duck found in America) a large feral population was established in the … Continue reading →