Silent Sunday

May 31, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Muckross Head, County Donegal, Ireland

Sculpture Saturday

May 30, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This weekly challenge is hosted by Mind over Memory I came across these tree sculptures in the grounds of Kinnitty Castle, County Offaly (Ireland). The castle is now a hotel and the sculptor is none other than one of the chefs! Hungarian Sandor Nagy developed his carving skills in Asia before coming to Ireland. […]

My Top 10 of Everything – Fabulous Ancient Sites around the Mediterranean

May 27, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

How does one go about selecting just 10 gems! There are some glaring omissions but I’ve tried to give a geographical spread (obviously there could be 10 sites in Greece alone….or Italy….or Egypt….). There are sites here from everyone’s bucket list as well as some lesser known treasures. I’ve visited all ten, some more than […]

Silent Sunday

May 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

(A February morning, Boathouse, Castle Leslie, County Monaghan, Ireland)

Sculpture Saturday

May 23, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

This weekly challenge is hosted by Mind over Memory This week I’ve chosen one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by Flemish sculptor Rik Poot (1924 -2006) who’s work focused on assemblies in metal. This is the third horseman, riding a black horse and symbolizing famine ( the others being conquest, war and plague). […]