Kerry Writers’ Museum in June 2024
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Revival 2024
This will be a good one. The lineup looks special. Get buying those tickets.
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Our Beautiful old Coins
These beautiful animals were once in everyone’s pockets. As we move ever closer to a cashless economy, let’s take a minute to see how beautiful these pre -decimal Irish coins were.
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Another Find at the Library
You can borrow these “age friendly” tablets from the library for 10 weeks at a time. They are ideal for an old person who has to go into hospital or for respite or even in their own home.
Once you have a gmail account they are relatively easy to set up and they are programmed for local regions. They have a calendar and diary, links to the webpages of the local newspapers, links to local churches so you can “attend” mass if that’s your thing. You can take photos and chat to friends. I think they are a “try before you buy” option for someone who likes to stay in touch. On these Acorn age friendly tablets you can use Borrowbox, the free library online store of books , papers and magazines. When you hand it back, the library staff will wipe all your stuff off it before the next borrower.
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What I’m Reading
I usually have a few books on the go at a time. This one won this year’s Writers’ Week Kerry Novel of the Year. It is very very good.
Piece of serendipity in the IWA charity shop this week…expect some great weird and wonderful facts from this source.
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Squashed In
I just love the names of flowers and plants
Like the lovely Sauce Hollandaise daisies
Conjuring up images of summer salad days
Or that adorable Butternut Squash
With images of butter and nuts
Being squashed together
To make a tasty nourishing mash
I first became aware of this lovely vegetable
In the year of two thousand and ten.
I was just retired from teaching
And was embarking on a new way of living
Health matters were now a more pertinent issue
Weight loss and exercise became a focus for me
With aspirations to become a slimmer, fitter, healthier me
So, I betook myself off to a healthy heart course
With the emphasis on eating meat dishes demoted
And using vegetarian dishes was promoted
For their beneficial effects for healthy living
We had carrots, lettuces, cous cous and coleslaw
There were melons, oranges apples and bananas
We tried shepherdess pies, Moroccan tagines
There was tofu with ginger and broccoli spears
Then we were introduced to special soups and dishes
With butternut squash being the new one to me
We made butternut squash soup
We roasted it in the oven, skin and all
It tasted yummy and delicious
Leaving my taste buds with a yearning for more
We made risottos and curries
I really liked eating them all
Because it was such nice nutritious food
Also, on our menu we had
Quinoa with stir-fried greens
There was wheat grass and juices
Energy balls and sprouts
Diet plans and meal plans
I got used to living a more spartan lifestyle routine
Shedding kilos of weight and waistline inches
Reducing my cholesterol and blood pressure levels
My energy levels increased appreciably
I just loved my expanded healthy menu choices
With my new friend, my delectable butternut squash
heading the nutrient field for me
In my newly acquired style of healthy living routine
Mick O Callaghan June 2024
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A Fact
Octopuses have three hearts. (You know where I got this one.)
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