Image via Wikipedia Best wishes to all my readers, subscribers, facebook fans and stumblers. Here’s to you and yours having a wonderful Christmas. I leave you with a poem by T.S. Eliot. A fitting poem for the year that we have had I think. The Journey of the Magi A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The...
On Monday 20 December a Carol Service will take place in St Annes Church, Shandon Street Cork at 8pm. This will be a a Celebration of Welcome. A non-denominational service to welcome everyone. Singing the Carols will be Mná, Mná, a choir put together for the event and winner of Chambers Got Xtra Talent Darragh McGann. The service has had some coverage across the pond on LezGetReal who have a post that is well worth reading. Mince pies and...
Image via Wikipedia So I am just home from another night on the canvass. It was an interesting experience, but quote an uplifting one on a number of fronts. One was the response we got on the doorstop. Yes, while it was mainly anti-Government there was some very Pro-FG responses. Others wanted to complain and were eventually brought around. The other reason it was uplifting was the Christmas decorations on all the houses. Lots of houses were all set...
Come and celebrate the Switch-on of Cork City’s Christmas lights at the launch of ‘A Christmas Celebration on the Grand Parade’ by the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Dara Murphy On the Grand Parade on Friday 27th November 2009 Speeches at 4:40pm Switch on of lights at 5pm
Image via WikipediaHeres wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas. I hope Santa is good to you. Blogging will resume after Christmas Day as more then likely I will be bored on St. Stephen’s Day! Have a wonderful Christmas. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Every year NORAD, who are responsible for North American Air Defence, track Santa’s journey around the Globe. They have a website which is fantasic (and tells me that he is leaving in 13hrs!) and they have integrated with Google Earth so you can track Santa via that or via video, which is probably what I will be doing! Bitz, one Santa’s elfs, has discovered Twitter and is helping Norad track santa using that! You can embed a map tracking...
This morning I posted on Facebook and Twitter that today was Christmas Eve Eve and it did confuse someone. I am not sure where myself and my sister came up with this one (I think it was mainly her) but instead of calling today the Eve of Christmas Eve, we called it Christmas Eve Eve! I was talking to Russell today on the phone and he had not seen Facebook or twitter and called today Christmas Eve Eve! I...
Image by stephen.spillane via FlickrChristmas has a variety of meanings for Christmas, from religious to commercialism. But sometimes people do forget that “Christmas Spirit” that does exist. This Christmas is very special for me in a number of ways. Firstly it is topping off a fabulous year that doesn’t stop getting better and secondly its the first with himself. Christmas is a special time of year and it is a family time, to be with ones you love. Christmas...
Image by stephen.spillane via FlickrWell its the last weekend before Christmas and I think the song I have picked for this week’s “Tune of the weekend” is one that will be played in clubs and bars up and down the country this weekend. In fact on the last two Friday nights I went out I heard it! It is another one of my favourite christmas songs and one I use to drag himself out to dance for. It’s by...
Image by stephen.spillane via FlickrWell this time next week it will be Christmas Eve so I think a Christmas song is in order for the mid week tune! I have chosen one of my favoourite Christmas songs and I hope you enjoy it too! It is Jona Lewie’s with “Stop the Cavalry” Merry Christmas!
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