PostsCommentsPayoutsdeirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 4 days agoBlessed are the meek.I’ve never had a problem with ego. Mine is far too small to have ever impeded my progress, and being the very antithesis of an egotist has always worked in my favour. Humility…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 11 days agoAutonomyIf I had to change one thing about myself, it would be my overly good nature. I am far too kind and generous for my own good. It is to this unfortunate trait that I attribute my…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 25 days agoNo particular place to goI went on a road trip once — and never did again. It was the early ’90s. I had a new beau. He had a new motorbike, a beautiful red Honda Shadow. “We’ll go on a road trip,” he…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • last monthDon't stand so close to me.I always judge a book by its cover. Apart from the blurb on the back, it’s how I choose in a bookshop. I’m much the same with people. I can usually tell at a glance how tedious…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • last monthWastedAlas, this weekend I was engaged in a spot of Bunburying and thus unable to join the weekend-experience proceedings. Rather than deny my regular readers their weekly glimpse into…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 2 months agoUp.I can’t say I have more than a passing acquaintance with failure. If I have ever failed at anything, I can’t recall it, though these days I must confess that I remember very…deirdyweirdy (71)in HiveGarden • 2 months agoGreen acresWell my dear gardening chums, this is my sixth growing season and let me tell you, I’ve learned a few things in the past five years. Chicken defences have been strengthened…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 2 months agoJust rightIf I were told I had 300 minutes left to live, what would I do with them? Why, I’d get a second opinion, of course. I’ve never been one to believe anything I’m told without…deirdyweirdy (71)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 2 months agoStrife.Since I arrived back last week from my sojourn under bluer skies, a dearth of compost has been thwarting my horticultural endeavours. Thus, this morning I had a pallet of thirty…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 2 months agoBeing real.As my merry band of avid readers will know, I have no dirty little secrets; in fact, I have few secrets of any kind. My life is an open book. I say what I mean, I mean what I…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 2 months agoThis perfect world.What have I worked hard for and finally achieved? I would say brilliance, but modesty forbids, so instead I will claim contentedness. I am satisfied with what I have; I neither want nor need anything more,deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 3 months agoBookwormWhen the Sony Walkman arrived in the early 80s, it felt like a miracle. Walking to work with The Smiths or Big Country in my ears was heaven on earth, and the perfect preparation…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 3 months agoHousekeeping.I remember the early 1980s, when I started my first business and was interviewing for a messenger boy, one little lad, Patrick his name was, begged me “Please, missus, please giz…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 4 months agoA friend indeed.As my legions of regular readers will know, I’m not one to boast, but when it comes to friendship, I must admit I am the Rolls-Royce of friends. Fiercely loyal, utterly…deirdyweirdy (71)in Freewriters • 4 months agoA hairy situation.Leaving her hirsute husband Jim bidding farewell to their guests, June heads to bed in the honeymoon suite. As he slips into bed beside her, half-asleep June strokes Jim's…deirdyweirdy (71)in Freewriters • 4 months agoPrivy."This coffee smells like almonds," her husband remarked. "Must be the almond cookies dear," she replied. She’d been diligently collecting and crushing apple pips for years.…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 4 months agoReasons to be cheerful part 3All in all, I can’t say 2025 was too bad a year. True I lost three chickens, two to the fox and one to a pallet, plus the door handle fell off my fridge, but I managed not to…deirdyweirdy (71)in Rant, Complain, Talk • 4 months agoMeanderingAs I accompanied my four pooches and their suitor (the big black hound) this morning on their daily constitutional, six small planes were criss-crossing overhead, leaving vapour…deirdyweirdy (71)in Freewriters • 4 months agoNo excuse.From the bus, the teacher spotted Jim, late again. Despite daily caning, he’d failed to improve or offer an excuse for his constant lateness. Jim was pushing a tiny…deirdyweirdy (71)in Weekend Experiences • 4 months agoAll over again.Is there a right time to swear? Why certainly. Whenever you’re in Ireland, for a start. When you stub your toe: effin’ chair leg! When you miss the bus, despite running like…
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