Posts Tagged “Christmas”

Christmas decorations sale

Ask yes, if we had any sense and were in the market for such a thing, now would be the perfect time to buy Christmas decorations… Then again there are plenty of lights and tinsel on the tree still!

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My Christmas Day Adventure

Today was a Christmas Day my family won’t forget for a long time! We had a great time today, heard some amazing news, and then had a bit of an adventure on the way home. The weather has been pretty cold for the last while, the county was covered in a sheet of ice but [...]

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Christmas Day Ten Years Ago

I’ll always remember Christmas Day 1998. Ten years ago on the night of Christmas Eve we returned from the Regional Hospital without our mother and my father without his wife. I was in Kerry 2 weeks before when my father rang with the news my mother had collapsed. A massive aneurysm in her brain had [...]

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Recession in Cork

The world is in recession, and it’s even affected Cork. The city was busy but it’s been much busier in previous years. Every second shop had a “Closing Down sale” or “50% off sale” sign. Usually you have to wait until the January sales. It’s great that prices are down, but depressing what it means [...]

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Strawberries in December

It’s a sign of the times. We eat fresh strawberries in the middle of winter. They may have travelled thousands of miles and be overpriced but there’s a ready market here for fresh fruit all year round. They are lovely in porridge first thing in the morning or even with Corn Flakes. They make the [...]

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What song defines Christmas for you?

Which of the following songs says “Christmas” to you? Which song makes you think of Christmas as soon as you hear it? Ian Dempsey on Today FM this morning asked this question and the result surprised me. Silent Night Fairytale of New York

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Langerland do the Nativity

Langerland bring their latest creation, a Christmas story, The Nativity to the big screen with all your favourite characters. Even if you don’t recognise the names there’s something in this story for everyone! It goes without saying that if you have strong feelings about Christianity you probably don’t want to watch this! (via) And just [...]

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A Christmas Story

Take five minutes out of your busy day and read Mike’s short story about his visit to Santa. It’s a good read! One of the great things about working on WordPress.com is that I come across brilliant posts like this one. Granted, his blog is in the top 10 most popular, but there are plenty [...]

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Credit Card Pins – thank you

Hope you had a nice Christmas and you’re enjoying the holiday! I just took a look at my credit card statement and I’m glad the new credit card PIN numbers were brought in. I forgot mine several months ago and now I rarely use my card because a lot of shops won’t accept a chipped [...]

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It's Red Tinsel Day!

Happy Christmas to Today FM fans and everyone else! Unfortunately I don’t have any tinsel but here’s me wishing lots of strangers and friends a Happy Christmas!

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