When someone tells me the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, I always correct them by stating unequivocally that the grass is most certainly greener in the land of my birth. Ireland is poetical... View Article
Category: Reflections

On friendship and music
Published on Feb 12, 2021 | by suetredget
Way back in the 1980s I worked with a guy called Neil on the advertising sales team of a magazine company. I was a terrible salesperson. I wasn’t motivated by money or targets or commission, bu... View Article

In praise of walking
Published on Jun 01, 2020 | by suetredget
As I walked I started to notice more, to pay closer attention. I watched the ever-changing cloud shapes as they shifted from moment to moment. I was transfixed by the first star appearing against a burnt orange... View Article

Sweet Nostalgia
Published on May 16, 2020 | by suetredget
So, there have been these challenges going around on Facebook. You know the ones: choose ten favourite songs from the 80s or ten albums that influenced you and post them over ten consecutive days, without expla... View Article