I Come From a Broken FamilyI'm an only child but yet my parents have chosen, after raising me to be close to them, to be strangers to me now! I'm kept in the shadowy fringes of what is going on in their relationship. It's a broken family, because it's not working with me now,...See More »
I Am a Beach PersonI could happy live on a beach. Coconut bra, grass skirt, notwithstanding, the natural light and good sea breezes, the freshness of the storms in winter, all is just so appealing.
I Believe Life Is A JourneyWhether you're walking, running, cycling, taking a bus, train or plane, life had a journey! You want to be travelling in a Bentley but the affect in those around you be like a walk! The lessons of life are like building materials. Do you want to...See More »
I Am Comfortable With My Own CompanyIt's why I can sit in all day sewing, making clothes for my clients and get the job done! I don't have to be talking or relating to anyone all day long!
I Know Every Action Has ConsequencesIs it Buddhism that teaches about cause and effect? Or Hinduism? It's very much a valid argument, what goes around comes around! If people thought more about the consequences of their actions the world potentially will be a happier and more socially...See More »
I Am Me And No Apologies Are Needed For That FactI'll go shopping bareassed if I want to! Or I'll date someone twice my age or more! My rules aren't your rules, but I'll go with my lead, and you can keep up if you wish. I live by my style, love by my desires, and I'll even go to church and...See More »
I Believe In Equal RightsEquality. If one person has the right to self determination everybody has the right! If one aberrant lifestyle is allowed all must be!
I Stay Up Late But Wake Up EarlyMum calls it burning the candle at both ends from a saying she heard somewhere because in Iberia you do burn it, but midday you have a siesta!
I Gotta Have My Morning CoffeeI have a machine up here that makes a coffee like an alarm clock, and it's strong and black for me when I wake! I couldn't function without it, especially with the kind of night I just had!
I Love Frida KahloI think her life story is inspiring, her art intriguing, her ambition and artistic viewpoint complex.
I Enjoy Watching Waves Crash Onto the BeachThe Atlantic crashing ashore South of Porto can be particularly ferocious at times and it's a great natural show if you can withstand the storm that so often accompanies the waves.
I Think Sadness Is A Part Of LifeI'm very sad at how I was kept out from knowing my parents were thinking of separation! My Mum is returning to Portugal as soon as she can. At present she's living with a friend in Cork City, so the next time I see her may well be at my grandmother's...See More »
I Don't Argue With IdiotsThere are a few on here I've found. Just have to block tbem, and their abuse!
I Love HistoryIrish history follows an inimitable path of other powers trying to control our destiny. Now we are established in the European Union we are part of a quasi Roman Empire where we never was before!
I Go to Church Every SundayIt's a promise I made my grandmother before she died, and a habit I thoroughly appreciate and I love 💘 Sunday Mass!
I Am On My Own Spiritual PathI was raised Roman Catholic, and yes I'm as dumbfounded about the paedophile priests, but it was explained to me as a curse from Azrael the Satan as being the one who when the farmer had sowed wheat in his field the devil strue weeds into the field...See More »
I Love Sitting Around a Camp Fire Summer nights in Portugal were almost always sublime when we went on holiday in my childhood. My Dad and my Portuguese uncles would build a fire at the edge of the beach and we would sit enjoying the extra warmth as the night got darker cooking on...See More »
I Have Trust IssuesThere are things my intuition nags at me about, things people say, things they do, and it really is something that erodes a sense of trust and belief in what is being said! It's tragic to me because I treat people as I hope they will treat me, only...See More »
I Love CastlesNear my family farm is the village of Blarney and the castle where you go to kiss the Blarney stone. I'm Ireland there are a number of medieval castles and castle ruins built by opposing families trying to dominate the counties and the economic...See More »
I Am Loyal to My FriendsFriends are in my mind the family you select which is why if a friend betrays you it is like being stabbed in the back! Loyalty obviously is a two way street!
I Have Been to Another CountryYes! Every year! To Portugal! I've also been to Spain, France and Italy. If you count childhood visits, at six I went to America, and Canada. At eight I went to ?Morocco.
I Love LavenderI know its a relatively old scent, used for ages as a perfume but I love it! I go into the L'Occitan shop and buy a lavender soap bar for my beauty treatment routine.
I Love Going Out To DinnerLast night, evening, I went out making up a four with John and Kate and Dave. I was Dave's date for the night 🌙. It was the annual spring dinner dance of an aassociation John and Dave are members of and apart from the dinner and some music to dance...See More »
I Love ShoppingLast night Dave offered to take me shopping! I said yes! It'll be lovely! No one has taken me shopping in a while! I think he wants to buy me a dress for this evening so I have an alternative choice. I'm not sure if he's saying he didn't approve of...See More »