The Elevator in RomeI find our hotel quite easily, in plenty of time before I have to meet my father off the airport bus. It’s on a narrow street leading from…Mar 14, 20211Mar 14, 20211
A November Swim in the Irish SeaWe were putting out our bins, the neighbour and myself, and I asked her if she’s enjoying her daily swims in Dublin Bay. “Emma, it’s…Dec 6, 2020Dec 6, 2020
Published inCreaturesA Diary for Bella, our Lockdown DogLive in the moment, that’s what you do. You could teach us all a lesson.Aug 16, 2020Aug 16, 2020
Happy Families?In an arts and craft shop in Dublin, I spot a pack of Happy Families. It was one of our favourite games when the kids were small, but we…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
CourgettiI laughed when I noticed the name on this packet I had picked up in Tesco. The spirally courgettes (ridiculously cut up and ready for me…Feb 9, 2020Feb 9, 2020
Jack Daniels on 9/11The first time I ever drank Jack Daniels whiskey was also my last. 18 years ago today in Brooklyn, New York, I found myself drinking it…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
Good Friday in Toronto ca 2005I took these photos in Toronto around 2005, put them in an envelope and found them again a couple of months ago.Apr 19, 2019Apr 19, 2019
An Irish Mamma abroadDuring my 20-odd years of living abroad, I became a mother. I’ve been back in Ireland now for a while. Yet still I stop and look around me…Feb 24, 2019Feb 24, 2019
Published inPhoto DojoA snapshot of a snapshot in timeI was searching for a photo to accompany a piece I wrote last week about the Tooth Fairy and her place in our little family history. I had…Dec 16, 2018Dec 16, 2018
The tooth fairy is dead. Long live the tooth fairy.It’s the end of an era. The tooth fairy is no more. The family myth was foiled yesterday morning by the youngest in the family. An upper…Dec 10, 2018Dec 10, 2018