at work ...

the monday to friday view :

Spring in Orvieto

 view from the bell tower (just before the bell rang and I lost five years off my life)

 

performances for the Festa Della Palombella after the dove zip-lined into the square to a roar of clapping and fireworks. you have to see it to believe it.

cathedral ...

deserted by night

en route to sample the organic and biodynamic very delicious Classico of Barberani

 

 

day trippin' to Civita di Bagnoreggio

 



 

Dacia Maraini reads at the Botanic Gardens!

 

Come one, come all! It promises to be a lovely afternoon ...

 

 

the day jobs ...

still good

heard this on the radio the other day and was reminded of its brilliance. i'm a sucker for bass heavy, tight harmony, swelling chorus choooons. every. single. time.
warpaint - undertow.

The daily grind pays off

You get up and go to work, you get up and go to work, you get up and go to work. There is no escaping the daily grind no matter what the job.
But then a letter like this lands on the desk and there is no doubt that what we do is important. That showing up everyday counts. That what is on the to-do list actually matters.
Life is good.

Winners of the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award

Was that a week ago already?! I had a fantastic evening in the French Ambassadors Residence last Tuesday for the announcement of the winners of the Hennessy New Irish Writing Awards. The sun actually shone and there was a wonderful feel of Spring in the air. The place was abuzz with glamour, cocktails and canapes.
Ruth Quinlan triumphed in the First Fiction category with her story The Healing. Love that it mentions Braille!
John O'Donnell won the category of Emerging Fiction with his short story Shelley.
Poetry and overall winner was Jessica Traynor  for her two poems Aubade and Ebay Auction.
Big congratulations to them all!
Looking to submit your own work to be in with a chance for next year? All necessary information here.