A field of swans
For those of you who sailed through menopause without even noticing, I envy you. For those of you who have been through the horrors but
Village life
On structure, gaps, and COVID
Back in the early COVID days, I was chatting to a mate who was coming to terms with life without the structure of getting up
2020 Grateful 3: Revelling in the rural
I was born into a city. I might have been about 2 when we moved to a provincial town. And then to another city. And
2020 Grateful 15: As ghoulish as it gets
There’s one old lady in our village who’s never seen outside without a headscarf. There are a few of them, but the one I’m thinking
2020 Grateful 24: Storm damage
We had a doozy of a storm here the other night. It hit Zala county hard with reports of evacuations in some villages, major flooding
2020 Grateful 25: Ain’t life a peach?
Himself, at the door of my office with a look of consternation on his face. Me, engrossed in editing a piece of text on a
2020 Grateful 31: Kisrabló
There’s a battle of wills going on in our house. Occasionally it involves roaring and shouting followed by a couple of days of sulking or
2020 Grateful 34: A different view
It’s been a while, thank God, since I’ve felt the black cloud of depression, the sort that that requires doctors and medication. My heart goes
2020 Grateful 42: Memories of Rabbitt Carter
Walking down the village to mass yesterday, I noticed three women in front of me all in black. The men outside the church were in
2019 Grateful 2: Lesson from the Bishop
The pessimist in me says that it had to happen sometime. My love affair with my Hungarian village was a little too good to be
When I bought a house in a small village near the Kis Balaton in Western Hungary, I only ever intended it to be a weekend/holiday getaway. But village life has worked its magic and now I find it hard to leave.
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