The Return of the Wanderer 2

The Happy Wanderer I love to go a-wandering, Along the mountain track, And as I go, I love to sing, My knapsack on my back. Chorus: Val-deri,Val-dera, Val-deri, Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Val-deri,Val-dera. My knapsack on my back. I love to wander by the stream That dances in the sun, So joyously it calls to me, "Come! Join…

The Return of the Wanderer

Well, we are back from our travels to New Zealand to see our eldest son and his family. We were based in the city of Wellington in the south of the North Island. We have been there before and we loved it, and so on returning there it felt like coming home There is so…

Authors Eileen Moynihan and Nancy Kuykendall discuss the importance of reading for children and adults.

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Announcement: Taking A Break

I will not be writing my blog for the next few weeks as I will be going on a well-deserved trip. I will say adieu until sometime in March...

New Beginnings 4: In An Irish Way

Celtic Symbolism Many people have bought jewellery depicting a symbolic pattern supposed to be a Celtic design meaning, "New Beginnings". Also, many people have been tattooed with this design, but unfortunately this symbol is apparently fake. Pinterest:https://www.pinterest.es/pin/225813368791897926/ It is believed that it isn't a Celtic symbol at all, but a ‘zibu’ symbol created a few…

New Beginnings 3: For Writers

“All great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at midnight.” – Shannon L. Alder “Now, as we close one chapter, the pen is gradually inking up, preparing itself to write the next.” – Mie Hansson “The thrill of new beginnings is immensely alluring!” – Avijeet Das “The…

New Beginnings/ January 2: In Children’s Books

"I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end."-from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott ‘You cannot change what you are, only what you do.’― Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass Starting Over Can Be Challenging and Difficult, But The…

New Beginnings

Also see (https://eileenmoynihan.wordpress.com/kids-and-teens-fan-club/) https://www.pinterest.ie/pin/5559199533130298/ https://www.bluemountain.com/ecards/december/january-poem/card-3468342? January - A Time to Start Again After the holiday season, people are ready to make changes, to face the world again, to look the New Year in the eye and to see new opportunities and hope. People make New Year resolutions, gardeners start dreaming about putting in new seeds…

Sparkle 4: Spread Your Sparkle Over Christmas

I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND JOYFUL CHRISTMAS! Sparkling Prettily Artistically Radiating Kinship and Love Evoking Enjoyment Creating Christmas Cheer (Eileen Moynihan) “Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart... filled it, too, with a melody…

Sparkle 3: Making Your Writing Shine

What Makes Writing Shine? For me it is many things. I want to be brought right into the story, empathise with the main protagonist, have a strong antagonist, to be excited by the plot and to be held captive by what's unfolding. Language is important to me. I want it to be descriptive without being…