Press "Enter" to skip to content

Month: April 2020

Sending poetcards to Nursing Homes 📚

Published 8 April 2020
Suzy Hazelwood, “Books”

I’ve been working with Nursing Homes Ireland on a project to send postcards to residents of nursing homes who for many weeks now have been unable to visit in person with loved ones. 

During these difficult times I’ve also been reading a lot of poetry, particularly ones about the beauty of the natural world. It struck me that bits of poetry fit beautifully on postcards!

My current project is sending poetry postcards to residents in nursing homes in Ireland, beginning with Kenmare Nursing Home.

Comments closed

056: Volunteers 🦠

Published 7 April 2020
postcard front
Nathan Lemon, “What good shall I do”

Milliún míle buíochas (a million thank yous) to the tens of thousands of people in Ireland who have volunteered to help our country during the pandemic, and to Volunteer Ireland for matching people with what needs doing. 

If you haven’t yet volunteered to help, here’s how to get started

Comments closed

053: Canary

Published 4 April 2020
postcard front
Advertisement for Capern’s Bird Seed (1910)

As a sensitive person, you’re a canary. Trust yourself. Just because you see things other people don’t, that doesn’t mean what you see isn’t real. Canaries were taken into coal mines because people can’t detect deadly CO. 

Dr. Peter Doyle

Discover highly sensitive people

Comments closed

050: Fare thee well

Published 1 April 2020
postcard front
Yehuda Ludwig Schwerin, “Oranges” (1972)

The windows shuttered at long last,
Laughter replaced by dust bunnies.
 
A few pure souls still soldier on:
Trolling lanky northern ginger,
Thoughtful blue-haired mountain angel,
And you, kindness made manifest;
Always telling the truth, with love.

Máire Ó Laoghaire, “Fare thee well”

How being kind is more loving than being nice

Comments closed