blog – Karen J McDonnell

Shopping and …

September 12, 2015Karen J McDonnell

You can read a new blog about my trip to Beara, by clicking above on the Writer’s Blog ^^^^^^

Am just home from a trip into Galway. Haven’t been in all summer; too busy with the Radio Diploma and work experience in West Clare. It was time for a bit of necessary (ahem) shopping: a boxload of my favourite coffee in M&S, mini hot cross buns, and a coffee & walnut cake.

Treats over, there was money spent on paint and a new lampshade for the guest room, and boring but essential printer ink. WHY is printer ink so expensive? Answers on a postcard please …

I also got my hands on these beauties:

Autumn Reading © Karen J McDonnell — Autumn Reading
© Karen J McDonnell

That’s me sorted for the lengthening evenings at edge of Europe. (Oooooh, I love getting book tokens as gifts!)

Blogtastic!

August 28, 2015Karen J McDonnell

Delighted to hear that my blog readwritehere.wordpress.com has been longlisted for the Blog Awards Ireland 2015.

You can read the blog by clicking on the link above.

Please pass on the good news – I’ll be looking for votes from the public!

Speakin’ the words …

May 4, 2015Karen J McDonnell

Just a quick thank you to everyone who turned up last Friday night to the Record Break Café in Ennis for Poetry Corner readings by myself and Donal O’Conaill, & music and song from Emer O’Flaherty.

At the Record Break. photo C. The Poetry Collective

I really appreciated the reaction to the poems. Some were new poems on their first night out; they were very shy.

Now, my lovelies, you should go to Sinéad’s café when you are next in Ennis. The coffee is stonkin’ and the chocolate & caramel cake looks divine. I’m heading back there soon for a slice.

In other writing matters – I’ve just posted a blog about the Walter Macken centenary. You can click on ‘blog’ above, or here. I’d be glad to get your comments.