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Thank You for Helping Me to Navigate the Virus
After two days of extreme fatigue, followed by a sore throat, I wondered, could this be the dreaded virus? Surely not! A day later a burning/tingling sensation and a tightness gripped my left lung and ribs, and I sensed it moving to my lower right lung/ribs. My hands, feet and the lymph glands in my…
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My Donegal Garden in March 2020
Crocus which ventured out in February Storms Please accept my apologies for not publishing a garden post in February, but the weather was somewhat stormy! Thankfully, the latter part of this month has been dry and sunny, allowing me to catch up on my garden tasks. I have been ably assisted by Fido my neighbours…
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Book Review: A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings by Helen Jukes
My practical lessons on beekeeping have been on hold throughout winter, but I have enjoyed reading more on the subject. Helen Jukes book is chock full of great information on everything bee related. Synopsis Entering her thirties, Helen Jukes feels trapped in an urban grind of office politics and temporary addresses – disconnected, stressed. Struggling…
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The Peace Bridge Crossing The River Foyle
The Peace Bridge spans the River Foyle in the city of Derry-Londonderry, in Northern Ireland. It was opened on 25 June 2011, by the EU Commisioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn. The First and deputy First Ministers for Northern Ireland – Peter Robinson and Martin McGuiness, were in attendance, as well as the Irish Taoiseach…
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Book Review: Red Notice by Bill Browder
Reading and reviewing books is a key part of being an author – crucial for improving our craft, and perhaps positive Karma? In 2019, I read and reviewed 62 books for my Goodreads Challenge. My reviews were also posted on Amazon and Bookbub. My favourite genres include inspirational memoirs, travel, environmental awareness, self help and…
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A Year in the Garden 2019
After an extended blogging break, I am continuing the tradition of posting highlights from my garden from the previous year. January/February/March April/May/June July/August/September October/November/December If you look back on A Year in the Garden 2018 the 2019 growing season is a little behind that of 2018, which was exceptionally advanced. A Year…
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Indie Authors: How to be Featured in Publishers Weekly
Indie Authors did you know you can have your book featured in Publishers Weekly? Publishers Weekly Select You can have your book featured through PW Select for $149. “PW Select is an entry-level marketing program that gives you: – feature placement for one month on BookLife.com – a listing in Publishers Weekly‘s print and online editions…
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Watching the Daisies is #1 Best Seller on Amazon US!
“Watching the Daisies” has a bestseller tag on Amazon US! It is holding the #1 spot on Kindle for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Doing a little happy dance… Thank you to everyone who has supported me in reaching this very precious moment in time. Brigid P. Gallagher is a retired natural medicines therapist, passionate organic gardener and…
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25 Books for Christmas, The List #GiftIdeas #FeedYourKindle — Books by Patricia Furstenberg
I am thrilled to have my memoir “Watching the Daisies” included in Patricia Furstenberg’s post “25 Books for Christmas.” Find gift ideas for book lovers or feed your kindle this Christmas with engaging reads from our list: romance, historical fiction, children’s books, young adult, Sci-Fi, crime, contemporary, poetry, short or humorous reads in paperback or…
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Book Review: Easy Blogging for Busy Authors by Anne R. Allen
If you are a blogger, Anne R. Allen needs no introduction. The synopsis for “Easy Blogging for Busy Authors” says it all: Synopsis An easy-does-it guide to simple, low-tech blogging for authors who want to build a platform, but not let it take over their lives. An author blog doesn’t have to follow the rules…
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