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Fionnuala's ILP: March 2011
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Sunday, March 27, 2011. Sadly, Last Class in DCU for me- for this term. Thanks Cathy and Marion. So enjoyed Saturday - especially Cathy's talk on Life Writing. Lots to think about. Will be thinking of y'all next Saturday round 10. Cheers Nuala Smith. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Sadly, Last Class in DCU for me- for this term. View my complete profile. In Dublin still looking out on snow. Tommys ILP Blog Space. DCU Blog Class Image Uploads. Weather somewhere not in Ireland. Recession, Recession, Recession?
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Fionnuala's ILP: Day 2 Ox Lit Fest. A.C Grayling + +
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Day 2 Ox Lit Fest. A.C Grayling. After the coffee of course.). Anyhow, bang on twelve A.C. came striding in, long silver hair, dark suit, spectacles, every inch the modern philosopher. He spoke, without a pause, for over an hour and he was riviting. He was there to tell us about his latest book "The Good Book" which he has written as a 'secular bible'. Its a 'thoughtful non-religious alternative to the Bible. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Even Silence has an End - Ingrid Bet...
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Fionnuala's ILP: Day 1 At the Oxford Literary Festival
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Sunday, April 3, 2011. Day 1 At the Oxford Literary Festival. Christ Church Meadow is the setting. Its Oxford's Literary Festival week and I’m in the middle of it! Christ Church College – if you want to hear about it, is just spectacular. But many hundreds ago, its yellow stone just glows in the sunshine. I forget how many British Prime Ministers studied here, but at least a couple of dozen, and the list of other luminaries, in every academic field you might come up with, were here at some stage. Im resi...
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Fionnuala's ILP: "Irel - the only thing for a Coffee Cake"
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Friday, April 8, 2011. Irel - the only thing for a Coffee Cake". Our neighbours were a family of boys and I was secretly in love with the youngest one Robert (again around 12). Mother invited him too and so, that afternoon, we five children sitting round our dining-room table were a stiff little party, with none of us knowing what to say. It was only days later she gave way to her own horror and let us in on the secret of Robert's disappearance. Her prized, green leather covered dining chairs, and mo...
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Fionnuala's ILP: November 2010
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Monday, November 22, 2010. 15 Ushers Usland James Joyce's 'The Dead'. The Dead - John Huston's movie. 65279;. 65279;. 15 Ushers Island, derelict. Before it became the Joyce Museum. This is 15 Ushers Island, Dublin before it became the Joyce Museum. Now a splendid building beside the Calatrava Bridge, it is visited by hundreds of Joycean fans every year. 8217;15 Ushers Island and Joyce’s Story ‘The Dead’. With her old home. Sorry about the sad photos but I'm just getting the hang of this. Class thre...
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Fionnuala's ILP: Fay Weldon and Paul Bailey = writers (Older ones) at the Ox lit festival
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Fay Weldon and Paul Bailey = writers (Older ones) at the Ox lit festival. Would we like tickets for another speaker then? Of our money back? Devastation etc and then we plumped for Fay Weldon and Paul Bailey instead. There are so many venues and talks going on here at once, Christ Church is so huge but when we looked through the list for 2 pm, really Fay and Paul were the best on offer. So what did I learn from them? Mind you, Bailey said that on reflection, he wasn't sure if he...
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Fionnuala's ILP: Even Silence has an End - Ingrid Betancourt on her years in Captivity in the Columbian Jungle.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Even Silence has an End - Ingrid Betancourt on her years in Captivity in the Columbian Jungle. This is Ingrid Betancourt who I went to hear speak on Monday on my day 3 of the OxLit. Festival. She was terrific. She gave her talk in the big white marquee. In the grounds of Christ Church, were everything happens. She looks a lot younger than her 49 years and is a very beautiful woman. She smiled her beautiful smile when she told us this, and said "I have a fantastic. Fay Weldon and...
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Fionnuala's ILP: Sadly, Last Class in DCU for me- for this term
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Sunday, March 27, 2011. Sadly, Last Class in DCU for me- for this term. Thanks Cathy and Marion. So enjoyed Saturday - especially Cathy's talk on Life Writing. Lots to think about. Will be thinking of y'all next Saturday round 10. Cheers Nuala Smith. April 7, 2011 at 2:06 PM. I have really enjoyed the daily update Nuala. How exciting it all sounds! Keep it up and thanks. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sadly, Last Class in DCU for me- for this term. View my complete profile. Tommys ILP Blog Space.
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Fionnuala's ILP: Tues at the Oxford Lit Fest. Amateur Dramatics and Why We Love them
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Saturday, April 9, 2011. Tues at the Oxford Lit Fest. Amateur Dramatics and Why We Love them. Didn't expect to love this one as much as I did, but for pure entertainment Michael Dobson was terrific. It was also a joy to just sit back and laugh, and not feel that I must learn something! Even though I did, anyhow. I may be getting a bit obsessed with improving the old brain, as the small reminders of time running out get larger! He started with the first recorded amateur dramatic performance which was on a...
