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Covid 2020 Tales (vii) : Pandemic-inspired Pallet Creation Continued

April 16, 2020by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

So here we are. The UK has been in “lockdown” now since over 3 weeks ago, and today the almost inevitable happened, as Boris Johnson’s number 2 in charge, Dominic Raab, […]

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Coronavirus, Creativity, northern ireland, Spirituality, Thankfulness

Sunday Scribe: Sharing in Sufferings

April 28, 2019by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Not a catchy title tonight. But suffering is real on planet earth. If you’ve lived here any length of time, chances are that you will have tasted some suffering at […]

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Spirituality

Sunday Scribe: Rediscovering Bone Broth

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Let’s talk about bone broth.  (Not the kind of article you were perhaps expecting, but variety is the spice of life and all that).  As I continue to recover from […]

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Creativity, Cuisine, Culture, Food, northern ireland, Spirituality, Winter, Writing

Further Reflections on an Eventful Year:

June 26, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

HAVING SHOCKED you with my photos last time, I hope you’ve realized by now my intentional opposite spirit to the majority of social media, (which is often aimed at presenting […]

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Beauty, California, compassion, Czech Republic, faith, healing, honesty, Mental Health, Spirituality, Thankfulness, Travel, USA, vulnerability, Writing

Boots from a notable night

June 14, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

It’s true a picture is worth a thousand words. Many people may not have believed the post I shared on 2nd May, sharing a tiny 10% snippet of what happened […]

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California, Christian, faith, honesty, Spirituality, USA, vulnerability, Writing

The last normal Tuesday

June 12, 2018by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

EIGHT weeks ago tonight was my last ever evening riding my trusty moped in Redding, California. It offered a practical, fun and highly economic solution to the lack of public […]

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California, Creativity, passion, Spirituality, Travel, USA, Writing

December Beckons…

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A YEAR AGO, I was in Warsaw, Poland, for what I had no idea was about to become a very, very significant trip, indirectly, into new scary but faith-filled steps […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Spirituality

Whitetails and Open Skies

August 15, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

AFTER a semi-conscious break from posting anything on social media in recent months, I felt to write a wee random blog article this week.   I’ve just had a quietly […]

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Christian, Creativity, Spirituality

Example of my feature writing: American national magazine, ‘Reptiles’, marketed as the World’s biggest reptile magazine, published across USA March/April 2017

April 17, 2017by emeraldscribe Leave a comment
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Creativity, freelance feature articles, USA

Final Dark Beauty at Christmas…

December 21, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

This will be my final post of this year, and potentially thereafter. I haven’t firmly decided yet. As I always say, ‘I have a love-hate relationship with social media.’ I […]

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Beauty, Christmas, Creativity, faith, peace, Photography, Spirituality, Winter, Writing

Maghera to Praha for coffee, cuisine & more

December 4, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

LAST WEEKEND I wrote of my authentic experience at ‘The Auction Room’ in Maghera, and told you about the great coffee, food and ambiance on offer to residents and commuters […]

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Coffee, Creativity, Cuisine, Culture, Czech Republic, Food, Travel, Winter, Writing

Powerful PRAGUE!

December 3, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Not to keep you all in suspense any longer, I made it to PRAGUE last night, and it’s powerful architecture, beautiful Christmas markets and medieval beauty have already impacted me! […]

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Creativity, Czech Republic, Photography, Spirituality, Travel

Welcomed with a sunset and coffee…

December 2, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

AFTER TEN hours on a bus, due to snow and stops along the way, (sounds worse than it was) I was welcomed to this new country with a beautiful December […]

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Beauty, Coffee, Photography, Spirituality, Travel

Warsaw…while the going’s good!

December 2, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

So whilst the internet is working here, I might as well update a wee bit more whilst I can. Everything is fine back home, (from my previous post – answers […]

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Poland, Spirituality, Travel

Bit too much drama the last 24 hrs…

December 1, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

It’s been a very eventful 24 hours in Warsaw, far too eventful. Everything here fades to insignificance when someone you love ends up in hospital back home, but I am […]

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Photography, Poland, Spirituality, Travel

Stillness in the City

December 1, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

On a whirlwind visit to Warsaw today, before heading to my main destination tomorrow, I came across this beautiful peaceful Catholic church, just off the beaten track from the main […]

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Spirituality, Travel, Writing

Practicalities in the Polish capital

December 1, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Downtown Studio rentals is where I am staying, bookable online at booking.com (other accommodation sites are available!). For a very reasonable £20 per night it’s possible to have a spacious, […]

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Spirituality

Hello from Eastern Europe…

November 30, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

THE UNEXPECTED ADVENTURES within this year, often because of the fierce adversity thrown in the beginning of 2016, (but not a surprise to my ultimate guide) have been quite amazing. […]

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Beauty, Culture, Spirituality

C.S. Lewis…What a Man

November 22, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

THIS DAY in 1963 saw the dark departure from this earth of a writer of incredible latent talent and ability, C.S. Lewis, who also happens to have been from the […]

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Beauty, Christian, Creativity, honour, Spirituality

Simple Sunday ‘Sabbath’ musings…

November 13, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Just been reading Psalm 23, one of the most common Psalms, and thought I’d share a little simple thought or two. ” …you prepare a table before me in the […]

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Spirituality

Autumn Beauty

October 21, 2016by emeraldscribe 2 Comments

FIVE WEEKS ago I posted a poignant article about a beautiful young lady who passed on to the next life. A bit of a ‘taboo’ subject, perhaps, but something close […]

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Beauty, Mental Health, northern ireland, Photography, Spirituality, Writing

Poetry Corner Week 6 of 6: The Newspaper

August 25, 2016by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

  THE NEWSPAPER   Clicks of typing, chatter on the floor Telephones ringing, reporters abound, Amidst a buzz, Depth unspoken; undoubtedly profound. Cups of coffee, like drips all around. Yet […]

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career, Creativity, newspaper journalism, poetry, Spirituality, Writing

Ballymena to Bethel: California Capers Part 4

January 28, 2014by emeraldscribe Leave a comment

Twenty years ago I was a 10-year-old at primary school (or as American’s call it, Elementary school), but suddenly this past weekend I have had a fresh understanding of what […]

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Spirituality

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