Musings

Guest Blogger Month: Post #4

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How to start a LOVEolution?  There is no handbook on that my friends.  But as I shared on February 1st, this is the month of LOVE so if it is going to happen, this might be as good a time as any for it to transpire.  Because our love stories are so unique, just as our own fingerprints are, we can learn from all of them. Yet often people aren’t encouraged to share them publicly.  So we let modern culture dictate to us what love is.  And when we compare our love to what we see in magazines we might not appreciate it as much. Continue reading →

Guest Blogger Month: Post #3

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While this month is the first time I’ve hosted a guest blogger series I did write a piece once as a guest blogger.  It was for the blog A Penny For Them.  I wrote about my favorite theme, LOVE!  The fabulous Penny was on holiday and invited bloggers to post while she was traveling.  It was great to meet other people sharing all sorts of topics.  I’m not on holidays, but I thought by hearing different perspectives it would be a wonderful way to gain new insight on the subject of LOVE!  And though I don’t have much, I still like to share whatever I have, including now this little corner of the internet called Yankee Doodle Paddy.  Continue reading →

Cuppa Critics

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It’s not everyday I can get my Hubby to appear on Snapchat.  But last night he joined me for “Cuppa Critics” where we shared our take on eleven fabulous films.  I was given the “screeners”, as the are called, by Screen Actors Guild to watch before I vote in the upcoming SAG awards. Though I haven’t acted since switching careers to the food industry full time when we moved to Dublin in 2008, I am still a proud card carrying member.  I started acting as a child and in fact have my pension with Screen Actors Guild.  So I take my privilige of voting in this prestigious awards seriously.

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Sweden’s Smorgasbord of Life

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The last couple of months Yankee Doodle Paddy has been blessed with travel.  Though I have posted it on social media, I am finally getting around to sharing here on the blog. A little Tuesday Travel Treat for you!   And the country I want to tell you about first is Sweden.  While Hubby and I were in Stockholm once before for two nights back in 2009, I’ve always wanted to return. It is such a fascinating city!  And since my Hubby is an American of Swedish ancestry it is fun to see him light up in his “motherland”!  Recently he had to be there for work and I decided to tag along. And boy was I glad I did! Continue reading →