Highly Unlikely But Not Impossible – WQ #37

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Gloria

The quote word for Marsha’s WQ #37 is ‘Unlikely’. A word I find very fitting to some photos I have in my gallery.

I love boats. I don’t know the first thing about them, but I like to look at them and I love being on a boat. It is highly unlikely that I’ll ever sail a boat myself – I have no desire to learn – just as it is highly unlikely that I’ll ever own a boat of my own.

I have quite a lot of boat photos. Some old, but still in use, and some that are unlikely to ever sail again.

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Be My Guest – #2023PicOfTheWeek

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Gloria

Today’s post is for Maria Antonia’s Weekly Photo Challenge #2023picoftheweek

Here’s how it goes 》Post a photo relating to the word(s) in one of the boxes below. Then link it to Maria’s blog.

Check her out here 》 Maria Antonia if you’d like to join in for the fun!

I’ve chosen Be My Guest for today’s #PicOfTheWeek2023

I had a lovely cheese and wine evening with some friends last Friday. Cheer and chat and a good ole wind-down!

St Patrick’s Church – #ThursdayDoors

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Gloria

A random walkabout in Newport Co Mayo led me to this fine building, St Patrick’s Church.

It was built in 1914-8 and opened in 1918.

There’s nothing quite like the smell inside a church; old, smoky, woody, sweet. The scent in St Patrick’s seems more raw than the usual churchy smells. There’s no fresh paint or furniture polish masking the alluring scent of old wood and stale Myrrh and frankincense.

Do smells echo in high-ceilinged churches? I feel like they do.

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Shop – #ThursdayDoors

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Gloria

Isn’t this the cutest little art shop?

Taken on Inishbofin, a fabulous little island on the West Coast of Ireland.

Unfortunately, the few times we passed it, it was closed so we didn’t get to go inside!

Next time, maybe!

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