12/01/2026
A significant Birthday 🎂
Today, I turned 53
the age my Mammy, Susie, was when she died. Suddenly.
I'm fit, strong and healthy.
I"m also acutely aware of my own mortality.
Tomorrow is not promised,
to any of us
at any age
I got up at 5.45am to write,
working on the manuscript that Susie started, and I'm determined to finish.
Work was an 8km walk in beautiful Donegal, with people who don't always find living easy
Phonecalls, messages, handwritten cards and thoughtful gifts from dear friends and family
Dinner with people I love.
Conversations of depth,
and laughter that made me snort.
Today was a good day. ❤️
Still to come -
a celebration in the sea,
a hiking trip
and three tattoos, small but mighty.
Susie deserved this life of freedom and fulfillment.
I honour her legacy by knowing the privilege of middle age,
and not wasting a minute of it
There is no Halmark card for that!
