Monthly Archives: May 2015

Song of The Flower By Khalil Gibran

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

I am a kind word uttered and repeated By the voice of Nature; I am a star fallen from the Blue tent upon the green carpet. I am the daughter of the elements With whom Winter conceived; To whom Spring … Continue reading →

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How to Grow Plants from Seed

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Title: How to Grow Plants from Seed Author: wikiHow Full Text & Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Plants-from-Seed The Internet, Online, 31/5/2015 Sample Text: Growing plants from seeds presents a number of benefits, including a huge variety of plants to choose from, 100% organic … Continue reading →

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Create Your Own Garden Art

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Love this video I found on UTube …..repurpose of household items into art..Be Creative!

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What A Lovely Day I Had Gardening!

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

  I had a lovely day gardening, stung by nettles & thorns but it will be worth it! I bought thousands of seeds on EBay . I ran out of pots as you do with thousands of seeds and  this … Continue reading →

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Your IQ Explained

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Intelligence Interval Cognitive Designation 40 – 54 Severely challenged (Less than 1% of test takers) 55 – 69 Challenged (2.3% of test takers) 70 – 84 Below average 85 – 114 Average (68% of test takers) 115 – 129 Above … Continue reading →

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The Men That Don’t Fit In By Robert W. Service

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

There’s a race of men that don’t fit in, A race that can’t stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will. They range the field and they rove the flood, … Continue reading →

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My Madonna By Robert W. Service

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

I haled me a woman from the street, Shameless, but, oh, so fair! I bade her sit in the model’s seat And I painted her sitting there. I hid all trace of her heart unclean; I painted a babe at … Continue reading →

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Exercise Safely

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Title: Exercise Safely Author: Better Health Channel Full Text & Source: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Exercise_safety The Internet, Online, 30/5/2015 Sample Text: Summary Exercise safety is important to avoid injury and maintain good health. Learn how to avoid injuries by using the right equipment, … Continue reading →

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Be Careful Exercising. I put out a disc on neck

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

I am staying away from exercising at the moment on doctor’s orders as I have put out a disc on my neck. I already have 2 damaged discs and on old spinal injury so I am on rest! So to avoid … Continue reading →

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New Poets Press

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Title: Writing Tips Author: New Poets Press Full Text & Source: http://www.newpoetspress.com/writetips.html The Internet, Online, 29/5/2015 Sample Text: How Do I Know If I’m A Poet? Are you alive?  Do you hear an inner voice that cries for expression in … Continue reading →

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Write It By Scholastic

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Title: Write It Author: Scholastic Full Text & Source: http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/index.asp The Internet, Online, 29/5/2015 Sample Text Chat with fellow writers Publish your work Build your portfolio Poetry Essay Short Fiction Memoir Humour Journalism Sections for teachers, parents, kids and librarians … Continue reading →

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A Mother’s Letter To The World

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

A Mother’s Letter To The World Dear World: My son starts school today. It’s going to be strange and new to him for a while. And I wish you would sort of treat him gently. You see, up to now, … Continue reading →

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Love Is By Adrian Henri

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Love is… Love is feeling cold in the back of vans Love is a fanclub with only two fans Love is walking holding paintstained hands Love is. Love is fish and chips on winter nights Love is blankets full of … Continue reading →

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The Parent’s Tao Te Ching By William Martin

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

“Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy … Continue reading →

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‘Valentine’ by John Fuller

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

The things about you I appreciate may seem indelicate: I’d like to find you in the shower and chase the soap for half an hour. I’d like to have you in my power and see your eyes dilate. I’d like … Continue reading →

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Bright Star By John Keats

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art—          Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart,          Like nature’s patient, sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task          Of pure ablution round earth’s … Continue reading →

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Wild nights – Wild nights! By Emily Dickinson

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Wild nights – Wild nights! Were I with thee Wild nights should be Our luxury! Futile – the winds – To a Heart in port – Done with the Compass – Done with the Chart! Rowing in Eden – Ah … Continue reading →

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I Write Therefore I Am

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Ink on paper is as beautiful to me as flowers on the mountains — God composes, why shouldn’t we? Terri Guillemets Be obscure clearly. E.B. White “Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it’s the answer to everything. … Continue reading →

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Irish Reports & Digests (Law)

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Title: Irish Reports & Digests Author: Ireland, ICLR Full Text & Source: http://www.irishreports.ie/index.htm The Internet, Online, 26/5/2015 Sample Text: The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for Ireland, a legal charity, publishes the Irish Reports, the Irish Digests and other legal … Continue reading →

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Free Law Database – IRLII (Ireland & UK)

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Author Annette J Dunlea Irish Writer

Title: Irish Legal Information Initiative Author: Ireland, U.C.C. Full Text & Source: http://www.ucc.ie/law/newirlii/index.php The Internet, Online, 26/5/2015 Sample Text: Run by UCC Law Faculty to complement its contribution to BAILII About IRLII In September 2001, as part of its contribution … Continue reading →

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