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A Stranger Christmas

In Stranger Things, the Netflix hit series, everything appears normal, kids ride their bikes, attend high school and play board games with their friends. But, there is a tear in the fabric of this world and horror pours from it. The tear can’t be seen by everyone. To try to locate it, the mother uses…

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Wild Lights

The pinnacle of the holiday season activites. Paddington 2 was charming, The Craft Fair at the RDS was reliably festive. ET at the Bord Gais theatre accompanied by the RTE National Symphony Orchestra was magical but this...on a dark but dry December night was just breathtaking. The vivid red, green and white lights against the…

Gin Yoga

I have another festive exercise idea - the current rage of Yin Yoga classes popping up everywhere, complete with bolster pillows, cushions and blankets has made sleep look like a bona fide exercise! I've been a convert since I went to my first class. I have always loved yoga, the beauty of it, its holisitic…

The Body Couch

So, Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, best selling author, internet sensation, advocate of mountain climber HIIT exercises, having done them, not being able to move after them, I propose an alternative - The Body Couch. Find one you can lie full length upon, make sure it faces the television full on, you don't want…