Hello Friends,

So here we are again - another lockdown in Ireland!

I hope you and yours continue to keep safe and well during these challenging times. Time hangs heavily but Joe and I are keeping ourselves busy with paint brushes, gardening and lots of walking. I was so disappointed when our tour in March was cancelled at the 11th hour and the rescheduling began. At present the tour is pencilled in for May/June of 2021, so we live in hope. The talk of a vaccine coming is very encouraging and to quote Prof. Luke O’Neill (immunologist) “The cavalry is coming”!

We’ve been following the U.S. presidential election with trepidation and are greatly relieved at the outcome… a new dawn, not just for the U.S. but for the whole world.

I look forward to leaving the circumstances of 2020 behind us and to better times in the coming year.

Le Grá Mór (big love)

Mary x