jalex on May 28th, 2010

Yesterday I went to Sligo to run a few errands, to get the car serviced and to give myself the treat of having a Shiatsu massage. Fabulous!!  It was wonderful to be walking about enjoying the sunshine. After lunch in a busy river side cafe, I walked over a little pedestrian bridge to the other [...]

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jalex on May 19th, 2010

One of the last things I did before leaving home for the hospital was to write out a press release for the Pro Silva Forest Trip to County Wicklow.  We had been planning this event for months and I had been so looking forward to it. But on Easter Monday I got just a few hours [...]

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jalex on May 19th, 2010

You may have noticed that it’s been a while since I’ve tapped out a Local Forest Blog.  For four weeks I was in Beaumont Hospital, first having surgery and then recovering my strength.  I went in on 5th April feeling so fit and healthy and after surgery (removal of a meningioma on the brain) I [...]

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