What is worthy of waffling about!
More than wellies to talk about..
Wellies on Rathlin Island in the County of Antrim in Northern Ireland.
Wellies suggest waterproofing is required and certainly walking anywhere through-out Ireland necessitates a little forethought about the weather and some good gear to protect against the elements. Standing on Slieve Laig in County Donegal in 80km winds will certainly blow the cobwebs away and engage the fallible torso with the relenting elements.
Arriving at the Cliffs of Moher in 100km winds with storm Eileen definitely warrants a good laugh from the unenthusiastic Italians not in good gear here for a walking tour!
Standing on the Shankhill road in the snow sound biting the Troubles while locals eavesdrop eager to correct, heckle, shame or counter-point whilst the group are oblivious to the local tension of a southern girl talking about their northern story. Dublin in a day with a group of Hasidic Jews looking for a history of Judaism in Ireland certainly leaves room for suggestions yet they too returned home satiated.
As a beginning it is ambitious to aspire to write the context to everything so let us settle on the back story for anything!
The elements, the nature, the history or story that went before, the objects that endure, the legacy they left behind, the things we make, what we love and why we love it are just some of the many topics to explore.
What happened, what is there, who did it, what they did and why the did it, the context behind the whys, why you might be even interested in what happened. The back story enlightens an appreciation of the now, the thing, the person, the place.. But it is the telling that inspires engagement.
And I have alot to tell..
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