Darina
@drimoley.bsky.social
Librarian by day. Reader by night.
Really enjoying Fires Which Burned Brightly: A Life in Progress by Sebastian Faulks and particularly this anecdote about a book signing in Minneapolis…
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Really enjoying Fires Which Burned Brightly: A Life in Progress by Sebastian Faulks and particularly this anecdote about a book signing in Minneapolis…
Remind me never to agree to go to anything in Dublin again while the Ploughing is on. Trains fully booked from Mayo this morning. It’s gonna be a long one! #BusTales
September 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Remind me never to agree to go to anything in Dublin again while the Ploughing is on. Trains fully booked from Mayo this morning. It’s gonna be a long one! #BusTales
Youngest headed off today to embark on his college years.
Empty nest for the first time in almost 26 years.
In totally unrelated news I found myself driving to Tesco and talking to myself. Out loud.
Empty nest for the first time in almost 26 years.
In totally unrelated news I found myself driving to Tesco and talking to myself. Out loud.
September 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Youngest headed off today to embark on his college years.
Empty nest for the first time in almost 26 years.
In totally unrelated news I found myself driving to Tesco and talking to myself. Out loud.
Empty nest for the first time in almost 26 years.
In totally unrelated news I found myself driving to Tesco and talking to myself. Out loud.
Last purchase before leaving the beautiful Edinburgh. Felt rude not to! And the half price offer at Waterstones meant the bag was practically free!
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Last purchase before leaving the beautiful Edinburgh. Felt rude not to! And the half price offer at Waterstones meant the bag was practically free!
Only 21 years later and school’s out for the final time in this house. Last Leaving Cert done and dusted. Woohoo 🥳
June 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Only 21 years later and school’s out for the final time in this house. Last Leaving Cert done and dusted. Woohoo 🥳
Did the customary few laps of the lake this evening with my friend and she was RAVING about The Pitt. So now I’m gonna have to ask the young fella to give me custody of his dodgy box when he goes on his Leaving Cert holiday 🤓
June 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Did the customary few laps of the lake this evening with my friend and she was RAVING about The Pitt. So now I’m gonna have to ask the young fella to give me custody of his dodgy box when he goes on his Leaving Cert holiday 🤓
Last leaving cert in our house starts on Wednesday. Which completely explains why the boy asked me to buy him flash cards today 🙄
June 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Last leaving cert in our house starts on Wednesday. Which completely explains why the boy asked me to buy him flash cards today 🙄
Hmmm, wonder should I wait until tomorrow to start this particular book …
Nah, feck it, I’m going in!
(It’s The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor, btw)
Nah, feck it, I’m going in!
(It’s The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor, btw)
March 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hmmm, wonder should I wait until tomorrow to start this particular book …
Nah, feck it, I’m going in!
(It’s The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor, btw)
Nah, feck it, I’m going in!
(It’s The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor, btw)
Missing this book already. Just adored it.
February 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Missing this book already. Just adored it.
Mutheragawd, that’s some seriously torrential rain right now 😳
February 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Mutheragawd, that’s some seriously torrential rain right now 😳
’Twas the night before Book Club when … oh shit, forgot to read the book. No interruptions please and thank you!
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
’Twas the night before Book Club when … oh shit, forgot to read the book. No interruptions please and thank you!
17:50, February 6, Mayo. #GrandStretch
February 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
17:50, February 6, Mayo. #GrandStretch
Watched Juror #2 tonight and, well … great premise but it could have been so much more. Felt like a Netflix film, tbh.
February 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Watched Juror #2 tonight and, well … great premise but it could have been so much more. Felt like a Netflix film, tbh.
I really enjoyed this #booksky challenge - got me thinking long and hard about some of my reading joys, and of course a close-up look at the shelves. Hard to narrow it to 20, but that was probably the fun aspect! Lots of titles went on and off again as I got closer and closer to the end 🤣
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #booksky Day 1.
January 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I really enjoyed this #booksky challenge - got me thinking long and hard about some of my reading joys, and of course a close-up look at the shelves. Hard to narrow it to 20, but that was probably the fun aspect! Lots of titles went on and off again as I got closer and closer to the end 🤣
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While I go pour another mug of tea have another painting. "Mayo Cloud" came out of a day I had cycling in north County Mayo that was beautifully sunny and beautifully rainy, so it was very bright, and it was very dark, and often at the same time. It was glorious. #SpeirGorm #Art
December 19, 2024 at 9:36 PM
While I go pour another mug of tea have another painting. "Mayo Cloud" came out of a day I had cycling in north County Mayo that was beautifully sunny and beautifully rainy, so it was very bright, and it was very dark, and often at the same time. It was glorious. #SpeirGorm #Art
Damn …
Entries for the first ever Dublin City Half Marathon have sold out in under two hours.
Dublin Half Marathon sells out in under two hours, as organisers acknowledge registration ‘difficulties’
The organisers said they were ‘aware that some users are experiencing difficulties with registration’.
jrnl.ie
January 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Damn …
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The great thing about using your local library? You get to read all the books you want without running out of space at home.
January 4, 2025 at 5:53 AM
The great thing about using your local library? You get to read all the books you want without running out of space at home.
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My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books
December 29, 2024 at 2:50 PM
My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books
Regularly forget what I’ve walked into a room for but stick on some #TOTP from the glorious 1980s and I remember every fecking word of so, so many songs. Weird the way the brain works!
December 27, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Regularly forget what I’ve walked into a room for but stick on some #TOTP from the glorious 1980s and I remember every fecking word of so, so many songs. Weird the way the brain works!
On the third day of the Christmas my doctor gave to me:
Steroid prescription
Antibiotics
And inhaler puffs daily
#ChristmasLurgy
Steroid prescription
Antibiotics
And inhaler puffs daily
#ChristmasLurgy
December 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM
On the third day of the Christmas my doctor gave to me:
Steroid prescription
Antibiotics
And inhaler puffs daily
#ChristmasLurgy
Steroid prescription
Antibiotics
And inhaler puffs daily
#ChristmasLurgy
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I knew buying a dog on Minecraft was a bad idea.
December 26, 2024 at 7:17 PM
I knew buying a dog on Minecraft was a bad idea.
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O Library, O Library! How lovely are your branches
December 23, 2024 at 1:31 PM
O Library, O Library! How lovely are your branches