Month: July 2024

And here they are. My favourite blogs from the first quarter of this year. I always love looking back and reading them as I can remember feck all. If I smile, it is all the better. Writing new poetry is always enjoyable and I am pleased to say that – I Google Therefore I Am, always goes down well when I perform it.

One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to begin to perform Stand up Comedy and I am glad to say I have done this.

As my teacher in National School said on my report when I was Eight years old – When she is good, she is very very good and vice versa. In other words, I can do a good set and the next time I can bomb and forget my lines.

1. Jan

https://adeleleahy.ie/happy-new-years-day-2024happy-new-years-day-2024/#

 

2. Jan

https://adeleleahy.ie/best-blogs-of-2023-last-quarter/

 

 

3. Feb

https://adeleleahy.ie/poem-i-google-therefore-i-am/

 

4. Feb

https://adeleleahy.ie/poem-my-name-is-not-audrey/

 

5. Feb

https://adeleleahy.ie/doris-the-sleepy-cow/

 

6. Feb/March

https://adeleleahy.ie/happy-international-monday-and-other-silly-days-part-one-of-three/

https://adeleleahy.ie/happy-international-monday-and-other-silly-days-part-two-of-three/

https://adeleleahy.ie/happy-international-monday-and-other-silly-days-part-three-of-three/

 

7. March

https://adeleleahy.ie/stand-up-comedy-ikea/

 

8. March

https://adeleleahy.ie/happy-early-easter-2024/

 

All the best

Stay fab

Adele

 

 

1. Not say hello to the bees, busy on the lavender plants while I walk Buzz & Finn. IMPOSSIBLE.
2. Be sullen and ungrateful for the day. Impossible. Although, I have my moments. I am not perfect but sometimes I am so close I can almost taste it.
3. Stop saying – This Too Shall Pass, is a great motto for anyone suffering from constipation. Impossible. It makes me smile.
4. Not write, in chalk on my local park path – Free swallow aerial display at 4 pm today. Impossible. It is such a spectacular display. The – Slow Down, Snails of Waterside crossing chalk path message, was a success.
5. Not submit my three children’s books and the Triple D Comedy script. I have to extract the proverbial digit. Impossible. I have to do it.
6. Perfect my Yodelling and Dolphin impersonation. Impossible. They are already perfect.

Which rabbit hole shall I go down today?

1. Watch The Monty Python Silly Olympics clip on YouTube in preparation for the real Olympics next month?
2. Google all the Irish Athletes that are competing. We have many hopefuls in swimming, boxing, rowing, track and gymnastics.
3. Pretend that the Aldi Trolley Dash- when they open a new till- is an actual Olympic event .

All the best

Stay fab

Adele

 

 

This will always be one of my favourite blogs as I adore Alice in Wonderland. I regularly find myself going down a rabbit hole, predominantly of the Google kind. So, here are parts three of four.

What rabbit hole will you be going down today? Keep it clean please……

1. Leap out of bed with Joie de Vivre and Gusto. Impossible. Josi de Vivre and Gusto vehemently refused to get out of bed.
2. To become vegetarian. Impossible. Even with the shite weather, it’s still BBQ season.
3. Train Buzz and Finn to be less adorable. Impossible. They are ridiculously cute.
4. Not get excited about performing at Electric Picnic in Mindfield next Month, as organised by the virtuoso, David Hynes. Impossible.
5. Not get excited about performing my first Stand Up Comedy gig at The Ha’penny Bar Comedy Club in August. Impossible.
6. Not to have the song, I like the way you kiss me, by Artemis, as an earworm in my head all day.

The Google rabbit and wormholes that I see myself going down today are most likely the following

1. How to put together a trampette. It is a small trampoline and I have made three attempts so far, hopefully, this will be my final one.
2. How to make oyster shell necklaces.
3. How to find a real rabbit hole.

All the best

Stay fab

Adele

 

I am over the moon as I came first in the final heat of The Fingal Poetry Festival. This means that I am entered into the festival final on September 13^th. Last year I was in the final and it was such an incredible night. Gerard Devine won and could not have been a more worthy recipient. Watching Gerry perform his spoken word was like witnessing a mini play in the Gate Theatre.

He is a formidable man, at over 6ft 4 inches, a firefighter, and whilst on stage he wore a costume and brandished a huge rock and hammer to illustrate his poem.

I performed- I Google Therefore I am. It is a whimsical poem I read at The Sceal Sessions Balbriggan Open Mic in February. It took some time to memorize the poem, but I managed to perform it without fluffing my lines. I have to use word association, imagining silly images and recording myself, so that I can listen to it when I am driving as otherwise, I will forget.

Sheila Ryder produced another magnificent evening and Geoff the Poet (featured poet) was mind-blowing, as always. Stephen The Writer also performed. It was lovely to see him, and he gave me the opportunity to perform at Electric Picnic last year.

This year I am a performer and will have access to the performer’s area. I cannot wait.

Laterz

All the best

Stay fab

Adele

A friend has returned from her holiday in Ibiza and I was reminded of my trip there some years ago. It is such a beautiful island and a friend and I were booked to see Tinie Tempah at The Hard Rock Hotel. Off we trotted and as we were heading down a very busy street lined with bars, we were accosted by a young guy asking us to drink in his bar. We were in our early forties and we guessed he was feeling sorry for the two aul ones.

We tried to get away but he was persistent.   Eventually, he asked us

-Cock, or balls?

-What, we both bellowed

-Cock or balls?

To which he then proceeded to unzip himself and take out his cock and balls to show them off to us.

We couldn’t stop laughing and needless to say we sat down for a drink.

I don’t believe I will ever be invited to take a drink in anyone’s bar in the same manner, during my lifetime. Unless, perhaps, I am attending a BDSM-themed bar.

Any time I see Tinie Tempah now I am reminded of the experience.

Another place we visited was The Lio. https://www.liogroup.com/ibiza/the-experience

It was not as risqué as it is now. The food, cabaret and entertainment were awesome. At the time I had never experienced a theatrical dining experience quite like it. Nowadays it may be deemed a Burlesque Show. Maybe Mr. Cock and Balls is the new manager?

All the best

Stay fab

Adele