I needed to take some time out this week. We all do! So by the shores of Belfast Lough, I completed not one but two of my current reads. #booksky

Maggie O’Farrell being superbly interviewed by Jan Carson tonight on the Belfast leg of her UK and Ireland ‘Land’ tour.

All things Hedgehog up on the blog today open.substack.com/pub/bookshop...

A little thing I’ve written in preparation for the service to come. Happy Pentecost!

It was ‘Good Shepherd’ Sunday in church today. Everything was sheep related. The readings, the sermon, the hymns. So my organ voluntary at the end was the theme from Babe!

East Belfast blue skies on BlueSky

Good morning! A 45-minute retreat before whatever this day has in store shows itself fully. May the day be kind on you too.

Had the most amazing trip down to @granardbooktown.bsky.social to hear Guy Stagg speaking about his latest book on the importance of retreats, which in many ways this visit felt like in itself! Such a special wee town and festival.

A tipple for Seamus Heaney’s birthday

Growing to love the Emmaus story more and more every time I hear it. Their eyes were closed but their hearts burned!

A mixed bag of books during March, including a first read of Lord of the Flies.

Don’t laugh at me for this, but I’m reading Lord of the Flies for the first time to our eldest. I know nothing about it. Never studied it, don’t know what’s about to unfold, but we got to the bit last night when we found out why it’s called Lord of the Flies, and I genuinely gasped and shuddered!

I’m reading a 31 day devotional based on Irish blessings. Today’s made me chuckle. Happy St Patrick’s Day

A gentle genius in piano delivery advertising

I came to work today dressed as a bookseller. Happy #WorldBookDay for those celebrating.

It’s been a decent month of reading #BookSky

Agree or disagree as you will, but this is quite the list! www.premierchristianity.com/features/100...

The hype surrounding The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is well founded. What an outstanding read it is! #BookSky

As a bookseller I am of course very biased and pleased to see this, though there is room for them all. At the end of the day, we just want to see people reading books, by whatever means! #booksky m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

He sure is!

First five star read already! Insectopolis by Peter Kuper is a really informative and beautifully produced graphic novel highlighting the importance of insects throughout history and their importance today. A wonderful book. #BookSky #GreenSky

On what would’ve been his 70th birthday, words from John O’Donohue for new beginnings- ‘Though your destination is not yet clear You can trust the promise of this opening; Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning That is at one with your life's desire.’

My favourite reads of 2025 #BookSky

On the fifth day of Christmas, our local shopping centre was still banging out the festive songs. Normally I’ve had enough of them by now, but today, it put a big smile on my face.

Me in full flow last night during the midnight Eucharist, tackling ‘that’ chord in O Come all ye faithful, with claw like precision!!

I’m reading Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising to our eldest. I love the Christmas Eve chapter. Full of wonderful homely cheer from another era. Couldn’t resist singing Good King Wenceslas rather than reading it! #BookSky

Super wee article that sums it all up perfectly! www.ft.com/content/cc77...

For this coat rack they’ve really pulled out all the stops!

In Loughgall for a football match and ended up watching one of the most spectacular sunsets of the year

In weather like this, I definitely wore the wrong trousers Gromit!

I love my local football club, and I love the community that surrounds it. And I love that even here on the terraces, I can take orders for Bibles!

How I read a book with endless note references #BookSky

One journey, two paths. Remembering Sister Stan

Some blue sky on BlueSky! Along the Newry Canal this afternoon

An Irish book I discovered at a bookshop event was the wonderful ‘Rathlin: A Wild Life’ by @rubyfree.bsky.social #IrishBookWeek #IrishBookaDay #BookSky

An Irish book I’m going to read next has been on my shelf for a while but has remained untouched until now- James Joyce- Dubliners #irishbookweek #IrishBookaDay #BookSky

Day 2 of #IrishBookWeek is to share an Irish language book. I’m cheating a bit here by sharing from a book that has some Irish language- the Church of Ireland Hymnal. And as it’s Sunday, I thought I would include this offering by the great Sean O’Riada #Irishbookaday

Sharing an Irish bookshop for Day 1 of #IrishBookWeek, the mighty Charlie Byrne’s in Galway #BookSky

@faberbooks.bsky.social hey, would it possible for me to get a proof copy of Lucy Caldwell’s Devotions book please??

In other bookish news, today I’ve been carrying around, in one coat pocket Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant, and in the other pocket, The Oxford Book of Carols. I have big pockets!

Today my feed has blessed me with Cillian Murphy discussing books that should be on school curriculums, the cast of Hammet revealing their favourite Shakespeare plays, and the fact The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was published 75 years ago today! Its been a very bookish day, and I’m here for it

Happy #BookshopDay to those who are celebrating

Kafka’s Metamorphisis is a short work of unbearable sadness. I’m telling you this cos the cat doesn’t care!

It’s been two years since my last parkrun, and today I ventured on my 53rd. Today’s venue, Portrush

Today I’ll mostly be channelling my inner farmer from Shaun the Sheep!

Day 15, a much brighter day in many ways with a family trip to a farm for #30DaysWild

I’ll be honest, #30dayswild is not meant to be a chore. It’s a fun and necessary way to get outside and appreciate the world around us. But day 14 was tough, and we really needed to make the effort today, and I’m glad we did, especially for our youngest who enjoyed the rockpools

Embracing nature on day 13 of #30DaysWild

Some wild reading for day 12 of #30dayswild

Some wild art on day 11 of #30dayswild