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Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2026, 2027, cooking, documentary, festival, film, German, Irish, Melbourne, movie, music, television October 25, 2026

01. A lovely morning spent at a Hefeteig cooking class as part of German Week Melbourne (Hefeteig is a sweet yeast dough that forms the basis for many pastries and cakes). Continue reading →

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Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2026, book list, British, documentary, festival, film, German, Greece, Irish, Lily King, Melbourne, movie, reading challenge, swimming, swimming pool October 11, 2026

01. My last Birrarung Riverfest event – an eco-therapy session on Herring Island (the aerial pic of the Island is from here). It was stunning day for lying under the trees and connecting with nature. Continue reading →

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Sample Saturday – more Irish picks

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Caitriona Lally, Irish, Katriona O’Sullivan, Lucy Caldwell, memoir, Sample Saturday, short story September 19, 2026

Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. This week, all three are from Cathy at 746 Books’ post on Irish Short Stories & Nonfiction to look out for in 2026 – Continue reading →

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Sample Saturday – Irish picks

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2026, Irish, Jessamine O’Connor, Patrick Freyne, Sample Saturday, Susannah Dickey August 29, 2026

Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. This week, all three are from Cathy at 746 Books’ post on Irish Fiction to look out for in 2026 – Continue reading →

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Sample Saturday – a journalist, a computer, and a playwright

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with British, Catherine Prasifka, Clare Chambers, Irish, Jo Hamya, Sample Saturday August 22, 2026

Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading →

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Sample Saturday – AI, a walk and social media

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Cathy Sweeney, Helen Phillips, Irish, R.L. Maizes, Sample Saturday August 15, 2026

Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading →

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Sample Saturday – a theatre, boxers, and #MeToo

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with debut, Elaine Garvey, Irish, Olivia Petter, Rita Bullwinkel, Sample Saturday July 11, 2026

Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. Continue reading →

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Reading Ireland Month – three more

Posted by Kate W in Fiction and tagged with 2026, audiobook, Clare O'Dea, Irish, LGBTIQ, Naoise Dolan, Orla Mackey, Switzerland March 28, 2026

My last three picks for Reading Ireland Month (two audios and a hardcover) – Continue reading →

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First two for Reading Ireland Month

Posted by Kate W in Fiction and tagged with 2026, book review, Caoilinn Hughes, Caragh Maxwell, fiction, Irish, review March 14, 2026

First up for Reading Ireland Month, hosted by Cathy at 746 Books – Continue reading →

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Reading Ireland Month 2026

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2026, Irish, reading challenge March 2, 2026

Reading Ireland Month, hosted by Cathy at 746 Books, has begun! Continue reading →

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