The time has come to welcome my very first guest, as promised, to Writing Home. I’ve been looking forward to … More
Author: Sharon Jones
About time
Last week, as you do on a dreary lockdown evening in Ireland in darkest January, we had a family summit. … More
Writing Home
A friend asked me recently if there was a place where the pieces that I write might be found assembled … More
Gifts of light
It’s mid December, and the duties of a long, demanding semester have finally come to an end. I’m sitting quietly … More
Back to school: curriculum matters
The sun is shining in an almost cloudless blue sky here in Northern Ireland on the day when many children, … More
Morning Light
Not long after lock-down began here in Northern Ireland, I was chatting with my friend Jonathan Rea, Creative Chief Executive … More
There’s a river that flows …
We have lived close to a little river for over ten years. It’s called the Kells Water. We have often … More
This day our daily bread
It’s hard to know what day it is currently. Many of the routines that differentiated our Mondays from our Tuesdays, … More
Schooling and Testing
This morning one of our current educational hunches was confirmed: all practical GCSE and A level examinations have been cancelled. … More
Silver-Lining Blessing
This is a photograph of our family having dinner together one evening earlier this week. It was a happy occasion … More