Fiona Robbins
@fmsrobbins1.bsky.social
Book lover. I believe that every day has a little magic. So dare to look for it! And aren't dogs fabulous?
I think I saw Father Christmas doing some early morning shopping in Galway today.
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I think I saw Father Christmas doing some early morning shopping in Galway today.
Train travel between Galway and Dublin has gotten pleasantly posh
December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Train travel between Galway and Dublin has gotten pleasantly posh
Farming.... Dublin style
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Farming.... Dublin style
From Turkey, where stories grew of a she wolf, seven headed dragons, winged horses and forest spirits came a beloved figure.
St Nicholas' feast is 6th December,his generosity became legend and the tradition of love, care and joy at this time of year continues in his name.
St Nicholas' feast is 6th December,his generosity became legend and the tradition of love, care and joy at this time of year continues in his name.
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
From Turkey, where stories grew of a she wolf, seven headed dragons, winged horses and forest spirits came a beloved figure.
St Nicholas' feast is 6th December,his generosity became legend and the tradition of love, care and joy at this time of year continues in his name.
St Nicholas' feast is 6th December,his generosity became legend and the tradition of love, care and joy at this time of year continues in his name.
The snowy alpine peaks are high, remote and secret. Many legends have come from their icy heart, most famously, the Krampus, in folklore the shadow that falls on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas. First comes dark but always comes the light.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The snowy alpine peaks are high, remote and secret. Many legends have come from their icy heart, most famously, the Krampus, in folklore the shadow that falls on the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas. First comes dark but always comes the light.
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer," - Albert Camus.
Welcome December. Be a friend to us all.
Welcome December. Be a friend to us all.
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer," - Albert Camus.
Welcome December. Be a friend to us all.
Welcome December. Be a friend to us all.
I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it.
CS Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast. He held positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Of course, we know him best as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia.
CS Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast. He held positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Of course, we know him best as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia.
November 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it.
CS Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast. He held positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Of course, we know him best as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia.
CS Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast. He held positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Of course, we know him best as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia.
No amount of bribery or blackmail will make me submit to the Christmas jumper ritual humiliation
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
No amount of bribery or blackmail will make me submit to the Christmas jumper ritual humiliation
The only portrayal of Bob Cratchit worth bothering about.
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The only portrayal of Bob Cratchit worth bothering about.
And you're sure Santa Paws will put me on the nice list if I wear this jumper? You're not winding me up or anything?
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
And you're sure Santa Paws will put me on the nice list if I wear this jumper? You're not winding me up or anything?
Sugarplum fairies? Magic? A mouse king?
The Nutcracker has it all. Performed in Dublin by the Georgia State Ballet, it was the perfect way to kick off Christmas. They say Tchaikovsky touched Heaven when he wrote the music for this ballet and it's not hard to believe it.
The Nutcracker has it all. Performed in Dublin by the Georgia State Ballet, it was the perfect way to kick off Christmas. They say Tchaikovsky touched Heaven when he wrote the music for this ballet and it's not hard to believe it.
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Sugarplum fairies? Magic? A mouse king?
The Nutcracker has it all. Performed in Dublin by the Georgia State Ballet, it was the perfect way to kick off Christmas. They say Tchaikovsky touched Heaven when he wrote the music for this ballet and it's not hard to believe it.
The Nutcracker has it all. Performed in Dublin by the Georgia State Ballet, it was the perfect way to kick off Christmas. They say Tchaikovsky touched Heaven when he wrote the music for this ballet and it's not hard to believe it.
The British Library hosted Bee Rowlatt, Kate Evans and Devaney Looser for Wild About Jane Austen: The Woman Behind the Novels, celebrating the 250th anniversary of her birth.
Literature owes much to Jane Austen, the fascination partly driven because we know so little about her
Literature owes much to Jane Austen, the fascination partly driven because we know so little about her
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The British Library hosted Bee Rowlatt, Kate Evans and Devaney Looser for Wild About Jane Austen: The Woman Behind the Novels, celebrating the 250th anniversary of her birth.
Literature owes much to Jane Austen, the fascination partly driven because we know so little about her
Literature owes much to Jane Austen, the fascination partly driven because we know so little about her
The Laois Leaves Festival just keeps going from strength to strength. Tonight Catherine Ryan Howard, Catherine Kirwan and Andrea Carter talked about the wickedly wonderful world of crime fiction at Portlaoise library.
Three titans of the genre held us riveted.
Three titans of the genre held us riveted.
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The Laois Leaves Festival just keeps going from strength to strength. Tonight Catherine Ryan Howard, Catherine Kirwan and Andrea Carter talked about the wickedly wonderful world of crime fiction at Portlaoise library.
Three titans of the genre held us riveted.
Three titans of the genre held us riveted.
And so to winter. Ah let the darkness be kind. May it remind us to rest, take our ease.
This is the season to draw in to the warmth. To let the night settle softly upon us. To feel the magic of starlight, field mists and first frosts.
Yes. Let the darkness be kind.
This is the season to draw in to the warmth. To let the night settle softly upon us. To feel the magic of starlight, field mists and first frosts.
Yes. Let the darkness be kind.
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
And so to winter. Ah let the darkness be kind. May it remind us to rest, take our ease.
This is the season to draw in to the warmth. To let the night settle softly upon us. To feel the magic of starlight, field mists and first frosts.
Yes. Let the darkness be kind.
This is the season to draw in to the warmth. To let the night settle softly upon us. To feel the magic of starlight, field mists and first frosts.
Yes. Let the darkness be kind.
The British Library celebrated the book After Oscar, A Legacy of Scandal by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland.
Rupert Everett, actor and film maker spoke with Merlin and it was an interesting evening. I am barely familiar with Wilde's work and this was such an insightful event.
Rupert Everett, actor and film maker spoke with Merlin and it was an interesting evening. I am barely familiar with Wilde's work and this was such an insightful event.
October 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The British Library celebrated the book After Oscar, A Legacy of Scandal by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland.
Rupert Everett, actor and film maker spoke with Merlin and it was an interesting evening. I am barely familiar with Wilde's work and this was such an insightful event.
Rupert Everett, actor and film maker spoke with Merlin and it was an interesting evening. I am barely familiar with Wilde's work and this was such an insightful event.
Warned her, if the wind changes, her ears will be stuck like that!!
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Warned her, if the wind changes, her ears will be stuck like that!!
Autumn brings its own magic.
October 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Autumn brings its own magic.
Welcome October with your crunchy leaves and marvellous colour palate .
October 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Welcome October with your crunchy leaves and marvellous colour palate .
Happy Hobbit Day everyone! Remember the second breakfast and if a wizard stops by to invite you to go on an adventure, accept!
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Happy Hobbit Day everyone! Remember the second breakfast and if a wizard stops by to invite you to go on an adventure, accept!
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world. Roald Dahl, from Matilda.
Dahl was born 13th September 1916.
Dahl was born 13th September 1916.
September 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world. Roald Dahl, from Matilda.
Dahl was born 13th September 1916.
Dahl was born 13th September 1916.
Cornwall, a beauty that is unforgettable.
September 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Cornwall, a beauty that is unforgettable.
Got a bad case of the Cornish blues!
September 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Got a bad case of the Cornish blues!
Boher church, in the Irish Midlands, home to an example of some of the finest medieval metalwork in the world in St. Manchan's shrine and to stained glass windows commissioned from Harry Clarke.
August 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Boher church, in the Irish Midlands, home to an example of some of the finest medieval metalwork in the world in St. Manchan's shrine and to stained glass windows commissioned from Harry Clarke.
The British Library hosted a glittering panel with Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club coming to Netflix as a film.
Director Chris Columbus joined Osman, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie. For fans of the books or British cinema, this was gold!
Director Chris Columbus joined Osman, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie. For fans of the books or British cinema, this was gold!
August 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The British Library hosted a glittering panel with Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club coming to Netflix as a film.
Director Chris Columbus joined Osman, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie. For fans of the books or British cinema, this was gold!
Director Chris Columbus joined Osman, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie. For fans of the books or British cinema, this was gold!