I know nothing about football, the rules, the players but I must congratulate England on making the World Cup final in Samara.

Visited our favourite bay on West Cork yesterday evening. For months we had dreamed of living there and have been holding out for a property to come up for sale. We visited the place at a different time of day to normal. While it was deserted, beautiful, it struck us all how unfriendly the place was and that it lacked a community spirit as the homes were holiday homes. Decided this was not the place for us. It takes more than beauty to make a home. Good neighbours and community are another.

Finding your perfect place is not about searching for paradise. It's about finding a place that makes it possible for you to bear the tribulations of life without giving up in despair.

Some people brighten your day by just being there. Others do the same by leaving.

It's official. Those who rely on Irish water for their water supplies face a hosepipe ban from Friday until July 31st. Hard to comprehend that it has taken only 30 days without rain to come to this. Goes to show that not even  modern technology can prevent the force of Nature.

Temperatures soaring, gardens dying, vegetables turning to dust in the ground. It's taken only 4 weeks without water to reach this state. Imagine how those who endure months of heat every year and how they must cope.

Our world is made mostly of water and most of it is undrinkable.