Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Sitting on a balmy beach with a gin and lemon listening to people in bars cheering on their teams. Then I see three teenage girls walking by giggling. One of them has a camera… not a phone, a proper camera. And they are taking photographs and just loving life. To be young and carefree again…. 050
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 08/01/2026@everyheron.bsky.social this lovely fellow was hunting lizards for his breakfast. Along the paseo, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote 180
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 28/07/2025This is what real Ireland looks like right now on a soft summer’s day. 120
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Morning. Urban garden full of wild flowers and bees 150
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Some of my city garden pots in a chilly Dublin today. Petunias, pansies, blue lobelia and some of my herb garden 040
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Good morning. I think if I didn’t have the pure love of my grandchildren, I wouldn’t manage the rest of my life’s dramas. When a pudgy hand reaches up to mine as we walk, when they scout around my kitchen to see what I’ve baked, when they run to me or herself for hugs. My heart ♥️ #DailyGratitude 1140
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Late night in northwest Ireland. Still some sunlight 060
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Morning all! Bealtaine approaches And the white and yellow blossoms adorn our hedgerows. The veil is thinning…. #DailyGratitude #Bealtaine 091
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Blue skies and outdoor playtime with my beautiful grandchildren #DailyGratitude 050
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Been away from here for a while, tangled up in a family bereavement and all that it entails. Thankful today for my family joined in grief, and for my health, which I never take for granted #DailyGratitude 010
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 15/04/2025Had a lovely walk by the beach today in Skerries and coffee at the mills afterwards. Thankful for my health today. #DailyGratitude 060
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Good morning. Today I’m thankful to have time to spend with my grandkids who are the cutest in the world… also good at sweeping my floor! #DailyGratitude 060
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Seething with fury this morning so I’m now sitting outside trying to calm down. And the sky is blue and the lake is sparkling and the grass is cut. It’s gorgeous. Glad to be alive , to be able to feel my anger 😡 and to let it go….. #DailyGratitude 040
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Stunning day in the Northwest. Blue lake blue sky and pink hues on the mountain. And the silence .. no cars trains or planes. Just the low hum of a tractor and the bleating of sheep. God’s own country #DailyGratitude 090
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 01/04/2025The light! The heat ! The bees buzzing and the birds chirping. The smell of freshly cut grass. Spring is here. #DailyGratitude 060
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 21/03/2025In this strange and dreadful time, I find my mental health being eroded with fear and anxiety for the future. So today, I’m soaking up spring and breathing it in #DailyGratitude 181
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Woodland walk today. Wild garlic is out. Robins in full-throated song. With all the goings on in the world, a walk in the woods in spring is a tonic. #DailyGratitude 150
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Morning ! Fabulous early walk. The light is wonderful. And trees are starting to burst with buds. Thankful that I can walk, that I have the time and health and space to do it #DailyGratitude 180
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Morning all! Soft spring day. Gorgeous. So thankful for family today. The craic with people who get you , know where you’re from and who you really are. Shared history and long hugs. #DailyGratitude 040
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Good morning. Spring is here despite the gusts and the rain. #DailyGratitude 020
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 15/02/2025A howling gale and perishing cold. Typical February night. I am so lucky to be sitting beside a wood burner in my pajamas with a good book. Such a joy to be inside looking out and listening to the wind in the chimney. #DailyGratitude 150
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Today I’m grateful that although my poor wife has to tolerate this thing for four weeks, she doesn’t need surgery. Thankful for healthcare #DailyGratitude 170
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 06/02/2025My kitchen became a fort this afternoon. Every stick of furniture was used. The two had a great game. I was invited in for tea and a nap. Fabulous fun. #NanaTales 070
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I have a gorgeous Jennifer Rothwell silk wrap with the image of St Brigid as per Harry Clarke’s window in the church in Ballinrobe Co Mayo. Enjoy the celebrations. La Fheile Bhride 130
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Evening vistas. A lot of the harder aspects of life can be paused for a while in the presence of natures astounding beauty. Moments captured and filed in the memory to pull out when we need them later. 181
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Haven’t seen the toddler for about a week… today I got him to myself. He has new words and new skills. What a difference a week makes. Got my cuddle fix and now I’m recharged #NanaTales 060
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Good morning. Midwinter. I write a bit when I find time. This is a poem I wrote about the Solstice a few years ago. Grateful for our heritage on this island. And the start of our new year #DailyGratitude 031
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Oh yes. Raging fire on here in our little cottage in the northwest. Jamas on. Tea and toast. Snug as a bug. happy Christmas to you and yours Roisin 010
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Good Morning. I threw out a handful of old bread this morning for the birds and was treated to this magnificent heron in my suburban back yard. Grateful for the wildlife that surrounds me. #DailyGratitude 4130
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Good morning. The morning is very dark now and the sun is setting early. We are very close to the turn of the year. I’m thankful for the darkness because it brings the promise of light. #DailyGratitude 1111
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Good morning all! The toddler and I are up and at it. He is slowly dismantling all the Christmas decorations. 😅 there were many years when everything stayed put and our home sparkled like a magazine shoot. Now, I have to redo it hourly. And I wouldn’t change this. #DailyGratitude 140
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 11/12/2024Good morning. Got up early to box up some gifts. It’s dry and cool today and my walk took me through quiet estates lit by twinkling lights. A little hum of expectation as we approach midwinter. Grateful for it. #DailyGratitude 060
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 05/12/2024In the gaps between the pelting showers today, I managed a few walks. Christmas has come to the hedgerows. Nature has adorned the ditches, coloured them in red and green and lit them with the slanting sun. A robin followed alongside me, a little tinsel bell. #DailyGratitude 0100
Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Out walking in the fog. The Sidhe are present in the upturned tree root, midwinter goddesses. Grateful for the Alltar reaching across the veil #DailyGratitude 180