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Helen ONeill

@tattoodlebug.bsky.social
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Living in Dublin 🇮🇪Wife, mother, Nana, retired GP, full time carer for my wife and sometimes a writer. Counting my blessings every day. If you wish to DM me, ask me first. Thank you

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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sitting 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….
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
This is what real Ireland looks like right now on a soft summer’s day.
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Morning. Urban garden full of wild flowers and bees
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
It’s Pythonesque
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Some of my city garden pots in a chilly Dublin today. Petunias, pansies, blue lobelia and some of my herb garden
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Good 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Late night in northwest Ireland. Still some sunlight
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Hello bluebell wood. #DailyGratitude
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Morning all! Bealtaine approaches And the white and yellow blossoms adorn our hedgerows. The veil is thinning…. #DailyGratitude #Bealtaine
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Blue skies and outdoor playtime with my beautiful grandchildren #DailyGratitude
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Been 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Had a lovely walk by the beach today in Skerries and coffee at the mills afterwards. Thankful for my health today. #DailyGratitude
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Good 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Seething 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Stunning 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The light! The heat ! The bees buzzing and the birds chirping. The smell of freshly cut grass. Spring is here. #DailyGratitude
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
In 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Woodland 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Morning ! 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Morning 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Good morning. Spring is here despite the gusts and the rain. #DailyGratitude
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
A 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Today 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
My 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
I 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Sunset.
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Egret also?
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Grateful for this today. #dailyGratitude
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Evening 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.
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Haven’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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Solstice
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Good 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Oh 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Good 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Good 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Good 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Good 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
In 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
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Northwest Ireland. Feeding on my deck
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Helen ONeill @tattoodlebug.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Out walking in the fog. The Sidhe are present in the upturned tree root, midwinter goddesses. Grateful for the Alltar reaching across the veil #DailyGratitude
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