Matthew Stout

Parenthood is all about the memories. Memory is fragile, sometimes we feel alone and once in a while our kids say the damndest things and we want to record them. This quote book has a companion workbook, so you never lose a moment & always have someone to vent to.Parents need advice & often a quote is all they have time for. This book will make you smile, inspire you ―and hopefully remind you that you're not alone. ― You're a parent and that means you are dealing with the most rewarding, exhausting and frightening job in the universe. They have millions of books about how to raise a kid. What to do, say and how to say and do it. Do you ever wonder how parents have the time to read all those pages of instructions? Or if you have read them do you have a sneaking suspicion the kids, they were written for were not from the same species as yours? As parents, you have a well of instinct that is the only instruction manual you need. It just gets plugged up with hair and grease, like a drain. Quotes have the power to inspire, unclog the drain of your parenting instincts and get the gunk holding you back as a parent out of the way. The quotes and thoughts here are not meant to tell you how, why or when to be a parent. That would be silly your raising unique individual little people with unique situations. Instead, these quotes are intended to help you find your smile and reconnect you with those little moments of understanding how to be a great parent to your special little person. Go ahead put this in your purse beside the kitchen sink and car keys. When you feel down or overwhelmed read a few quotes and see if you can find that well of parenting instinct again.

Newgrange is simply the best example of a passage tomb in Western Europe and its solstice phenomenon, in particular, has made it famous throughout the world. It is also conveniently located only an hour from Dublin. While it is the best-known ancient site in Ireland, many aspects of Newgrange are not clearly understood, other aspects are just taken for granted. As two archaeologists with a lifetime of experience in the Boyne Valley we shared with most visitors the same uncertainties about the tomb; why is there a three metre high quartz wall around its entrance, how does the roof box work, what was the inspiration for its art and architecture? We chose to write this book in order to present our own personal interpretation of an intricate and often hotly debated story.The book is arranged in such a way as to replicate a visit to the site. It pauses over points of art and construction that the visitor will not have had time to examine in detail on a conventional guided tour. "Newgrange" is the synthesis of years of excavation and research at home and abroad; from the detailed reports stemming from the excavations of M. J. O'Kelly to current international debate about its construction and reconstruction. This is the first book on Newgrange to draw on O'Kelly's private papers and to incorporate the results of more recent and as yet unpublished excavations. This book will clarify many complex issues that have been addressed in widely scatted fora, using original illustrations to assist the reader. It places the monument in its broader cultural context. Our search for the origins of Newgrange took us to Brittany, Iberia (Spain and Portugal), Malta, the Orkney Islands and Wales and has enriched our understanding of its place in European prehistory.