Mary Marron

Proud Sligo Woman. Living in Limerick.

[Kris Luckenbach @KrisLuckPhoto]

Sequence of photos as that all unfolded before my eyes!

[Hillbilly @JamesHu27192912]

Don’t argue with people over sixty. Just don’t.
It’s not just an age; it’s a masterclass in survival.
They grew up without Google, without DoorDash, without therapy podcasts, and without an "undo" button. If something broke, they grabbed duct tape, WD-40, a hammer, and a look of sheer determination that made even the broken appliance second-guess itself.

As kids, they knew exactly what kind of mood their mom was in just by the sound of how hard she slammed the cast-iron skillet onto the stove.

They were the original latchkey kids — walking home from middle school with a house key tied around their neck, with strict orders to heat up lunch and not burn the kitchen down. By the time they were ten, they could bike to the corner store, buy a gallon of milk for the neighbor, feed the family dog, and still have time to play freeze tag in the yard until dark.

Their knees were a permanent canvas of scrapes, bruises, and rubbing alcohol. Their universal first-aid kit was just a quick wash under the garden hose and a Band-Aid. If a bone wasn't sticking out, you were fine.

They drank water straight from that same hose, ate Wonder Bread covered in butter and sugar, shared a single glass bottle of Coke among five friends, and somehow didn't die from a lack of sanitization.

This is the generation that knows how to rewind a cassette tape with a No. 2 pencil. They know the suspense of waiting all week for a movie to air on TV, because if you missed it, it was gone. They remember rotary phones, looking up a family in a massive paper phonebook, and the excitement of getting a color television.

They survived party lines, typewriter ribbons, early brick cell phones, and flip phones — and today, they might accidentally send you a 7-minute voice memo where the first 6 minutes are just them breathing and asking, "Hello? Can you hear me?"

And don't you dare laugh.

Because without a GPS, these people could drive halfway across the country using nothing but an old paper map, a cooler full of sandwiches, and the gut feeling that "the exit should be coming up somewhere around here."

They are the ultimate masters of household magic. They can stitch, tighten, glue, and fix just about anything. And somewhere in their pantry, they have a "bag of bags" that is literally older than half the gadgets you own.

Leave people over sixty alone. They saw the world before the internet, and they navigated the world after it. And through it all, they didn't just get by — they thrived.

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@deirdrenugent4 Deirdre I am so very sorry for your great loss. Losing a Father leaves you feeling rudderless. I am so sorry 🙏🙏

[The Sunday Game @TheSundayGame]

Cian Lynch holds aloft the Mick Mackey Cup after Limerick come out on top in their Munster SHC final arm-wrestle with Cork

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[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@mtully21 Thank you Maureen. I needed to see this.
All good but a lot has happened over the last few months.
Thank you my friend.
Away for a break now.

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@ItaAnderson46T @bberrybeth365 I’m the same Ita 🤣🤣.
No indoor plants safe in my hands.
Strictly an outdoor woman.

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@joancooke5 Poor Diction drives me mad 😡

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@joancooke5 I got my hair trimmed & highlights last Thursday. When I came home. “Did you get your hair done”. It looks the same 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️. I swear they’re blind sometimes 😂😂

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@saniyafatma1278 I would love the thought that went into that gift.

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@LharaMullins 😂😂😂

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@joancooke5 Thank you Joan. Always appreciated 🙏🙏

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

When is it going to
warm up a bit 😰😰

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@MissEllieN By the way your little lad is a dote …

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@MissEllieN We had the most gorgeous English Spriner Spaniel who waited until I had planted every pot on the patio to cause havoc 😂😂. He ate every viola I had planted and pulled a beautiful Hosta(a present)to bits and had the cheek to try and give me the root!! He lived on his cuteness 😇

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@mtully21 We never missed each others birthdays. It was so uplifting to see how everyone came together yesterday. She would have been so pleased we celebrated and remembered her. 💖💖

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

Home from a lovely weekend honouring my best friend Ursula who would have been 70 on Friday. Lots of money raised for North West Hospice & Sligo Cancer Services.Well done to her two lovely daughters & her fine son who organised everything. Tears,laughter & memories with friends.

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@MissEllieN Well done Elaine 👏👏👏👏

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@bberrybeth365 I nearly put it on 😂. I was frozen. Decided to attack a box plant instead. I have one more left for a haircut.

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@deirdrenugent4 Sounds good Deirdre. I’m coming to the end of Virgin River. I loved it. 🥰

[Mary Marron @Marymarron2]

@joancooke5 I can’t get her out of my mind Joan. May she and her little baby Rest in Peace 🙏🙏