We were just talking yesterday about how great our small fridge is. I expect that most Irish people take their fridges and freezers for granted and would not even consider living without one although as a nation we are not very far removed from living without them. Rural electrification only happened in the sixties for…
We had a well deserved day out today. A lovely morning by the fire and then we went to a nearby town for a coffee and a sandwich and a browse through some shops. It was lovely to not be in any sort of mad panic about buying things, I bought some craft supplies for…
It’s still Seachtain na Gaeilge – Irish language week or is it fortnight? Anyway I am going to attempt to write bilingual blog posts for a while to see how it goes. B’fheidir go mbeadh mo spellings uafásach ach is maith liom iarracht a dheanamh nios mó Gaeilge a usáid so tá súil agam go bfhuil…
Isn’t it wonderful when you look around you and see beauty?
This evenings dinner was Pork and Apple meatloaf, served with a carrot and apple salad, decorated with walnuts. This meatloaf was cooked in our halogen oven which we love to use because we don’t pay electric bills. Our energy today was supplied by the sun via our photovoltaic panels – thanks sun. I hope to…
I would let you know about my “simple” journey home last night. All was going well and I was nearly home, I had seen no ice or frost on the roads although when I was about an hour and half from home I had noticed that it was already starting to freeze so I was…
