Last Weekend
Here are a few pictures of the last of the snow (as far as we know)
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One Person With One Shovel…
Today I read a blog that is on my goggle reader list, written by a woman, Sharman Apt Russell, who writes beautifully about feeling connection with place. Her blog is here. This particular entry is called “Love of Home” and it was the last paragraph that gave me pause for thought – It buoys me…
Up On The Roof
I know that I have mentioned a few times that we are building a home for ourselves. Usually in Ireland when someone self-builds it either means hiring a contractor to organise the job and supply all the labour or hiring all the builders, carpenters, roofers etc yourself. Well, we don’t usually do things the “normal”…
Digging around
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If the Spill Was in my Homeplace
Check this out, the map on this website If It Was My Home shows how the BP oil spill would look if it was in your homeplace. It is a great way to put it into perspective, try it out for yourself. Click on the link above, input your location and the map will show…
Cobweb Season
I woke up yesterday morning to find that cobweb season had arrived. When I went for my early morning walk I discovered that our land was cloaked in wondrous cobwebs, each glistening in morning mist. All the thistles and rushes and tall grasses were connected by shimmering bridges of silk where there was none the…
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