Snow Drops
Today’s beautiful find in the woods…
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I have put up some mileage over the last ten days and seen blackthorns in all their beauty. Blackthorns and whitethorns, known as hawthorns in other countries, abound in our hedges and brighten up this time of year so much. The blackthorn flowers before it comes into leaf and the whitethorn comes into leaf before…
Twisted Hazel
I have two lovely twisted trees in the garden, small but lovely, beag ach tá siad go hálainn. They have a beautiful but very small amount of colour at this time of year, it’s not even easy to notice unless you are really close up. The very tip of the opening bud has a teeny tiny little…
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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…
Back Again
Wow, it’s been ages since I’ve posted! What have you all been up to? I have been helping out at an amazing week long workshop where eighteen guys were learning to build a wind turbine – how cool is that? The workshop was organised by a locally based couple, the Leitrim Renewable Energy people Eirbyte. …
Lentil Surprise
Tonight’s dinner was an unqualified success and an unexpected one at that! We were working on our house project during the day and I had been planning what to cook as I worked – I was thinking lentil burgers, because I knew we had a few eggs and some cheese, accompanied by a Mexican style…
New Beginnings
Blian Núa Shona Dhuit – Happy New Year to you and those you love. My global wish (hey, why not be ambitious?) is that we all learn to prioritise the truly important things in life and concentrate less on the superficial and commercial. I had a lovley break over the Christmas, didn’t even check my…