As I mentioned in one of my earlier entries we are living off the grid here in Leitrim, supplying all of our own electricity. We had a very basic system to start with, which we did by ourselves and now we have a more sophisticated system with help from some local people. We used to…
Yesterday was lovely day for a drive and it just so happened that I had some wee jobs to do that necessitated a drive through part of beautiful Co Fermanagh. The sun was shining and there was still snow on the tops of the hills and mountains, mountain waterfalls were glistening in the distance and the lakes were like…
Do I have to? How often were those words uttered in childhood and still they go through my head today? There were a few things I “have to” this week – dreaded paperwork and menu planning. Paperwork – need I say more? Never my favourite occupation – it’s not that I can’t, it’s more that…
Christmas can be a tough time of year for some people. Not everyone has happy Christmas memories and it is a time of year when there may be an enforced jollity which can be very uncomfortable. For others it can be a time when traumatic memories rise up, even if the trauma is not related…
Note: not all of my images made it through the import process, some were lost in a photo sharing program I used to use. I am every day amazed by the loveliness that is around me here on the hill. How lucky am I to live here?
Today I received an email from the World Food Program because I had signed up to the site some time ago to offer a little support, my wee drop in the ocean. Today’s email was not to ask me to sign a petition or donate money, rather it asked me to take a few moments…
