Neighbours
I have some really beautiful neighbours, they are not nosey, they don’t have loud late night parties and they never ask to borrow the lawn mower…


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…
Tá súil agam go raibh lá iontach agat. Is aobhinn liom an week-end – cad fútsa? Tá seachtain drámiocht ar súil i mBallinamore anois. Nilim cinnte ach b’fheidir go ndeachadh muid chun cúpla a fheicáil. Tá mo spell-checker ag dul ballistic – níl sé in ann gaeilge a thuiscint ar cur abith. Ní me cinnte go bhfuil…
Adopted Leitrim woman Liz (as in she has adopted Leitrim!) on her blog has been encouraging people to buy Christmas gifts in their local towns which is a great idea. I would also encourage people to buy locally made or hand-made products as much as possible. Little gifts can also have a large impact and…
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…
Happy Bridget’s Day Although by many calendars today, February 2nd is Imbolc and for many that includes the olden goddess Bridget, in my local community and for many in Ireland February 1st is considered St Bridget’s day. In one of my local towns – and even as I say that I realise it sounds strange…
I was trawling a little on the web this evening when I came across an interesting article on the treehugger website and saw that a group, Greener Festivals had set itself up to give out awards to music festivals that it considered were worthy of a “Green” credit, this is what the Greener Festivals guys…
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I can’t imagine more beautiful neighbours!
Neighbours from heaven.