These last two weeks have been exceptional, even measured by so many exceptional weeks since our move to Ireland. We have been waiting for two years for Jacqui’s cataract operation and the day suddenly loomed large ahead of us. That last fortnight of waiting was one of the hardest ever as we were not sure […]
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The best and the hardest fortnight is over
Posted by Jennie Finch on September 27, 2026
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An exciting (and exhausting) couple of weeks
Well, that has been an exciting couple of weeks. We started off with Charlie home again though we have been very attentive. He’s much better, eating properly again and showing few physical signs of his illness. He was a bit more nervous around the house and didn’t like being left alone at all, even for […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on August 23, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/an-exciting-and-exhausting-couple-of-weeks/
Happiness is rain – and a new fly screen
Living in Ireland which is famous (or infamous) for its rain I never expected to greet even the tiniest of showers with enthusiasm. Today I’m looking out of my study window and smiling at the clouds hopefully. Like all of you we’ve had days of scorching weather, sunshine that has become relentless and nights too […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on July 26, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/happiness-is-rain-and-a-new-fly-screen/
Making it to the weekend at last
Well, if events from the last blog were a bit fraught (“Mainly about –not-writing) this fortnight has been long and full of obstacles. After the whirlwind of last month it all seems rather mundane but it is just as important, if not more so. It is a relief to reach the weekend and draw breath. […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on June 7, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/making-it-to-the-weekend-at-last/
Short and sweet this week, I hope
It’s going to be short – and hopefully sweet – episode this week as life has been both very busy and rather repetitive. In addition we are experiencing a large number of wifi failures and the occasional power cut so I hope I manage to get this sent! I don’t know what is causing the […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on April 26, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/short-and-sweet-this-week-i-hope/
A post mainly about our lovely Chloe.
I seem to do a lot of apologizing for a late post at the moment but life has a habit of kicking us when we are down at present. This last fortnight has been a tough one and this is a rather sad post though there is a bit of a laugh at the end. […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 10, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/a-post-mainly-about-our-lovely-chloe/
To the wood, to the wood – again.
Hello, welcome back and I hope you are all safe and dry after this spell of appalling weather. We have been rather quiet this last few weeks, partly through necessity and partly due to the return of the ‘flu we had before Christmas. We’ve christened it “shark ‘flu” because after taking a bite it circles […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on February 8, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/to-the-wood-to-the-wood-again/
And a Happy New Year to you all
Well, the festivities are almost over, the excesses of the past weeks should be fading and we are back at the start of a new year. We have been very quiet tis year, just us and our little pack of dogs. They still number three though Chloe is now 18 and her daughter has not […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on January 5, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/and-a-happy-new-year-to-you-all/
Keep Calm and Carry On – it’s Christmas
It is hard to believe this is our fifth Christmas in Ireland. Five years ago we packed up, gave many of our possessions away and left the UK. We had a rental cottage arranged but no permanent home to go to and we knew very little about the area we had chosen. It was, truly, […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on December 21, 2025
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/keep-calm-and-carry-on-its-christmas/
I’m alright! – Growing old is not for wimps
We have a new catch phrase in our house now. “I’m alright!” we call from one room to another. Maybe I’ve dropped something or there’s the sound of a bump or a sudden silence. Wherever we are we stop, listen and prepare to hurry to the aid of the other. Then comes the welcome sound […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on November 9, 2025
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/im-alright-growing-old-is-not-for-wimps/