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 […]
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And a Happy New Year to you all
Posted by Jennie Finch on January 5, 2026
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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
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A bit more than “something” this month
As I have said before, there’s always something. Something to go wrong, or get in the way, or just vanish for absolutely no reason. Well, this month there’s been a bit more than just something and this overload’s the reason I didn’t post last time. Generally there are a few hiccups, living in such different […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on December 7, 2025
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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
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What a week we’ve had this week
We’ve had a routine now for several years. On Saturday evening we cook a slightly special meal, set the table using the 1960s china and open a bottle of wine. It is a quiet little ritual that even the dogs recognise. Charlie, the youngest, jumps onto the chair next to me, hoping for a few […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on October 26, 2025
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It is what it is – for now
Well, my apologies for the missing couple of weeks. We have had a rather fraught time over the last month and life has been a bit exciting. And very busy. I never really understood the saying, “It is what it is”, until recently but now it fits our life rather too well. Maybe it is […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on October 12, 2025
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Hedgerow jam, new readers and left-over books
Autumn is well settled in over here and we are trying to prepare for what might be a hard winter. My mother always maintained that the more berries ripening in September the harder the winter to come. She justified this by insisting it was nature’s way of feeding the birds. Well, in that case we […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on September 14, 2025
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The joys (and occasional sorrows) of the garden
Much of this last fortnight has been spent in the garden, wood and orchard. A lot of Jacqui’s hard work is now coming to fruition, literally in many cases. After the polytunnel blew away the first time we were sure we had missed the planting season and had very low expectations for this year. Despite […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on August 31, 2025
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August again – feral crows, biting flies and a special birthday
August again and it is hot. Very hot. As we are close to a rather stagnant pond this means there are a lot of insects. Some are a delight as butterflies and bees descend on the lavender all day. I’ve counted at least six different types of butterflies and countless species of bees. We also […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on August 17, 2025
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A very different life – and rather horticultural
After almost five years since our move from the UK we now have a very different life here in rural Ireland. I became aware of it last week when I was about to go back inside. It had just started to rain but I realised I was not running to the door. Instead I ambled […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on August 4, 2025
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