Sometimes it seems as if we are surrounded by chaos. This is often because we seem to have little control over events and even less over remedies. All we can do, it seems, is put our heads down and plough on through. We are getting rather good at that, selecting our priorities and doing what […]
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Amidst the chaos a miracle occurs
Posted by Jennie Finch on October 25, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/amidst-the-chaos-a-miracle-occurs/
Autumn Colour and New Beginnings
Autumn has arrived with its usual squalls, high winds and sudden outbreaks of glorious sunshine. Despite that it is getting cold and I must take a day to hunt down and seal off as many draughts as I can. Fuel in Ireland, in common with much of Europe, is ruinously expensive and sometimes hard to […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on October 11, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/autumn-colour-and-new-beginnings/
Mainly about (not) writing, despite a lot of encouragement
Hello and apologies to you all for missing the last Tipperary Tales episode. Life has been rather busy here and not in the usual way either. We have had the usual run of vile weather, hospital and vet visits and occasional health glitches but it is writing that has caused the biggest upset. As you […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on May 24, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/mainly-about-not-writing-despite-a-lot-of-encouragement/
It’s a busy time in rural Tipperary
Well, life is busy as usual here at our “quiet retirement” retreat. The weather continues to tease us with a few hours of sunshine, occasionally a whole day, with heavy rain in between. The land doesn’t have time to dry out and so when Fergus, our tree surgeon, arrived we were rather worried about his […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on April 12, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/its-a-busy-time-in-rural-tipperary/
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
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/hedgerow-jam-new-readers-and-left-over-books/
Comments on the state of publishing – and other news
After the hiatus last month, welcome back to a slightly different offering. I do have some regular news on the state of life here in Tipperary but a lot of my concerns at the moment have been centred around the awful state of publishing. I expect most of you know I have been an author […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on May 11, 2025
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/comments-on-the-state-of-publishing-and-other-news/
Seeing the world through different eyes
The last month has been busy (when has it not) with medical appointments, dealing with lingering storm damage and all the daily tasks that lead to a comfortable life. It still feels a bit strange and new sometimes though we are settling in to things more at last. We are very aware that Ireland is […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 2, 2025
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/seeing-the-world-through-different-eyes/
Sometimes things just seem to get harder
Sometimes things – all sorts of things – just seem to get harder as time goes by. I’m no spring chicken anymore so I expect some things to get more difficult. I’ve not really recovered from the falls last year – the concussion is fading at last but I have painful shoulders and spine still […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on November 3, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/sometimes-things-just-seem-to-get-harder/
Stormy days and unwanted visitors
It’s a dark and stormy day in Ireland, though not as bad as it seems to be in the UK. There have been a few brighter days recently however and we were able to get the mower out last weekend. The orchard was in real need of a trim as the weeds had one last […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on September 29, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/stormy-days-and-unwanted-visitors/
Happiness is a working mower and baby swifts
After a rather fraught few weeks it is nice to have some better news to share with you. Our big problem recently is the breakdown of the ride-on mower. This may seem like an indulgence but with the area we have it makes keeping it in order just about possible. My shoulders are not yet […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on September 1, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/happiness-is-a-working-mower-and-baby-swifts/