Well, the past fortnight passed so fast I had to check my calendar to see if another blog is due. After the long and rather painful slog last month we were determined to push on – onwards and upwards was to be our motto. For some of the past weeks it feels as if it […]
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Onwards and Upwards – well, onwards anyway
Posted by Jennie Finch on June 21, 2026
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Shrinkflation and the perils of remote shopping
When we first arrived at our new home we were in the middle of the COVID pandemic and under lockdown. Being so remote there were barely any shops within our permitted travel radius so we depended heavily on remote shopping. Just about everything from food to work tools were delivered, left outside our door. Our […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on July 6, 2025
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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
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Spring arrives as we make some decent progress
Well, another busy few weeks with some decent progress here in Tipperary. March has excelled itself in its contrasting weather. Always unpredictable it has already given us nighttime frost and freezing temperatures, cool evenings and several most unseasonably warm days. All this has left the plants and trees rather confused and I think had driven […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 16, 2025
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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
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A few weeks of preparation and planning
After the last few settled days we have found ourselves in the midst of a whirlwind of preparation and planning. As is often the case, we have been expecting some of it but some is new and rather unwelcome. There was some nice weather to begin with so we got out the mower and spent […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on July 21, 2024
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Cross the river before you abuse the crocodile
This has been a rather odd few weeks with some fairly frantic activity mixed with slow periods of waiting, perfect for reflecting on life. Sometimes the delays in events can be infuriating and I have to speak sternly to myself. Life is generally lived at a slower pace here in Tipperary and there is a […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on April 2, 2023
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Watching and waiting
We have spent a lot of the last few weeks watching and waiting for things to happen, or change. No sooner had I posted the last blog than the (hopefully) last of the winter storms swept through Ireland. It is generally much milder here than in northern England but we woke to snow – real […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 19, 2023
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And suddenly it is spring again
At last we are past the “beastly month” of February and suddenly it is spring again here in Ireland. For several weeks trees have been shrouded in a soft patina of green as the leaves begin to emerge. Daffodils are flowering all along the roadside. In the morning I wake to the sound of cooing […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 7, 2022
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What a difference a day makes – and two lovely men.
We are slowly chipping away at all the stuff that needs doing and are surprised at the end of each week at how much we have managed to do. This week we had some help, in the form of Will and Anthony, two of Derek Madden’s “Merry Men”. They were the crew who helped us […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on November 7, 2021
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