I have said before, Ireland is not just “England with a funny accent” (though the accent isn’t funny. In fact it is rather lyrical after a while). Ireland is a very different country and even after more than four years we are still living on a learning curve. It is not just moving from a […]
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The joys of living on a learning curve
Posted by Jennie Finch on June 8, 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
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/comments-on-the-state-of-publishing-and-other-news/
Surviving the zombie cow apocalypse and other oddities
I’m sorry this episode is a day late but I’ve had rather an interesting 24 hours. As most of you know we live deep in rural Ireland and that means we are surrounded by fields. This being Ireland thas also means we are surrounded by cows. Lots of cows. Last night not long after midnight […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on January 20, 2025
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/surviving-the-zombie-cow-apocalypse-and-other-oddities/
Rounding up the year in 1,000 words
It may be an arbitrary date, dividing one year from another, but the New Year is always a good time to remember and reflect. Despite this supposedly being a quiet time of life this last year has been very busy and a bit of a rollercoaster. Rounding up 2024 in 1,000 words is a rather […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on January 5, 2025
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/rounding-up-the-year-in-1000-words/
Marching towards winter with some help from our friends
Met Eireann, the Irish weather centre, is warning of “an arctic front” in the next few days. This will be centred on the north and west but may move south too. Now, we are somewhat ambiguous here as we are in the midlands, more south than north and both west and east by different reckoning. […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on November 17, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/marching-towards-winter-with-some-help-from-our-friends/
The mini digger and very boggy ground – it’s April alright
Well, it’s April still, just, and the weather is a bit better at last. It has finally shifted from relentless rain to “changeable”. There were even a few wonderful days of bright, warm sun – a most welcome development. The expected spring growth spurt has been delayed this year, which is certainly a blessing. The […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on April 28, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/the-mini-digger-and-very-boggy-ground-its-april-alright/
To the wood, to the wood!
Despite the continuing atrocious weather a lot of these last few weeks have been spent outdoors. Firstly, we needed to do something about the wood pile. It’s a blessing in these cold winter months but it needs careful handling. Originally almost ten feet high and about six feet deep, we’ve burrowed into it for the […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on February 18, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/to-the-wood-to-the-wood/
Driving on – literally at the moment
This has been a very busy and rather tiring fortnight. We had planned to keep most of the first week free as we had booked a mini-digger but things didn’t quite work out as planned. The digger arrived along with a very patient and helpful man who showed us the basics. It was called a […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on June 25, 2023
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/driving-on-literally-at-the-moment/
Well, there’s always something
I’ve been reminded these past weeks of one of those brilliant one-liners from a film. In the movie “Carrington”, the title character is warned against getting involved with the critic and writer Lytton Strachey. “Dora dearest, he’s a terrible old queen!” says a friend, in much less PC times. “Yes,” replies Carrington, “But there’s always […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on February 19, 2023
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New Year, same old problems
Firstly apologies for the late blog entry. This was due to another spell of drain trouble – “second verse, same as the first”. The fatberg broke down a little when I was removing it and some got washed back into the kitchen outlet. This meant all the washing up water flooded over the back patio, […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on January 24, 2022
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/new-year-same-old-problems/