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A Beekeeper Part 3
It is not yet the end of the beekeeping year but it feels like a door has been closed on one part of it at least. The fantastic weather this summer created great conditions for honey production and my hive did not disappoint, making somewhere in the region of...
A Beekeeper pt 2
The beekeeper’s year is well and truly moving on and the bees have been working fast. So much so in fact that I nearly missed what is perhaps the most vital part of the early season – swarming time. It’s not over yet but with some excellent advice and support from the...
On landscapes, inspiration and writing
I like to write. I’ve been writing for years but not always for my own benefit and not always by putting pen to paper. If I’m honest, it doesn’t often get past the thinking about it stage but that is where most of the pleasure comes from: the idea forged in the...
Local Craftspeople
We enjoy supporting local handmade crafts and have become friends with several of these local entrepreneurs. We decided to create a theme for each of our huts and each hut has been decorated with may unique items. On walking up to each, you will see the name of the...
Irelands Haunted Landscapes
“My yesterday’s walk with me. They keep step, they are grey faces that peer over my shoulder.”, William Golding The haunting effect of a landscape has been described by the cultural geographers Maddern and Adey as the nagging presence of an absence, and it is perhaps...
A Walk Near Corlea, Longford
The trip up to Corlea Trackway, near Keenagh, was meant to be an opportunity to take some pictures of the wooden iron age road unearthed from the bog after two thousand years and now housed in the centre built especially to preserve it. We could have had a coffee or...
Friendship Bracelets
Search the internet for the phrase ‘friendship bracelets’ and you get many different bracelets designed using different materials (silver, beads, yarn etc). For me though, I grew up in an era where the craze was to create bracelets using yarn. My nan used to knit and...
The Art of Crochet
Crochet is a wonderful and slightly addictive craft that creates materials using a wide variety of thread and one crochet hook (often mistaken for knitting, that uses two needles). Even Queen Victoria crocheted, which included eight handcrafted scarves which she...
A Beekeeper
In 2016, I joined the Longford bee keepers’ association and what started out as a way to meet new people and a vague intention to keep bees finally saw me take the plunge and come into possession of a new colony that quickly went from strength to strength, eventually...
Athlone Town
Even on a winters day, Athlone is an interesting historical place to while away some time. Amongst many shops (both on street and in a shopping centre - that has an arts and craft shop), there are many fabulous places to eat. Two of our favourite places to eat are...
Ardagh Village, Longford
A place of stories Definition, Heritage: "denoting or relating to things of special architectural, historical, or natural value that are preserved for the nation." The village of Ardagh plays a central role in the comedic play, “She stoops to conquer” written by that...
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