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Its About Time
I love living in and walking through Dublin. Not only do you not need a car in the city centre, you don't want one. From the eclectic vibe of Portobello to the authentic Chinese, Korean and...
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Cásca i sa ghairdín
We were away for a week over the Easter break. Whenever I return home (and truly, nil aon tinteán mar do thinteán fein) I am immeasurably grateful when: 1) the house is still standing and whole; 2)...
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A plague of greenfly, garlic water and mystery plants: this week in the garden
Clematis, in the back garden, partial shade. Loves to climb.Its heading to be a great summer season but so far 2017 is the worst year for green fly I've ever seen. Usually they get stuck onto the...
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Nearly Midsummer 2017
Á chairde! Tá sé lár an tsamhraidh i sa ghairdín agus is iad na bláthanna áille.Here we are again. Its a beautiful day, the sun is splitting the stones and the garden has vaulted into full bloom. One...
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The Garden in July
Crocosmia Lucifer, lavender, marigolds, roses & miniature pansies in the ground; petunias & lobelia in window boxesThis is the fifth summer we've been in this house and I can honestly say that...
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Gardening at its most lush: August 2017
First sunflower of 2017 opensThere is something particularly lush about this time of year. Its harvest time, so croppable plants planted in spring are either ready to pick or nearly there. All the...
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Meán Fómhair sa ghairdín
'Blue' rose in front of window box with yellow petunias and royal blue lobelia. The wheel continues to turn. We've passed Lúghnasa and the days are getting noticeably shorter. Dublin doesn't get very...
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Homemade Bread from Sourdough Starter
Hi! I'm currently at the helm of the @Ireland account (13 - 19 Nov 2017) and have been tweeting all week about what I get up to. One of the things I regularly do is make my own bread from sourdough...
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How to Become an Irish Citizen
I recently had the very great honour of gaining my Irish Citizenship and going to the Irish Citizenship Ceremony on Monday, 27 November. Tá sé iontach ar fad! There were tears! The Department of...
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A Season of Lights
A twilight Winter's sky just before Christmas, looking down Henry StreetHenry Street, Dublin at ChristmasI adore Winter. In Dublin we live farther North than you'd expect, at about the same latitude...
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Imbolg 2018
Tonight is the eve of Imbolg/St Brigid's Day, and the traditional start of Spring but it definitely doesn't feel Spring-like today. It is bitter cold out there, I've seen rain, sleet and snow all in...
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February Chaos
Winter cabbage surrounded by snow. And survived! February was not the month I expected it to be. Spring cleaning definitely had me in its grip because I got a mad hair to completely redecorate the...
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Tá sé GRIANMHAR!
Early evening on the Grand Canal (Baggot St behind me) It's sunny! Finally! After a late winter cold snap followed by a couple weeks of grey and rain....we have sun and blue skies in Dublin and it is...
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The garden at Midsummer 2018: apples, ants & aphids
This season has been one of many tears in the garden. Despite my best organic efforts, the slug colony is a worthy foe and keeping their numbers in check quite difficult. This year alone I'm using...
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Cúpla focail me
Dia duit! Cáit Ní Mheadhra is ainm dom.I'm just after finishing guest-curating the @Motherfocloir twitter account for the last week and have had SUCH a great time.If you haven't read Darach Ó...
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Lúnasa 2018 - Autumn is coming
On the way to London for a city break and to see HamiltonThis has been one of the best summers of my life. Not only has my daughter had a great time with loads of friends in various summer camps...
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Buíochan An Fhómhair
Welcome to Autumn. The days are noticeably shorter, there's a chill in the air and occasionally I get the wonderful smell of people lighting their fires. Tá sé iontach ar fad. The Irish word for...
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Who wants to live in Ireland?
Howth HarbourWhen I first moved to Ireland in the Autumn of 1995 there weren't many Americans living here. Maybe a few, here and there, students and people who'd fallen in love with Irish citizens...
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Living Sober: it gets better
Me at home in Dublin. I regularly talk about being in recovery (since July 2003) and being sober (since August 2011 - I had a slip in 2004 and a series of relapses from 2009 - 2011). Which is important...
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Samhain 2018: Ísland, na "huldufólk" ach gan síoga i mo ghairdín i mBaile...
Concert hall with snowcapped mountains in the distance. Reykjavík, Iceland Samhain is the Irish word for November. Oíche Shamhna is the Irish for Hallowe'en. Of all the cross-quarter days - Imbolg,...
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