Right about now, we are waiting for the first lambs to be born. We are a couple of days away to be sure, but now is the time to get those final things ready. So, what is the big deal? Just a few sheep having their lambs surely? Unfortunately, no, that is not usually the case. This year is a little different than other years: I’ll be working hand and hand with my husband who is not working due to Covid. In a normal year though, I am juggling caring for the home, being a mom, w

I have an alarm set on my phone to remind me to go and lock in our birds for the night. In the autumn, I kept on having to adjust the time..

You should know, we Irish folk take the threat of snow very seriously. Obsessed as we are with the weather, a forecast of snow is foreboding. It can incite the masses into a flurry of panicked shopping that ensures that those more laid back souls will have no hope of getting bread or milk at the local shops. This then will become a source of news in itself: not only is there ‘snow on the way’, but there is ‘not a sup of milk or a slice of bread to be had’ in the local town. A

Part of what we love about the Irish Seed Savers Association is their dedication to the conservation of heritage Irish varieties of fruit...