Trouble with Thistles
I was set the mission to try and kill off as many of the emerging plants as possible. Because we endeavour to do things without chemicals...
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Leonie Byrne
- Jun 5, 2021
Vaccinate?
It seems like at the moment discussions about vaccinations are on the tip of everybody’s tongue. Have you? Will you? Would you? Should...
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Leonie Byrne
- May 31, 2021
A Sky Filled with Crows
We had a busy weekend. Contractors arrived on Saturday and despite a day of rain on Friday, they cut silage. They then returned to...
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Leonie Byrne
- May 16, 2021
A Puff of Feathers
When Stephen announced to me on Thursday last that not only would he be working on Friday, but also on Saturday, I was not overly pleased...
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Leonie Byrne
- Feb 22, 2021
Uh-Oh...Lambing Season is Imminent!
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...
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Leonie Byrne
- Feb 10, 2021
A Threat of Snow
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...
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Leonie Byrne
- Jan 30, 2021
Preparation For Lambing Season
If you have been following my stories on Instagram, you will no doubt have realised that there is a lot of work involved when caring for...
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Leonie Byrne
- Jan 1, 2021
In With The New
So, it’s a new year. What are you going to do about it!? At this time of year, the air is heavy with the promise of hope for the New...
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Leonie Byrne
- Dec 31, 2020
Out With The Old
There is no doubt about it: the year 2020 was really one for the books and there is so much about it that I will happily leave behind....
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Leonie Byrne
- Dec 27, 2020
A Look Back on the Week
If you have missed me a bit on social media this week, I apologise. As you can imagine, it has been busy, but more than that, I have been...
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Leonie Byrne
- Dec 6, 2020
A Look Back on the Week
As we march ever closer to January, I’m still struggling to come to terms with the year we have had. If any of us had been told last...
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Leonie Byrne
- Nov 22, 2020
A Look Back on the Week
I am so thankful that this past week was much less eventful than the previous! However, it did start out with a bit of panic before...
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Leonie Byrne
- Nov 15, 2020
The Week in Review
Over this weekend, I drank a lot of wine. Generally, I am a water or ‘Diet Coke’ girl (please don’t judge me too harshly, I know it’s a...
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Joseph Jones
- Nov 11, 2020
Housing the Sheep for Winter
When it gets cold in the year, after the leaves fall off the trees, the sheep come into the sheds. The wind makes the leaves come down...
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Leonie Byrne
- Oct 29, 2020
Planning for November
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling like this year has flown. How on earth is it almost November already? And then on the other hand,...
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Leonie Byrne
- Oct 27, 2020
The Art of Looking Ahead
For me, a vital part of running a family, home and farm is looking ahead: anticipating what is coming down the line and being prepared...
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Leonie Byrne
- Jul 31, 2020
Meet Leonie
Hello there! My name is Leonie Byrne. I am a wife and mum-of-one based in the sunny South East of Ireland. My husband and I farm a mixed...
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Leonie Byrne
- Jul 30, 2020
Covid-19: The First Seeds of Misty Green Living are Sown
The last few months have been a learning curve for all of us. I remember reading and hearing with a distant and detached lack of concern...
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I'm Leonie, a Mom, Wife, Sheep Farmer, Gardener & Home Cook. My goal is to build my own skill repertoire & to help you to learn more about cooking from scratch, growing your own food, while living
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