The Power of Tractors (or how to get a 3 year old boy to do what you want)
My nephew Fred is totally mad about tractors. At two years of age he would happily flick through ”The Farmers Journal” newspaper, pointing at …
Monthly Archives: July 2012
The Lakes of Pontchartrain as sung by The Coronas.
Now this was a surprise, the day I heard The Coronas singing a folk song called “The Lakes of Pontchartrain”. …
Hitting the beach, after a drive through the Burren
Last week, the weather forecast for the weekend was quite good. Better weather than we have been experiencing anyway. So, …
Summer Fun on the Farm
This is the note that greeted me yesterday morning when I walked into the kitchen. DD2 has once again started …
Lazarus the calf is alive and well, and eating grass.
Back in May, I mentioned a calf “as big as two calves” was born on my parents farm but wasn’t doing …
Let them eat cake… the perils of home baking
I’ve mentioned before that I do a lot of baking. That’s probably the result of growing up in a home where …
In Galway celebrating the Volvo Ocean Race 2012
Last week the Volvo Ocean Race 2012 came to Galway. To say Galway put on the biggest party is a …
Winning the Egg & Spoon Race with Potatoes.
My kids had their school Sports Day last week. Sports Day can be a trying time for mammies, especially if …
