Writing about joy and rain and seasons and homes and lifestyle and all the things that we can love together!
It does take time though, I needed two years to settle properly and am sure that if the opportunity arises again in the future, I won’t ever hesitate to jump. And do you know what? You have created this incredible privilege to be able to make a home anywhere in the world as you have this brave and adventurous spirit!
Read MoreDrum roll please! For there is a BIG new announcement.
I am so excited to FINALLY share a project that I have been working on wholeheartedly for countless months.
Read MoreHaving spent a little time in a lot of places, I have devised a masterplan of great elegance to adapt chameleon-esque to our constantly changing habitat. Here are my 5 fun ways…
Read MoreFestive ideas and things to do in Ireland in December, from flaming raisins to winter solstice celebrations and festive punch for putting up the tree.
Read MoreWhen we moved back to Ireland four years ago, I was terrified of November. At first it was a fear of the cold, but the reality was the Dark that hurt more.
Read MoreI’m sitting at my desk, belly full of soup and taste buds tingling from salsa verde. I have drunk nearly a pint of sparkling water and am flexing my thoughts back to a place four years ago when we landed in Dublin airport ‘for good’.
Read MoreBy now the blueberry sauce will be sticky and sensational. Drop some onto the pancakes and if you are feeling fancy add a dollop of coconut yoghurt and some toasted, flaked almonds for a gourmet Thursday, snowy morning breakfast at home.
Read MoreI have made some big changes to my lifestyle recently to encourage positive change and productivity. Getting settled into life back in Ireland financially has been the biggest hurdle.
Read MoreSo, I find it funny that I am back in Ireland now. This is the country that I escaped from.
Read MoreFast forward 25 years and my return to life in Ireland. I suggested an Irish dancing lesson to my 7-year-old daughter.
Read MoreIt has made me think often of my grandparents, particularly Nana and Granny. They lived with little or no central heating and wore skirts with tights every day. Is our generation soft?
Read MoreNovember can be such a gloomy month with short days and chilly winds blowing, but I snapped these pictures on various outings to remind myself of the intrinsic beauty of nature at all times of the year.
Read More“A sea view and a weeping willow tree” that’s the start of my list - but is your home that important or is it just a place to rest?
Read MoreIt is all too easy for me to dream of greener grass and to hunt it down. It has been my pattern for years. A life lived in colour has always been my motto. Yet I have had doubts and worries in every place.
Read MoreI grew up in Ireland in the 70s, there were no mangos there then. If there were, they weren’t on our table.
Read MoreI find it really helpful to remind myself daily why I chose to move back to Ireland. This keeps me motivated on the days when I doubt the decision, or start to dream about moving somewhere else, or when I fear the winter coming.
Read MoreNaively, we looked at three schools only before we moved back, and a fourth upon our return. I thought that we had covered all options - the local Roman Catholic national school, the local community national school (non-denominational or all denominational), the local Church of Ireland national school and the local private fee paying school.
Read MoreI bet you never thought you'd hear me say that about winter! Especially when I have just come from two years living in the tropics, the first winter inevitably should be tortuous.
Yet, I have this thing with frosty, crunchy leaves underfoot.
Read MoreI am driven mad by chaos and chaotic with trying to do it all.
Read MoreIf you could choose just one book to take with you, what would it be?
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