What does hope look like for you? For American poet Emily Dickinson it was a little bird: ‘“Hope” is the…
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‘Blessèd Hope’
As we step into the New Year and look back over 2024 there are many joys to be thankful for.…
Calling in to Ballycastle
There is something about the light of the sun and the lengthening of shadows over the last few days that…
What were the chances?
This morning I was supposed to board a flight to Chicago. The plan was to travel all the way from…
Creative Conversations … with Ollie Pike RHS Young Garden Designer of the Year Finalist 2023
Contentment for me is a garden on a summer’s day. Gardens are places of beauty, offering the respite and quiet…
Home comforts
Believe it or not, on some days in Ireland it rains. And this morning, looking out the window, it was…
The Little Things
Here it is: the first day of March again. As ever, time seems to be flying. As it happens, on…
Twelvetide Epiphany
This is the final post in Twelvetide, a series to mark the Twelve Days of Christmas. It’s been quite a…
Twelvetide Flower
I have to be honest: this morning I had no idea at all what this penultimate Twelvetide post was going…
Twelvetide Song
This is day number nine in a series of posts to mark the Twelve Days of Christmas. It’s all about…