Believe it or not, on some days in Ireland it rains. And this morning, looking out the window, it was … More
Tag: Ireland
Twelvetide 3.1.23 ‘Place poem’
Green spaces in urban environments are sanctuaries. Whatever the season, it’s always a delight to find a park in a … More
Twelvetide 30.12.22 Paint
Today’s Twelvetide treasure is a beautiful gift received in the post! It is a winter painting of the Colin from … More
Twelvetide 28.12.22 Bread
This is the third in a series of twelve posts marking the ancient tradition of the Twelve Days of Christmas. … More
Twelvetide 27.12.22 Beach
As promised: treasure found on the Second Day of Christmas. “But it isn’t dark … ” said Lucy. “Can’t you … More
Advent Meditation Third Sunday
The protagonists in the events of the first Christmas are not just characters in a story in a book or … More
Advent Meditation Second Sunday
Adoration, Ceramic by Vincent McDonnell
Creative Conversations … with Jonathan Rea
I know that many of you were inspired by the first Creative Conversation featured here on Writing Home, when I … More
Autumn at home iii – Telling an untold story
November has been remarkable this year. For one thing, the foliage on the trees, now just beginning to gather in … More
Autumn at Home I: ‘Still by the water’
‘It’s you, blackbird, I love. I park, pause, take heed. Breathe. Just breathe and sit’ Seamus Heaney, from ‘The Blackbird … More