I spent the best part of my summers in the 80’s in a trailer tent en France. How lucky am I? Once August rolled around following a month improving my mother tongue in Irish college & learning other life necessities such as where babies come from and how to kiss…
View PostThis is the holy grail of meals chez moi. Just when I got to the point of utter despair a few years ago I concocted this version of Shepherd’s pie and it has quite literally saved my sanity. To date it is still the only red meat 3rd born will…
View PostIn Ireland we have this saying – perfect in its simplicity. “Tús maith, leath na hoibre” A good start is half the work. Uncomplicated & true. I find in life that straight-forward tends to be the purest and most effective. Simple solutions tend to be what we return to time…
View PostWhen hubster and I got engaged in 2006 my parents bought us a washing machine as a gift. It was my Mum’s version of history repeating itself as her Mum had bought her a fridge for their engagement. Ye may giggle – I’m sure I did at the time but…
View PostAll good things must come to an end. They really do not come much better than this summer, do they? And whilst they may have been and audible sigh of relief from my direction when the kids went back to school 2 weeks ago, I was also sad to see…
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