Irish Farmerette goes to Nantwich Show and International Cheese Awards
I went to Nantwich Show in Cheshire on Wednesday. It now seems like weeks ago as it’s been pretty busy since I got back at 2 am on Thursday morning. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it was interesting to see how it differed and yet was similar to Irish agricultural shows. I also went to a farming social media conference the previous day but more about that tomorrow.
[...]A Hot Irish Summer! Would You Believe it?!
Ireland is experiencing a pretty good summer this year with a heatwave this week. Well, it might not be a heatwave in the technical sense but for us pale Irish folks, experiencing a few days of 25-27 degrees celsius in a row – it’s a heatwave! We can even become relaxed about whether we get out to sit in the garden or not, knowing it is likely to be nice for a few more days. Two good summers in a [...]
Owner of a Wonderful Pet? Enter Nose of Tralee
I loved the idea of ‘Nose of Tralee‘ when I heard of it – where cute and talented pets are judged and voted upon to represent their county and then the 32 finalists are judged to come up with first and second prize. Isn’t it a clever idea? People love their pets so much and so many animals have great skills and talents that this is a real [...]
Memories Are Made Of Days Like These
Today was one of those days when memories were made, an ordinary day yet very special in its own way. Maybe it seemed all the more special because I was made more aware yesterday of the fickleness of life, of taking life day by day, of knowing that nothing about the future is certain, not even our continued existence.
I went to the Embrace Farm service yesterday, a [...]
Why I Don’t Want To Be Anyone Else
There seems to be a plethora of articles recently about people becoming depressed or fixated with trying to keep up with the ‘Joneses’ on social media. People are putting pressure on themselves to be as successful, as slim, as beautiful, as rich, as happy as their Facebook friends. Some are leaving social media to get themselves out of that loop.
I enjoy Facebook – I know that people either put up the very good or the very bad (or yes, there [...]