Ireland needs a change

Following the suffering, pain, trauma and distress experienced by Sybil in Downton Abbey a few weeks ago from pre-eclampsia prompted ideas for a blog post but I never got around to writing it. I can’t even remember now what my ideas were – at the time it reminded me of my aunt who died at the age of 19 from pre-eclampsia. It reminded me when my sister developed pre-eclampsia in her first pregnancy and we couldn’t tell my dad what [...]

A Day in the Life of an Irish Farmerette

For someone who loves blogging, I’m very aware that I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t been around here much! I’ve had this post in my head for some time that I must write down what I do all day (in an attempt too to eliminate any procrastination sneaking in there) so thought I’d share it with you.

7:30 – I [...]

Irish Farmerette is now on Facebook

Irish Farmerette is on Facebook

It’s been a busy week – my dad was in hospital, I was teaching on Wednesday night (Blogging Effectively for Your Business) and delivered a talk at a #webpowwow in Wexford yesterday morning. Even though I’m becoming much more accustomed to talking in public (and Toastmasters has helped a lot), I find the adrenaline coursing through my veins seems to sap my energy afterwards too!

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Irish Farmers & Farmerettes Holiday in France

We had a lovely time on holidays even if we are all exhausted now and suffering with headcolds! We went to Euro Disney for 4 nights and although it was cold, it was milder than we expected. The children enjoyed the parades but a sign that they are growing up is that they weren’t bothered about queuing to meet any of the characters. We got one photo with Mickey (no queue) and that was it!

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