Sometimes I sit down to write this blog and I find I’m struggling to find anything interesting to say. Not so this week – I think I’ve got too much to write. It was looking like a fairly normal week when my friend Jon Moore, a specialist make up expert in films, tv and theatre, […]
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Jennie Finch on the seafront at Saltburn.
The Moth Man
The Drowners
The death of the Elver Man
The unexpected and EPIC trip to Dublin
Posted by Jennie Finch on June 9, 2024
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Very little has happened and it’s very tiring
This last few weeks have been very tiring though it seems very little has happened. We had a few lovely sunny days when the countryside was glorious and the birds shouted their appreciation. The dogs demanded the back door be kept open so they could wander in and out at will. Jacqui had a good […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on May 26, 2024
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The good, the bad and the ugly this week
I was not sure I could manage a blog this week. It’s been a very full and stressful time recently. However, I realized this would be blog 100 – not bad for a series of 12 as originally planned. I often sit down and wonder what the heck I’m going to write about but this […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on May 12, 2024
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The mini digger and very boggy ground – it’s April alright
Well, it’s April still, just, and the weather is a bit better at last. It has finally shifted from relentless rain to “changeable”. There were even a few wonderful days of bright, warm sun – a most welcome development. The expected spring growth spurt has been delayed this year, which is certainly a blessing. The […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on April 28, 2024
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And the rain it rains every day
Yes, it’s still raining, every day, here in Ireland. I see from the news it’s raining every day in the UK too. I’ve seen some bad years for inclement weather over the years (quite a lot of years – it astounds me just how many) but nothing like this. Some people have blamed El Nino […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on April 14, 2024
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Happy Easter but no news from Tipperary
Happy Easter to you all from a cold and rainy Tipperary. This is a bit of a non-news blog as I don’t have much in the way of news from Tipperary. A lot of things are in progress but I’ve decided I need a week off so I’m sending you all good wishes but no […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 31, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/happy-easter-but-no-news-from-tipperary/
Happy St Patrick’s Day to you all!
Well, today is St Patrick’s Day, a day of parades, celebration and general cheer in Ireland, and many other countries. Evidence of the imminent party was clear around the country with flags flying, banners out and a host of events advertised. It is our fourth St Patrick’s here in Ireland and each one has been […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 17, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/happy-st-patricks-day-to-you-all/
Is it spring yet? Oh, I hope so!
Like most of you, we’ve found this last winter a bit wearing. It’s not been too cold here – nothing like last year when the whole water system froze solid for a week. But it has been stormy, costing us five trees damaged or down in the wood. This is apart from the one damaged […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on March 3, 2024
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To the wood, to the wood!
Despite the continuing atrocious weather a lot of these last few weeks have been spent outdoors. Firstly, we needed to do something about the wood pile. It’s a blessing in these cold winter months but it needs careful handling. Originally almost ten feet high and about six feet deep, we’ve burrowed into it for the […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on February 18, 2024
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Memories are made of fish (and other things)
This last week we passed four years since the UK officially exited the EU and like many people our lives were never going to be the same again. Unlike a lot of people, we took a rather more drastic turn, leaving our home of almost forty years behind us. There have been a lot of […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on February 4, 2024
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/memories-are-made-of-fish-and-other-things/