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An Inspiring Introduction to Beekeeping – Part 2
My beekeeping studies continue – this post follows on from An Inspiring Introduction to Beekeeping A big thank you to my teachers at The Glasshouses, Killult http://www.natithegloine.com Smokers Smoke is puffed over the top of the frames, to calm the bee colony when inspecting a hive. Scraps of newspaper are first set on fire inside a metal…
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An Inspiring Introduction to Beekeeping
Continuing my quest to learn more about bees, I recently attended a beginners day on beekeeping at my former workplace – The Glasshouses, Killult http://www.natithegloine.com Hive Health The day began with watching several videos from The University of Guelph Honey Bee Research Centre http://www.uoguelph.ca/honeybee/videos.shtml on best techniques for opening hives and colony inspection. In summer,…
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20 FREE Marketing Tips for New Authors
The day your first book is published is incredibly exciting. However, you now have to market and sell it… This post is based on my own steep learning curve. The majority of these tips are FREE. Begin with an E-Book Consider having e-book format only for a few months. This will allow you to gather…
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10 Tips for Living with Fibromyalgia or Another Life Changing Illness
In 2010, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that affects millions of people around the globe. The majority of them are women. As yet, there is no cure. I had enjoyed a successful career as a natural medicines therapist and teacher, but fibromyalgia forced me to stop working for 2 years, reassess my…
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The Healing Power of Baking
My mother was an excellent cook and she always baked on Saturdays. Although our 1960’s kitchen was small and lacking in modern style worktops, the twin tub washing machine cover, the flap of the 60’s dresser and the top of the fridge were transformed into baking tables. Mum taught my three younger sisters and I…
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The Keukenhof Gardens#2
Wine bottles in a unique flower arrangement Part two of my visit to the Keukenhof Gardens, described as “the most beautiful spring garden in the world,” focuses on the indoor exhibitions. The sculptural display of lilies and ferns displayed in wine bottles, was one of MANY unique ideas that my sister and I witnessed on…
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The Keukenhof Gardens#1
Tulips amidst a Sea of Muscari outside the Juliana Pavilion The Keukenhof Gardens are described as “the most beautiful spring garden in the world.” I would have to agree after visiting them for the first time nine years ago. The gardens are located amongst the Dutch bulb fields, less than an hour away from Amsterdam. My sister…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Rocks and Rock Pools
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates I regularly walk along my local beach at Carrickfin. It can be very windy here along The Wild Atlantic Way. The wind challenges the seabirds, The…
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My Top Twelve Tips for Healing Insomnia
Does fibromyalgia cause insomnia or does insomnia cause fibromyalgia? I do not have a definitive answer. However, I do know that insomnia can wreak havoc on health and well being. I first succumbed to fibromyalgia in 2003, and insomnia took hold of my life for seven long years. 23 years later, my lifestyle has completely changed and…
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Donegal Tweed – A Timeless Fashion Classic
“For over a century, the village of Ardara was at the forefront of the production of handwoven Donegal Tweeds. A building known as “The Mart” was the central marketplace with all the local tweed produced, inspected, stored and sold inside its walls. Photograph courtesy of Triona Design However, in the sixties, the arrival of modern…
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