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The Wild Atlantic Way – Enjoying the Journey
Fibromyalgia makes driving long distances a challenge for me; I am comfortable on short drives around home, but anything beyond that requires careful planning and extra rest, both before, during and after the journey. Last week, an unexpected funeral around 60 miles away, took me out of my driving comfort zone. However, I decided I was going to enjoy…
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A Spring Walk to View Frog’s Spawn
Clumps of frog spawn in local pools Spring is well underway here in Donegal, and frogs have been busy producing frog spawn for around 2 weeks now. I always feel such JOY when I see their clumps of eggs in water pools along my regular walking route. They remind me of my childhood, when I used to…
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The Garden in January 2017
A winter view across my back garden I had another JOY filled afternoon last week, weeding and pottering in my garden. Thankfully, the mild autumn and winter weather has ensured I am well ahead of my usual gardening schedule. I have gravel paths between my flower beds, with a strong barrier underneath, yet some determined weeds still manage to…
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Creating A Vision Board
Every New Years Eve, I set my intentions for the coming year, by creating a vision board or wish collage. I have been doing this for more than twenty years now and the results continue to amaze me… My 2016 Wish Collage My 2016 Wish Collage You can see that I use both words and…
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The Kippen Girls
Today I am sharing a little taster from my book “Watching the Daisies – Life Lessons on the Importance of Slow” Today’s taster travels to Scotland, where I spent most of my childhood, apart from annual holidays to my parents’ homeland in Donegal, Ireland, which I am happy to now call my permanent home. Callander “On March…
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Donegal- The Coolest Place on the Planet
Cows grazing near Dooey Beach County Donegal was recently voted “The coolest place on the planet” by National Geographic Traveller(UK). Outdoor Pursuits Donegal’s outstanding scenery provides a mecca for outdoor pursuits including: Walking Sailing Sea kayaking Swimming Fishing Photography Bird watching… We love to welcome new visitors. Beautiful Beaches We have many beautiful beaches. The following video…
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The Gardens of Glenveagh Castle
The Walled Garden with The Castle in the background In the spring of 2007 and the summer of 2008, I was very blessed to work in the gardens of Glenveagh Castle, set amidst Donegal’s Derryveagh Mountains. The gardens and castle are part of Glenveagh National Park, the second largest national park in Ireland. There are many…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – The Rosses
The Atlantic Ocean skirts around the village where I live. I live in the Rosses area of County Donegal in North West Ireland. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty – of long sandy beaches, lakes that attract the fishing fraternity, peat bogs filled with wild…
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