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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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St Brigid’s Cross Making
St Brigid’s Day is traditionally celebrated on 1 February, which is also considered the first day of spring here in Ireland, also known as Imbolc. History Brigid was born in 451 AD, and was destined to become a nun and an abbess. She founded several convents, the most famous at Kildare, on the site of a shrine…
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Inviting New Beginnings with Feng Shui
If you were inspired to clear out clutter after my post LETTING GO OF CLUTTER, you may find this post helpful for the next stage of your healing journey. The Mouth of Chi Your front door is the entrance for positive energy or CHI into your home. Step outside and imagine you are seeing it for the first…
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Letting Go of Clutter
In 1996, I attended my first Spaceclearing workshop with Karen Kingston www.spaceclearing.com, after she published her book “Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui”. I soon realised that my life long passions for clearing clutter and rearranging furniture were in fact part of the ancient art of Feng Shui! Since attending Karen’s workshops, I have included her Spaceclearing rituals as part of…
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Life Lessons on the Importance of Slow
Busy as a Bee I come from a long line of busy people; both my parents worked extremely hard to provide for our family. The first forty years of my life embraced their hard work ethic, but after my father’s untimely death in 1995, I took the decision to leave my busy natural medicines practise…
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Composting: How to Save Money and Help the Environment
Creating your own compost is a terrific way to save money and help the environment. Saving Money and Helping the Environment Composting provides a host of benefits for both you and our planet including: Reduction of household waste which in turn saves you money on waste collection Reduction of fuel on transportation of household waste…
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A Meditation on World Healing
I am sharing this post from 2017 once again as it feels appropriate. The world is in a great state of turmoil at the moment, and many people are fearful for their future and the future of our planet… The opposite of fear is LOVE and my personal belief is that through LOVE we can…
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The Wild Atlantic Way – Lough Chonaill Railway Walk
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.” Hippocrates The Lough Chonaill Railway Walk is just over a mile from my home, and covers 1.1 km of the route which The Lough Swilly Railway Company used…
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How to Spring Clean Your Blog and Make it Shine
Spring is traditionally a time for spring cleaning – a time of letting go of clutter, reorganising cupboards and drawers, painting, dusting and polishing… We spring clean our homes, but what about our blogs? How can you spring clean your blog and make it shine? I will share a few tips: Imagine Yourself a First…
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How to Decorate a Christmas Wreath
It seems timely to share this seasonal post from once again. I first learned how to decorate a Christmas wreath at our local Women’s Shed. I will share the technique with you step by step: Resources You will need: A basic straw wreath Green plastic tape Rolls of florist’s wire Metal pins Assorted foliage, including…
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