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GIFTS FOR FOODIES

Christmas baking (4)

              The truth is that your foodie friend is the easiest person on the

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Getting ahead in November – so that you can enjoy December!

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My Mother always said that Christmas would be easy if we didn’t have to eat in the weeks running up to the

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Sunday morning – the song of the early riser..

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Lately I’ve found that I would sleep in every day, if I got the chance. So naturally when it comes to

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Enjoy these Autumn days..

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What a glorious Summer we had in Ireland this year! Day after day of unremitting sunshine and high temperatures.. it

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Blackberry pie, and other stories..

Blackberry and apple pie (4)

In the past couple of days it’s occurred to me that perhaps blackberries are a bit like sweet pea –

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Blackberry time!

Blackberries (7)

I was putting the washing out on the line this afternoon, when a crop of wild blackberries caught my eye. Yes,

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A Sicilian Sunday Lunch :)

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My childhood friend has  been married and living in Sicily for well over 30 years.  Their son got married recently, and the Irish

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The Bee-loud Glade…

June 25th back garden.. (8)

We live in a funny kind of house – the sun mostly shines on our (non-overlooked) front garden, and only in

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What a difference a week makes :)

28th May bank Holiday Monday front garden (3)

A week away at a beautiful wedding in Sicily reminded me how quickly things can change in the garden back home..

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The May bank Holiday..

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                  Ah, we’ve all earned this, haven’t we? It has been the

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