Reading is such a wintertime activity for me, and adapting to that energy is what seasonal living is all about! Rather than fight it, flow with it and get cozy - embrace slow and seasonal living. Here's a list of my top reads - books and also some podcasts to help you while away the Christmas and Winter days.
Read more'Twas the night before Christmas...
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through my little white house, not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse. The room is lit only by firelight. Beside the Christmas Tree, I sink deeper into the softness of my armchair, my body relaxes and my mind begins to play a reel like an old picture house, of Christmas eves gone by… A memoir blog post about some of the Christmas Eves in my life and how they have changed over the decades.
Read moreStuck or Still? Reflections from icy winter days
With subzero temperatures creating an icy wonderland all around us here in December, I've been stuck at home for the last 2 days here on the hill. Stuck, that's the word that popped into my head today. Being stuck at home can feel frustrating, an inconvenience even or can we perhaps reframe it?....Am I stuck or can I embrace being still? A blog about slow & seasonal living.
Read moreLove & Gluhwein
The smell of cinnamon, star anise and cloves cast spells in the air as passersby clutched steaming mugs of mulled wine or gluhwein in their mittened hands. It was hot, spiced and potent! It was a magical time of hope, love and gluhwein. And though I could never recreate the same magic that sparkled around us in Salzberg, I recreated gluhwein many times since. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Read moreEco-Friendly Irish Christmas Gift Guide (2022)
Eco-friendly Irish Christmas Gift Guide
It’s Christmas and so naturally most of us will go and buy gifts for others, it’s a lovely thing, it’s admirable. But perhaps this year I invite you to do so with a little more care and thought for our planet and its finite resources. So here are my suggestions for some plastic-free, eco-friendly, sustainable Christmas gifts this year, all from Ireland.
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