Carving the bird is a rite of passage and it’s easy to mess up with a blunt blade
Our Christmas gifts have been getting more pragmatic and that’s fine by me
Unhung paintings have just become more clutter around the house
‘I can’t deny a secret yearning to escape the country and return to Stoneybatter’
There had to be a better way of disposing it than flinging it into landfill
Leaving things to nature – and lawns unmowed – pays its own dividends
Striking a balance between surrendering the garden to nature and precision strimming
Despite living in a predominantly wet environment, we are mindful of the water we use
I need to construct a new henhouse and this time I ought to properly consider its design
After a month in a high rise in Chicago, life back in the countryside seems quaint
The drawer is packed like Tutankhamen’s tomb but we won’t dispose of anything
The ‘welly tree’ didn’t pass the taste test
Seville oranges are in, but I need to go shopping to improve this year’s batch
The bookshelves in our cottage are full, but some day there’ll be space for more
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