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The future is agrarian

Tina Pisco May, 2026

The French have a saying: ‘Une hirondelle ne fais pas le printemps’, which translates as one swallow does not make the spring. In other words: seeing one swallow does not mean that the weather is going to be good. It goes along with another saying about not taking off your […]

Musings in the sky

Tina Pisco April, 2026

I went on my first flight when I was around 18-months-old. It was long haul from Madrid to NYC. My most recent one is right now, as I write this column somewhere in the skies between London and Cork. I say “my most recent” because it probably won’t be my last. […]

Get creative this year

Tina Pisco January, 2026

It is over a week into 2026, and we are still finishing off the excess food from the holidays. I ate the last of the mallow cakes this morning. I also ate a bit of fruitcake and nibbled on a chocolate praline that I don’t like much. Only the ones […]

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All things must pass

Tina Pisco November, 2025

You’ll find it in the bible. You’ll find versions of it in many religions and cultures from Buddhism to the Romans. George Harrison even used the phrase as the title of his 1970 album ‘All things must pass’. The phrase can be traced as far back as the ancient Greeks […]

Health & Lifestyle

Saving our soul

Tina Pisco August, 2025

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Oh my, my, my July! (Thank you, Mundy,…) High summer is when we hit peak West Cork. Other times of the year are delightful, but high summer, with its extra nine hours of daylight (compared to December) is what the hype […]

June forecast

Tina Pisco June, 2025

What is that cold, wet stuff falling from the clouds? What is this chill I feel? And where has the sun gone? After weeks of lovely weather in May, it’s as if I’ve never known a rainy, grey day. Thirty years of living in West Cork, and all it takes […]

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