As the amazing spectacle of the blackthorn covered in white blossom fades, we are honoured with the pink and white blossom of hawthorn adorning the hedgerows during May. This bush is rich in folklore and a lone hawthorn tree is associated with the ‘sí’. These bushes are also to be […]
The other day I was on a particular Facebook page about dogs. Someone had a new puppy and wanted to know how to get him to walk quietly on the lead. One guy replied that the first few times he put his dog on lead he held it so tightly […]
TikTokers are currently infatuated with Chlorophyll and the craze has even reached West Cork – we’ve had a number of young people coming in recently asking for Liquid Chlorophyll because they have watched videos claiming that it is great for everything from aiding weight loss to clearing up acne. But […]
Over the course of this past year, we have all been catapulted well and truly out of our comfort zones and change can be difficult, even at the best of times. We have been required to cope with a series of rapid and unexpected events and then a much longer-than-anticipated […]
In traditional Chinese medicine worry, anxiety, insomnia, excessive dreaming, and poor memory are all connected with your emotions, stress and digestive health. Insomnia refers to a number of different problems including the inability to fall asleep easily, waking during the night, sleeping restlessly, waking-up early in the morning and dream-disturbed […]
Our glasshouse is bursting at the seams. There are crowds of seedlings waiting to move to a more spacious location to continue growing. We have just re-covered the tunnel that was destroyed in one of the winter storms so the tomatoes can relocate and the other tunnel is full of […]