It’s blackberry time again, autumn is here, but I still have a foot in summer. On Saturday night, I slept out in the garden, snug in my sleeping bag covered with a tarp to keep dry. It was almost full moon and I walked outside to my bed in the silvery light. For the...
I’m sitting in the morning sunshine oustside our airbnb chalet, loooking up at a bright blue sky with a smattering of white wispy clouds. The tulips my friend Sal helped me plant last year are in full bloom. Tara cat is sunbathing next to me. The birds are...
After midnight, my lovely designated night midwife would bring Alan up from the morgue. I could hold him and study his little face so I could learn it and imprint it in my memory. I accepted that it had to be like this, seeing my baby in the dead of night. ...
What an amazing day at the Network Ireland National Conference in the celtic ross Hotel! #StepUp I feed on inspiration! It fills my cup, gifts me with ideas. Shows me possibilities. Hints at possibilities I can’t even envision yet. When Grace O’Rourke said...
Last weekend I went to my first holistic fair as a sound healer. The Cork Mind Body Experience was on in the City Hall and had over a hundred exhibitors. For me the best bit was the lovely people I met over the weekend and I got some great reactions to the...
Jamie helps me make the muffins. His speciality, is checking that the chocolate chips are okay before we add them to the mixture. Jamie and Cillian, both do extensive tests of the final mixture while I put dollops into the paper cases. Gardening tools, flask of hot...
As I rush around heading for inevitable overwhelm (again!) I found this reading I did a couple of years ago. Using Steven Farmer's 'Earth Magic' deck I asked the question'What do mother's need to know about self-care for their highest good?' It's been a good...
Since attending an amazing event 'Your Fearless Start to 2019' organised by Network Ireland West Cork a couple of weeks ago, I have been thinking about fear and how it stops us doing what we are here to do in the world. With the theme of 'Your Fearless 2019' Susan...
Drombeg Light fades silhouetting a sea of conifers against blue, purple and peach. Black branches soak up the colour, alive in the sensation of dusk. Winter strips us back to the feelings we have inside. Makes us witness those dull aches, usually glossed over. They...
The ukulele is one of the easiest instruments to learn — simple, joyful, and affordable. In this post I share five reasons to start playing — and if you’d like support, my Ukulele Time for Beginners course can guide you step by step.