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A Tale of Two Riots

24 Nov 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"And if I seem to be afraidTo live the life that I have made in song,It's just that I've been losing so long,I've stopped my dreaming"These Days   I don't know if you've noticed, but the world lost its sense of humor.  More than that, it's obsolete. ...

Armada Farm #4

30 Jul 2021 1 minute read 5 comments Emerald Witch

Newbies     The farm got a few new ponies and 2 alpacas. They are funny looking guys.     This little fella is gorgeous, I love the piebald colouring on horses and ponies. He was very friendly too.     This is the lip curling I was on about, if yo...

Our Vegetable Plots #23

29 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch

Growing Our Own Post 16     The weather in Ireland very quickly goes from one extreme to another, it is unbearably hot 🥵️     The corn is growing strong.       Loads of pods ready for picking again.     It's important to pick the pods when they...

Armada Farm #3

28 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Emerald Witch

Chickens     The chickens are lovely, my son is mad about them.     We hope next spring to get our own chickens, I can't wait I've been spending years trying to convince my husband to get chickens, and finally he's for it, now we just need to sort...

Armada Farm #2

27 Jul 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch

  Ponies     This is the daddy pony, he has a very Jon Bon Jovi look about him.     He was very sweet and friendly, he came straight over to us.       You have to be careful with horses and ponies, they like to bite. They bite for everything, to...

Our Vegetable Plots #22

26 Jul 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Emerald Witch

Growing Our Own Post 15       The rain finally went away, and the weather is nice. The mix of rain and sun has brought serious growth though and everything looks great.     We put the net on the cloches too late 🐛     There is so many of them, t...

Our Vegetable Plots #21

25 Jul 2021 1 minute read 6 comments Emerald Witch

Growing Our Own Post 14     I think our plots look great, most things are growing good.         Peas are doing amazing and loads of pods ready to be picked, but it was another wet and miserable day, so we didn't want to hang about in the rain too...

Our Vegetable Plots #20

24 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch

Growing Our Own Part 13     Another shitty day, wet and windy, but I wanted to see how everything was, so I ran in for a look while everyone else waited in the car, the weather was too bad for young kids. I also had a new phone and wasn't used to it...

Our Vegetable Plots #19

23 Jul 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch

Growing Our Own part 12     The pumpkins are looking good, I'm not sure, but this one may actually be a courgette plant.       The corn looks cool, the beans haven't started to climb them yet.       Peas are doing great, there were a few pods r...

Bunratty Folk Park

30 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Emerald Witch

Bunratty Castle & Folk park, County Clare. Part 2     They have loads of fairy things around the place.     Fairies are a big part of Irish folklore.     We're coming back here in August for my sons third birthday, and we're coming for my other so...