by Sue Schlabach | Mar 17, 2013 | Ireland, Natural World, Spring, Travel
Another St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, with chill winter in the air, and hearty Irish fare cooking in the kitchen. A perfect day for that, though I wish our days would be ripening toward spring flowers instead of brewing up a big winter storm for tomorrow. Alas....
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 8, 2013 | Garden, Ireland, Spring, Travel, Winter
Yesterday I discovered a paper bag with four paperwhite bulbs—forgotten and sprouting exuberantly. I tucked them in among the spent paperwhite bulbs I planted in December. All our outdoor bulbs remain under a thick blanket of snow. The Irish daffodils are...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 3, 2012 | Artisanal Living, Family, Farm Life, Ireland, Travel
Meet Azalea. She joined our little flock yesterday which brings us back to four sheep after the loss of Oscar in August. She is a Navajo Churro breed. Our others are Dorset crosses. Today got me thinking of our first serious discussion about raising lambs. We...
by Sue Schlabach | Jun 5, 2012 | Family, Friendship, Garden, Summer
I’ve been on the road. And up to my eyeballs in work and life. It’s a fine savory stew, my life, with many ingredients I wouldn’t wish to remove. If only there were more hours in the day to do all the things I long to do. This weekend we witnessed a...