Category: ireland
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Review: Best Western White Horse Hotel Derry
I’ve never stayed in a hotel that was so bad in so many different ways. Usually in the past when I’ve had issues it’s been one or two things. Not here. The main issue boiled down to nobody giving a single damn about any aspect of what they were doing, and when people are that…
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5 Foods to Forage in August: Ireland
One of the most wonderful things about living out in the country in a large village is the abundance of wildlife all around me. I love seeing the birds every day as the coal tits come to my bird feeder followed by the ravens, who usually grab some of the pest bugs from my vegetable…
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Swimming adventure
Yesterday, we had a little swimming adventure at Finn Valley Leisure Centre in Stranorlar. We waited until after jellyfish had finished his afternoon nap, and took his new UV protection swimsuit (a €3.49 bargain I spotted in Lidl yesterday after ordering reusable swim nappies for him from Jojo Maman Bebe the day before, which probably…
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There’s a frog in our garden!
We’ve been trying to solve this mystery for about a week. Last week, while we were busy laying the drainage to ensure our heavy clay soil can be used for anything other than very soggy lawn, my husband spotted a little creature behind our oil tank (the oil tank is for heating, if you’ve never…
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Vanilla dairy-free choc-chip ice cream recipe
Gordon Ramsay’s advice is that the best way to do homemade ice cream is to buy a really good vanilla ice cream then add toppings to it at home. Only, there’s no good dairy-free vanilla ice cream available here. So I decided to do my own. Also, I like the texture of chocolate chips, so…
Mama Adventure 