One day in forest school / Un jour à l’école de la forêt
Last weekend, I went to play in the woods for an introduction to forest school with Ciara Hinksman, of...
Down by the river at Powerscourt / Au fil de l’eau à Powerscourt
And the sun took a step back, The leaves lulled themselves to sleep, and Autumn was awakened. Raquel Franco A...
How to dress them for the weather / Comment les habiller pour tous les temps
In the Irish climate, waterproof clothing for kids is probably a smarter investment than nice summer clothes – for better or for worse,...
And the winner is… / Et le gagnant est…
This is the image which just won the Wicklow Calendar photo competition. It will be featured in the Wicklow Calendar 2017,...
Legoland + CPH
Six years on from our departure, we went back to Denmark and wonderful Copenhagen. Tickets to Legoland Billund were our present...
Tonelagee, the “heart” of Wicklow / Tonelagee, au “cœur” de Wicklow
There were three options for the weekend’s outing. On Saturday, the sun was shining, and so we went for the...
Lough Dan – Walk to the lake side / Randonnée côté lac
Forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair....
Pedal power on the railway line / A coup de pédales sur les rails
My dad had booked this outing months in advance, to coincide with our family’s annual picnic on Bastille Day. With...
A petrified knight and sleeping volcanoes / Un chevalier pétrifié et des volcans endormis
Rain, high winds, a little hail, and yes, some sunshine – on this decidedly unsettled Bastille Day, we hiked the pic du...
Villandry, or the art of garden design / Villandry, tout l’art des jardins
This is what the extraordinary gardens of Villandry Castle look like on GoogleMaps™ – quite a patchwork, aren’t they? Halfway through...
A French summer / Un été en France
Here is, in a four-minute video, a summary of our four weeks’ holiday in France. Four weeks of sunshine and...
Boys on the lawns / Des garçons sur le gazon
Here is a series of pictures taken at Killruddery House and Gardens, Co Wicklow. The three boy acorns and a...
St. John’s Eve / La nuit de la Saint-Jean
Midsummer brings the long-drawn day, The dawn dance sends us on our way, Sun-drenched hours lost in bee-flight, Then honey...
Pizza on the beach / Pizza sur le sable
Pizza on the beach is a family tradition we started two years ago. All you need is a beach, and a...
Like a bird on the Saltee Islands / Comme un oiseau sur les îles Saltee
Kill nothing but time; take nothing but memories. Saltee Islands Country Code The thick mist turned to light rain as...
