THE BLESSINGS OF LUGHNASADH / LAMMAS by Veronica Smith
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BRIGHID AT IMBOLG by Veronica Smith
The main Festival of Goddess Brighid / Saint Brighid in the Celtic Solar Calendar is IMBOLG. It takes place at the mid-point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox and is regarded (in Ireland at least!) as the beginning of Spring. … Continue reading
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THE YEAR IS 1958 by Veronica Smith
I was born in February 1958. In fact, I was two weeks over-due and should have been Aquarius, born in the Chinese year of Yin Fire Rooster. As Fate would have it, I arrived as Pisces, born in the new… Continue reading
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French Supermarkets versus Irish Supermarkets!
When I moved to France in 2017, I knew that there would be a language difference. However, I also should have guessed that there would be differences in food as well! The Irish diet is largely based upon British Food,… Continue reading
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DEPRESSION-ERA PUMPKIN SCONES
This recipe comes from the 1930s, between the two World Wars, at a time of economic depression. It appears in my mother’s battered copy of the C.W.A. Cookery Book and Household Hints. C.W.A. stands for the “Country Women’s Association of… Continue reading
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OLD FASHIONED LEMON CURD RECIPE
The instructions for this Lemon Curd have been adapted from a recipe, which is nearly 200 years old! It makes no apology for using lots of real butter, sugar, eggs and lemons. These were ingredients available to our ancestors. The… Continue reading
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CURSE OF THE CARER By Veronica Smith
(aka “Suzi the Robot”) Burn-out is a real issue for Care-Givers. I know because I have cared for a succession of elderly relatives over the decades. This is a 24/7, 365 days of the year job, with little or no… Continue reading
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BRAMBLE-BERRY PLANT LORE By Veronica Smith
Every Celtic festival has at least one Sacred Plant linked to it. For Autumn Equinox, the Druids chose the BRAMBLE, with its Black Berries. In Shamanic traditions, Bramble is associated with Brigantia, Brighid, the Sidhe, various Harvest Goddesses and the… Continue reading
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AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS DIGESTION IN PLAY! By Veronica Smith
Adages exist as memory aids, to help us remember useful information, such as: “an apple a day keeps the doctor away!” Not only is the Apple Fruit a delicious food, storing well over the winter months at a time when… Continue reading
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HOW TO COOK LETTUCE by Veronica Smith
At this time of year, you can have a glut of lettuce in the veggie patch. There is only so much salad you can eat and raw lettuce does not freeze well. However, COOKED Lettuce does freeze and it tastes… Continue reading
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ELECAMPANE – A FORGOTTEN MID-SUMMER HERB
By Veronica Smith Like so many other useful and once-popular herbs, Elecampane has been ignored by the modern media and commercialism, being relegated to a “back of herbaceous border” garden curiosity. It is only when you delve in to its… Continue reading
