Brighid's Ogham Grove

Hidden in a French forest is a grove, dedicated to an ancient Celtic Goddess, cared for by two old crones, who are writing this blog on life in many different dimensions…..

Brighid's Ogham Grove
Brighid's Ogham Grove
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  • Artificial Intelligence versus Human Brain! by Veronica Smith

    Here is an updated nursery rhyme, which I think sums up my feelings about the world’s over-dependence on computers, Artificial Intelligence and digital gadgets in general. Mary had a little Laptop,She was always on the go;And every where that Mary went,The Laptop went there too! She followed all the latest trends,Her worked was formulaic;She used…

  • AI and the English Language by Veronica Smith

    What am I doing this evening? Well, I am doing what I usually do and that is, having an epic battle with the internet and computer programmes and unhelpful AI “assistants”! I may have been born at the start of the Space Race but that does not mean that my brain can cope with all…

  • MAURA LAVERTY AND THE TRIFLING AFFAIRE by Veronica Smith

    Maura Laverty, like Monica Sheridan, was a pioneer of the Irish Republic’s first television station, RTE, in the 1960s.  However, she was already well-established on Radio Eireann.  From the 1940s onwards, Maura was radio broadcaster on “female issues” of the time, such as cooking, household tips and “agony aunt” advice!  She championed progressive causes, especially…

  • 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 we need extra vitamins and minerals, but it is also an important natural medicine as…

  • Transported Ancestors by Veronica Smith

    It was only when I started investigating my family tree that I discovered my surname is not really my surname! It goes back about two hundred years, when my ancestor was transported to Australia for a trivial offence. Daniel’s real surname was Brewer. At the age of 18 years old, he was convicted of stealing…

  • MONICA SHERIDAN AND THE SNAILS! by Veronica Smith

    I grew up in 1960s Dublin, when there was only one Irish television station, called RTE 1 (RTE standing for Raidio Teilifis Eireann, Ireland’s national public service media).  It was all home-grown content back then.  Those of us a certain age will remember the celebrity cooks of the time, such as Monica Sheridan and Maura…

  • A HISTORY OF PASTA – KIND OF! By Veronica Smith

    My mother loved to cook.  Mum not only collected recipe books about international cuisine but also leaflets and hand-outs about new food products and new kitchen appliances.  Many of these leaflets date from the 1960s and 1970s.  [Image ID: colour photo of the front page of the paper leaflet entitled “An Introduction to Pasta”, with…

  • 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 delicious too! You can cook it lightly in a steamer as greens or you can…

  • 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 history that you discover the true value of this forgotten medicinal treasure! Inula helenium /…

  • ST JOHN’S WORT: MID-SUMMER MADNESS OR MIRACULOUS MEDICINE? by Veronica Smith

    Growing on the edge of our woods is an inconspicuous little plant, only 3 foot high (1 meter) at the most. You only really notice it when the small, lemon-scented yellow flowers appear in summer. Its botanical name is HYPERICUM perforatum, also known as St John’s Wort, Balm of Warriors, Tutsan (from the French toutsain…