Winter is upon us. I don't particularly announce this because our calendar tells us so, more because - in this house at least - we're finally feeling it in our bones. So, for this week, we've gone into hibernation mode. It's easy to hibernate in the Burren. It's been four days since we left the … Continue reading When Nothing Much Happens
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The Simple Art of Sloe Gin
Alan has been making a lovely Sloe Gin for the past couple of years. Blackthorn trees are plentiful in the Burren and so their fruit - the beautiful, round, black sloe - is usually abundant by late August. This Autumn it felt like there were sloes dripping out of every corner of every ditch and … Continue reading The Simple Art of Sloe Gin
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