March 30, 2012
by Conor O'Neill
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Catherine is delighted with this bumper crop of kitchen-grown chillis. Next year we hope to get upwards of 2. Sidenote: The best picture quality you’ve ever seen on this blog. Guess who finally got a proper camera?
September 24, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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A few months ago I stuck some tomato plants that my sister gave me in the veg patch. I then ignored them entirely. This evening Catherine pointed out that I had a few tomatoes. I really am a disgrace. I … Continue reading
May 11, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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I was thrilled to get an email from Tara O’Donoghue to tell me that Bandon allotments are up and running. The allotment garden is located in Cloughmacsimon – a short distance off the bypass, right behind Coláiste Na Toirbhirte. Plots … Continue reading
July 27, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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It’s been said by many others too but Twitter is seriously denting my blogging. Why write an entire post when most of the time 140 chars will do? But what will be remembered and found in years to come? Watching … Continue reading
May 20, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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The Bloom Gardening Event is back and it looks fantastic. On in the Phoenix Park from 28th May to 1st June, it seems to have something for everyone. Presented by Bord Bia, there are show gardens, craft centre, artisan food … Continue reading
May 19, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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This is just a superb idea, well done to everyone involved! Why not enter? The inaugural Grow Bake Cook Awards Ceremony honours and celebrates the skills of amateur cooks, growers, bakers and preservers – in fact anyone with a talent for creating … Continue reading
March 29, 2009
by Conor O'Neill
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We’ve just had the third annual waste of time known as Earth Hour where millions of people worldwide pretend to do something useful about global warming and turn off lights for an hour. For 99.999999% of those people, that’ll be … Continue reading
August 11, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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Dunbrody Cookery School, Arthurstown, Co Wexford, Ireland A brilliant gift of a cookery course in Dunbrody by my fabulous sister-in-law Paula led to one of the best day’s out I’ve had in ages. Interesting and enjoyable in every way without … Continue reading
March 29, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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We’re just playing around with a few ideas on a site called Jaiku this morning (they were bought by Google a few months back). The idea is that you can have discussion channels on particular topics like technology, politics, Bandon … Continue reading
September 4, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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From the garden. Yummmm.