It is the morning of Tuesday May 15th. It is a sunny morning and I am here sitting at the kitchen table looking out the window at our two new hens. Yes, as a wedding present we received not just the portable hen house but two hens, one of the Bluebell breed (for all you [...]

ONCE IN A while a person comes along who, by the very way they live their life, inspire the rest of us that we too can reach heights of which we never dreamed. Jim Stynes was one of these people. It is because of ‘Big Jimmy Stynes’ that we travelled to Melbourne, Australia, inspired by a [...]

As the year draws to a close many of us turn our thoughts to what has been and what is to come. It is the what has been in 2011 that pre-occupies many people I meet from day to day. For many it has been a difficult year. Losing jobs, losing loved ones, losing direction, [...]