Farranamanagh

Good lord, no rain and a bit of sunshine - it so lifts the spirits.  We went off to Farranamanagh and did a brisk circuit, the easterly wind behind us and some rich colours everywhere. We saw six alpacas, a snipe, a lark ascending, heard some choughs, yomped through some serious mud, breathed in the ozone and peered in the sweat house.

Back home I moved three barrow loads of home- brewed compost into the polytunnel and made a start on clearing the beds - accompanied by a small ginger cat who jumped on everything. I've also repotted my aloe vera!

We're watching Mary and George - I think the truth is even more bizarre. Worth watching for the costumes and dancing but I wish Gillian Anderson had been cast as Mary.

Oh, and I had a lovely mention on an RTE radio programme this morning - an interview with Manchán Magan who is fronting the forthcoming holy well series. He referred to me as the holy well hero of Cork!!