It has been a long time. Blogging does not come naturally to me, but at times like this, there is an impulse to record events and so I have found myself back here on this strange blog. The reason? My new home! Welcome!
You can see the old farmhouse and to the right, the outbuildings, behind which a cabin is being built. (The outbuildings formed what is called a "clochรกn" in Irish - a rural settlement. These were also common in Scotland where they are known as "clachans". The Great Famine in the mid 1800s triggered their demise and few remain intact.) There is also my polytunnel and the big rock in the yard is supposedly called "Bishop's Rock" because a local bishop allegedly ran up it to survey the oncoming English troops in the 1500s or so. I am yet to find out if this is true...
It has been an eventful year with much to-ing and fro-ing. It has been hard to adjust and I've been feeling rather in limbo, unable to get stuck-in properly at the farm and reluctant to get too involved with city life. However, the cabin is nearing completion and once that's done I can become properly ensconced. At times I feel overwhelmed, but when I'm there everything settles into a natural rhythm. There are the jobs that need to be done urgently and then there is everything else, which more or less falls into place in order of urgency and/or will.
Yesterday was a significant day with regards to permanence - my asparagus have germinated! I have always wanted to grow asparagus but have never been anywhere long enough... No longer! I have started sowing perennials like an enthusiastic puppy and have my orchard and coppice started too. Here are pictures of the tiny asparagus sprouts:
I think I'll leave it at that for now. Here are some of the first pictures of the farm I took a year ago (mostly of the farmhouse which is in a bad state) and here are some of the cabin. I will write more soon, I hope with more pics.
