Well, I am a very happy woman as I write this evening. I really didn’t expect to get such a positive response to my exhibition held during Clifden Art’s Festival. I had been prompted to do it by the plants and having done it, taken the photos and written the book, what happened next …. Read More
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An Bhean Feasa’s Mission ….An Exhibition
Have you ever felt compelled to do something? Felt nudged and pushed? Have you ever had that feeling deep down in your gut that there is something you must do? I have for some time now and finally, that feeling has culminated in a photographic exhibition “Weeds on the Wall”. For the last number of …. Read More
An Bhean Feasa – Shining Chakras
Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and the light in the garden, here in Connemara, was stunning as usual. (No wonder so many artists come to Connemara to paint!) I looked around the garden and I was aware of how the flowers were really shining – their colours were vibrant. I felt guided to make …. Read More
An Bhean Feasa – Growing Medicine
The wonderful warm weather (ok, hot) weather, has really helped my garden to bloom and blossom this summer. Last month I created a new vegetable bed using the “lasagne” method, building up a bed with layers of organic material. This is the bed newly planted on 7 June. This is the bed below, on 10 …. Read More
An Bhean Feasa – Beds, Bees and Ox-Eye Daisies!
I am so, so grateful for the wonderful weather we are having as I write this post. The garden is truly blossoming and I have been working outside every day, planting and re-potting and weeding, (although that last job will never be done!!!!) and making a new bed to accommodate all the seedlings that have germinated. This …. Read More
An Bhean Feasa – Up and At It!
Suddenly, the garden is growing again. It is still pretty cold here and there has been a lot of grey cloud hanging over us but it is May and the garden has suddenly greened! We have had a slow start, with such a long, cold Spring and I have been taking my time about things …. Read More
An Bhean Feasa – The Power of the Elements
We have all heard of the four Elements – Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Generally we give little thought to them, tending to take them for granted, even though they are part of our bodies and part of life itself. Medieval herbalists were aware of the impact of the elements on herbs and prescribed accordingly. …. Read More
An Bhean Feasa – A Capricious Spring!
It is said that if Brigid’s Day is cold, wet and stormy, then the Goddess of Winter, An Cailleach, stays in bed and sleeps on not noticing Spring creeping up on her. However, if the day is fine on 1st February, the Cailleach gets up to collect more firewood as she means the winter to …. Read More
Springtime Simplicity
Today is La Feile Brigid – Brigid’s Day, a day that always feel special and exciting to me as it is also Imbolc, the first day of Spring. There is a sense of anticipation in the air which is exciting because it feels like a renewal, a fresh start, a change. I was at my horticulture …. Read More
The Sun Stands Still
Solstice literally means “sun stands still” for about three days. About ten days ago we had snow and sleet on the mountains. We had hope that we might get a “White Christmas” and a shining, sparkling Solstice but our hopes were dashed as temperatures rose again and we became engulfed in mist. The mist wrapped …. Read More