Grocery shopping in a lockdown time
May 8, 2020Frothy clouds are sprayed across the sky above me, almost covering the pale spring blue above. I stride along the… Continue reading
Coronavirus Schooling
April 20, 2020We’ve been ‘homeschooling’ officially for almost a year now in Quebec. Our learning is loosely child-led, but we are… Continue reading
Our Favourite Coronavirus Activities
April 19, 2020With all the schools closed for the past few weeks, parents have been inundated with suggestions for ‘homeschooling’ resources. We… Continue reading
Life, Interrupted
April 9, 2020The title says it all, I think. Everything has ground to a halt. It’s no longer possible to try and… Continue reading
Adrift in a Coronavirus World
March 27, 2020*blows dust off blog* It’s been a while. Life has been intense. We were moving home (again) in Montreal. We… Continue reading
Ode to Curracloe
September 30, 2019One aspect of living in Montreal that’s hard to get used to is being so far from the sea.… Continue reading
Where Are We?
August 6, 2019Well. It’s been a while since my last post. It’s been quite hectic to say the least. I’ve been… Continue reading
Snow Ice
March 28, 2019Winter is harsh in Montreal. At best it’s far colder than we ever experienced in Ireland. I’ve learnt that… Continue reading
Snow Floods
March 26, 2019The morning dawns at zero degrees and slowly warms to a relatively balmy 2 degrees. After days and weeks… Continue reading
Snow Day
March 22, 2019Our snow day isn’t the day when all the schools and daycares are closed. That’s the day when we… Continue reading