Meeting my present partner was the happiest accident of my life. Leaving a perfectly good job to renovate a wreck in Ireland was the best decision for our future. It has been a steep learning curve, but a life’s adventure. I share some of our experiences in the stories below.
Born to Tell Stories…
Our Irish Wreck
The Home Front: The Tigín
Laying the Infrastructure
Replacing the Main Windows
The Original Kitchen
Chimneys and Fireplaces
Building the Extension
Putting in Side Windows
Creating a Utility Room
No More Leaks
The New Kitchen
Finally, a Bathroom!
A New Partition
Finishing the Entrance Hall
Creating a Garden Shed from Reused Materials
Coring at Three Lakes
Creating a Study
Laying the Extension Ground Level
The Yard
Chicken Run
Cacti, a spiny story
Canoeing from Tralispean
Uragh, County Kerry
Keeping Bees
Time for Rhubarb Wine
Things I make in my spare time
Houses Lost in Time
Cob Houses
Long Island Adventure
A Trip to Kerry
Taking a Bog Core Sample