The Whins …..

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Early Spring ….. Spring does seem to be in the air and the bright golden colour of the whins is spreading out across the countryside. For such an unattractive plant/bush/shrub most of the winter it … Read More

Beach Walk …..

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Castlerock Beach ….. I understand it must be tough for many, this lock-down, and the advice to stay home and exercise from home offers them little choice. For us, we count ourselves fortunate; from our … Read More

Forest Walk …..

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Allowed Daily Exercise ….. We are fortunate, here at Hegarty’s Corner, that we live in a beautiful part of the world so this lock-down is far less testing than it must be for some. For … Read More

Cave Paintings …..

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Chalk Drawings morelike ….. Lock-down leads to all sorts of strange activities probably for all of us, anyway, whilst doing the now weekly shop for ‘essentials’ I spied a tub of chalk and fancied doing … Read More

Spring Time …..

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Spring Is In The Air ….. The yard swept, the pots all tidied, veg on the go – carrots, onions, potatoes, scallions, peas and broccoli and looking forward to a fine summer though likely a … Read More

First Run …..

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First Run 2020 ….. If you’re a biker you have to have your first run of the new year/season, no question. Every other run out is just another run that year but the first run … Read More

Oldest Pub …..

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Oldest Thatched Pub ….. Our regular Tuesday mornings out now tend to take us all over Northern Ireland looking for something new or different or interesting. Obviously we need to partake of breakfast somewhere so, … Read More

Weekend Away …..

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Bray Trip ….. (Written retrospectively) February can bring the whole gamut of weathers and it pretty much did. We were all longing for Spring to come early and with it warmer, brighter weather. We had … Read More

Garage BBQ …..

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Winter Shindig for a few locals ….. (Written retrospectively) Winter was dragging, it had been a long wet and grey few weeks and a few of us decided a winter bbq could be just the … Read More

Christmas Morning …..

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Christmas Morning Walk ….. What a fabulous morning, not only is it Christmas but what a beautiful morning for a walk to get the juices flowing ready for the feasting to come. Today isn’t a … Read More