Author Archives: E.Richards
Sunday Rugby
We don’t have a television. There is a tiny bit of deep hidden political meaning in this non-ownership. It means that we have a lot of freedom in how we view entertainment, but on the other hand, we are also … Continue reading
Swedish Meatballs, Wild Strawberries & Lists of Five
This post is a week late. Due to family life, my mind could not focus on a suitable theme, so am combining my comfort things into one happy post. 1. Ingmar Bergman films 2. Great Grandma’s recipe for brown sugar (Swedish) … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, Biodynamic, Family, Uncategorized, Weird
Tagged ascendent, Astrid Lindgren, breakfast, cheese, fermentation, five, food, Ingmar Bergman, ingmar bergman films, Kefir, kefir grains, rising sign, Sweden, Swedish, Volvos, Wallander, West Cork
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A Reflection on Funerals
We have had a month of deaths. Special people who made the world different and people who matter to my dear friends are gone. Mortality is on my mind. I’ve gone to funerals before now. I’ve felt that awful sense … Continue reading
Posted in Cork, Family, Health, Skibbereen, West Cork
Tagged ceremonies, death, Family, freedom of choice, funeral, funeral arrangements, god, goddess, grief, Hope, house, humanism, humanist, mortality, passing on, sadness, secular, West Cork
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Mars in the Time of Wild Onions
We are in the sign of the Ram and the energy is all piss and vinegar and springtime rut. One of my sons has an Aries sun and since he was born, he leads with his head literally. Headfirst into … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, Family, Mental Health, Moon, Parenting, Recipes
Tagged Allium triquetrum, anger, food, Mars, moon in virgo, parenting, pesto, sons, temper tantrums, wild onion
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Why is marriage alot like sourdough?
Why is marriage a lot like sourdough? Because it doesn’t always work. See, in making sourdough, you need time, warmth, labour, plus the basic ingredients – Isn’t that exactly what marriage needs too? Certain family members are gluten intolerant, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged baking, bread, family life, hudson wholefoods, marriage, rye, sourdough, sourdough starter, spelt, West Cork
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Fermenting in the Spring Equinox
After a nice long hibernation from the world, blogging and life, I am renewed and determined to post more regularly. So…today I will be sharing my latest craze – home fermentation. Along the sideboard in the kitchen are various pots … Continue reading
Posted in Biodynamic, Family, Gardening, Parenting, Recipes, West Cork
Tagged cabbage, carrots, children, dinner, Family, food, kim chee, lacto fermentation, sauerkraut, sourdough, witch
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The Grinding of the Teeth
I went to the dentist recently. A molar that turned into an emergency root canal right after baby no. 1, with the birth of baby no. 4, broke in half. Four kids and only destroyed one tooth… The point being is that the … Continue reading
Posted in Astrology, Health, Saturn, Weird, West Cork
Tagged bruxism, Capricorn, Dentist, Great Lakes Proving, homeopathy, Saturn
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Giving Thanks
Liz Green says about Capricorns ‘ But to most goats, life is a serious business, because it has to be mastered if you want to survive’ ( Astrology for Lovers). I do take life seriously, so seriously that I have … Continue reading
…..possible career?
I just finished a Haiku workshop in the Schull Library Amongst the wonderful lively exchanges, a eight year old boy asked me; ” Is this your job? Do you travel all over the world and show kids how to do … Continue reading
Posted in Eve Richards, West Cork
Tagged animal, career, haiku, humour, library, Schull, workshop
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