Europe Day 2014 at EU House Dublin. The European Parliament Information Office in Ireland and the European Commission Representation in Ireland in co-operation with several embassies of EU Member States celebrated Europe Day on Friday 9th May with “A Taste of Europe” at EU House Dublin, where different embassies showcased samples of their national food. Estonian …
In the framework of Heritage Week in August 2013 various events and activities took place at Fenagh Visitor Centre. A Taste of Fenagh was held on 18 August 2013 to bring together and highlight businesses, skills and products of people in Fenagh Village, County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland. The initiator and organizer of A Taste …
Every morning is exciting for my little feathered friends. The united choir of 100 quail roosters, which can be heard on the soundtrack above, greets the first morning light. With great enthusiasm they continue crowing like this for a couple of hours until it occurs to them to take a snack and relax briefly. …
Anyone who has ever had a pet thinks that nothing compares to it. The same here, I love my Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben chickens and we get on well. I have spent a long time on getting to know them, letting them learn to know me and we live in mutual respect. The chickens are …
Jul 4, 2013
Force majeur – magpies, slugs and loose cows. You won’t recognize your garden when they hit veggie and flowerbeds or the lawn. Early one quiet morning there was a strange sound outside. Went to check and discovered a magpie trapped under a plastic box. Being a clever bird it jumped against one upper corner of …
Quails came into my life on the same day as the chickens. Italian and Japanese quails are little cheerful busybodies who lay delicious lovely tiny spotted eggs. The quails can make a variety of different sounds and they LOVE bathing. After removing them from transport cages and placing in bigger accommodations with sawdust on the …
Time flies, birds fly, I fly… Everything is happening simultaneously and there are so many funny little things I would like to share with my friends and family thousands of miles away that the best idea seemed to start blogging. This is my first blog evoked by a long dream come true – I eventually …