September temperatures

The evening temperatures are giving evidence that summer weather is coming to an end. This week we will be around 3 or 4 degrees C overnight. The apples are all off the tree and I see leaves now sitting on the still green grass. Autumn is approaching and at Phil’s house the garden is giving…

Funerals and oops…

This funeral happened in the winter and was in the small town of Listowel. It was one of the early funerals I did and I was always anxious that these went well and that families felt supported and cared for. The investment in time for a funeral can be short or very long depending on…

Apple crumble – homemade

First of all let me say that my part in this was minimal! We have a lovely apple tree right behind our deck which gives us lovely shade and lots of apples – like hundreds of them. They don’t grow to be huge (it was a very dry summer) but they are very sweet. As…