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The campaign, which encourages children to read for pleasure, is run by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and Dublin City Council Public Libraries, in partnership with Mercier Press and runs from January to March 2016. The Book of Learning by E.R. Murray has been chosen as the book for this yearÕs campaign. It is a story of mystery and adventure, which will appeal to both girls and boys of 9 years and older. There will be author visits to public libraries as well as city-centre based events to promote the campaign. Pictured at the National Library of Ireland for the launch were: Lucy McKee O' Brien aged 9, Abby Stewart, aged 10, both from Skerries, with Author E.R Murray. For more details please go to www.dublincityofliterature.ie. Picture Colm Mahady / Fennells - Copyright 2016 Fennell Photography.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/d18000-0025.jpgd18000-0025Citywide Reading Campaign for Children 2016 #citywideread Dublin City CouncilÕs Library Service today launched details of the Citywide Reading Campaign for Children 2016. The campaign, which encourages children to read for pleasure, is run by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and Dublin City Council Public Libraries, in partnership with Mercier Press and runs from January to March 2016. The Book of Learning by E.R. Murray has been chosen as the book for this yearÕs campaign. It is a story of mystery and adventure, which will appeal to both girls and boys of 9 years and older. There will be author visits to public libraries as well as city-centre based events to promote the campaign. Pictured from left: Lucy McKee O' Brien aged 9 from Skerries, Mai Madden aged 12, from Collon, Co. Louth, Matthew Ward, from Yougal Cork, (right) Abby Stewart aged 10 from Skerries, Erica Brierton aged 11 from Bray Co. Wicklow and Maia Stewart, aged 11 from Skerries with author E.R. Murray. For more details please go to www.dublincityofliterature.ie. 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Just starting to fruit now! I'll be amazed if we get any but I'll keep trying :)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3247.jpggrowing onionsThe onions did well again this year - we have a whole wall to last through the winterhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_3243.jpgmaking ciderLots of sweet apples, windfall & picked, for making cider. 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Just one of the quirky places for you to relax and write at Totleigh Barton writing retreat.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-3-5.jpgArvonTotleigh Barton, almost 1000 years old2014-07-29T12:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/07/10/thanks-arts-council-im-off-to-arvon/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/xmas.jpgXmasThese guys are cute, but should come with a warning sign: May Cause Distraction (Look how tiny Franklyn was when we got him!!!)2014-07-11T07:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/07/01/looking-for-writing-advice-part-2/2014-07-01T12:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/06/24/st-johns-eve/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4-3.jpgSt John's EveTime to carry the loot from the earth to the pot (in your T-Shirt, of course)!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-2-5.jpgSt John's EveThe pike was then used to unearth the first stalk, breath held.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-1-5.jpgSt John's EveAnd so the fire was lit...2014-06-26T07:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/06/09/literature-bursary-award-clinic-dublin/2014-06-03T16:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/06/02/looking-for-writing-advice-part-1/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mayaangelou.jpgmayaangelou2014-06-10T09:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/05/19/pressing-pause/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pause2.jpgwest cork fishingGonna miss the sea dog (not so much the barking at seagulls or fish we've caught, but hey, he's cute!)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pause1.jpgwest cork gardeningTools of the trade - should have some great fresh eats by the end of it allhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pause3.jpgwest cork lifeHow can you resist? A bit of this means more smiles all round. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pause4.jpgpause4https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pause5.jpgwest cork shorelineDays like this have to be taken advantage of 2014-06-04T11:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/04/30/mobbed-a-flash-fiction-piece/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/kcpair.jpgKCPair2014-06-04T17:32:25+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/04/14/blog-spring-clean/2014-04-14T15:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/04/21/how-do-you-choose-your-next-read/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sking.jpgStephen King On WritingThis is a regular reread to help keep going and make sure I don't forget any basics. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/zeitoun.jpgzeitounI like Dave Eggers and the concept behind this creative non-fiction book sounded incredible - and like nothing I've ever read before. I'm also writing an apocalyptic story so i used this as research. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/theinnocentsleep.jpgtheinnocentsleepI actually won this book on twitter - and I happen to know one of the authors (Paul Perry) so I was doubly excited about this one.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/thehit.jpgthe hitThis is further research/preparation for my 2014 Arvon residential writing retreat. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/adammarek.jpgadammarekI bought this at the 2013 Cork international Short Story Festival as I try to read a short story every day during winter. This was so good, I decided to read the whole collection from start to finish. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/burialrites.jpgburialritesAnother book club choice, this was chosen because one of our members met the publisher on her travels and he recommended it. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/underthegreenwoodtree.jpgunderthegreenwoodtreeThis was a book club choice - we decided to delve back into the classics.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gonetothefprest.jpggone to the forestI love Japanese writers and apocalyptic stories & this was a new author & a great-sounding story, so I couldn't resist it. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/junk_.jpgjunk_I'm attending an Arvon course in July with Melvin Burgess - so I'm rereading/reading more of his books now in preparation.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wolfhall.jpgWolf hallThis was one that slipped through the reading list & my hubby bought it for me for Christmas. The winters are long here so it was the perfect choice for winter nights. 2014-04-21T08:56:27+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/04/07/spring-is-late-but-there-are-signs/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1-4.jpgphoto 1-4One happy pup in Loch Hyne woodshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-2-4.jpgphoto 2-4Snowdrops! https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-4-21.jpgphoto 4-2https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-3-3.jpgphoto 3-3Butterflies searching for the sunhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-5-2.jpgphoto 5-2Mud flats between Cork and Cobhhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-4-2.jpgphoto 4-2Sunny day at Blarney Castle, Corkhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-3-2.jpgphoto 3-2Village flowerbeds starting to blossomhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-2-3.jpgphoto 2-3A morning walk in Caharlaska, West Corkhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/photo-1-3.jpgphoto 1-3View from near Sailor's Hill, Schull2014-04-07T10:15:30+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/03/18/recycle-your-rejected-short-stories/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mist.jpgmistThe path isn't always clear, but there's more than one route.2014-03-18T09:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/03/03/wips-the-writing-process-a-blog-tour-qa/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/abitwet.jpgabitwetEscaping the weather - I'll be back end of Jan! https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/runningpartner.jpgrunningpartnerThe obligatory dog photo2014-03-04T07:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/02/17/best-blogs-for-writers/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cut2.jpgwest cork power cuts...and although I couldn't get to my favourite blogs, I could still enjoy a read!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cut1.jpgnotebook2014-02-24T11:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/02/03/7-great-books-about-writing/2014-02-08T09:36:59+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/01/20/book-swap-anyone/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/secrets.jpgsecrets, liesA Young Adult title recommended for fans of Jacqueline Wilson & Sarah Dessen (Note: this is an uncorrected proof)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/burial-rites.jpgburial ritesOne of the most talked-about debuts of 2013 about the last people in Iceland to be publicly executed. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/slap.jpgthe slapNever has a title been more appropriate. Personally, I found this impossible to read but everyone else I know raved about it. See for yourself. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/the-parasites.jpgthe-parasites2014-01-22T22:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2014/01/09/writing-goals-not-holes/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/apostrophe-man.gifapostrophe-manhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/short-story-typewriter.jpgShort Story Typewriterhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/short-stories.jpgShort Stories2014-12-18T04:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/12/24/big-thank-you/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/victorian-christmas-card.jpgvictorian-christmas-card2014-01-01T08:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/12/13/three-great-short-stories/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/short-story2.jpgshort-story2013-12-12T18:29:28+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/12/02/reasonsiwrite/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/photo-66.jpgWest CorkViews like these help with bum glue!2013-12-11T18:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/11/18/the-folk-you-meet-words-whey/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/schull1.jpgSchull, West CorkA picture perfect village on the edge of the Atlantic2013-11-18T15:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/11/07/awards-articles-submissions/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/whytebooksfrontofshop.jpgwhytebooksfrontofshopWhyte Books - a cosy haven for readers and writershttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bookshop1.jpgbookshop12013-11-07T12:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/10/28/autumn-dreams/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-65.jpgautumn berriesThis burgundy hue is one of my favourite colours and signifies autumn. Still trying to find out what the plant is called - any ideas? 2013-10-13T17:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/10/21/writers-write-dont-they/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-64.jpgSilageSometimes I'll be helping with hay bales, sometimes I'll be taking walks and admiring the newly cut silage or painting big X's on the wrapper to deter the crows.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-63.jpgseagulls catching fishI took this action shot out fishing a couple of weeks ago. I get a real kick out of watching them feed as we gut the day's catch and share our feed with some feathered friends2013-10-26T15:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/10/14/coastal-treasure/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-62.jpgfishing injuryBut just in case you think it's all fun and games, you do have to be careful. This was caused by a damaged shrimp pot. It caught me in several places as i pulled it in. Still, it was worth it for the investigations :) https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-61.jpgBrown CrabThis edible brown crab was a gift from a local fisherman and I'm sorry to say, yes, he did go in the pot - but he was delicious. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-60.jpgGunk!No idea what this is - still trying to figure it out. When you try and remove it, it spits water at you.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-59.jpgVelvet Swimming CrabThe Velvet Swimming Crab lives up to his name & is amazing to watch in the water. I love the shape and designs on his back legs.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-58.jpgRagwormI thought this looked more like a flat-backed millipede but they only live on land. A ragworm is the closest I can get to this creature of many legs! Surprisingly slow moving.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-57.jpgSpider crabA master of disguise, the spider crab is often overlooked but I think he's a handsome chaphttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-56.jpgCommon Brittle-starThis is the first Common Brittle-star I've ever seen, even though they're meant to be widespread. It took a bit of patience for it to open all its legs after handling, but it was worth the wait! https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-55.jpgCommon BlennyThe Common Blenny has little buggy eyes and a lovely greenish hue that makes it easy for hiding in seaweed. You might find him in rock pools.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-54.jpgButterfishThis eel-like butterfish like muddy shores and is a staple food for the black cormorant, a frequent sight along the Irish coasthttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/digitalemail.gifdigitalemail2013-12-06T11:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/10/04/innovation-quality-writing-for-children-with-writerswebtv/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/digino_logo.jpgdigino_logoThe brains behind the operation2013-10-08T10:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/09/23/highlights-cork-international-short-story-festival/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-52.jpgAlistair MacLeodThe inclusive, welcoming atmosphere prevaled throughout the festival - and it was really cool bumping into Alistair MacLeod everywhere! https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-51.jpgDeborah LevyDeborah Levy reading from her wonderful collection, Black Vodka.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-50.jpgphoto-50The legendary Alistair MacLeod reading a new storyhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-49.jpgDonal RyanDonal Ryan - not only a fabulous writer, but also hilariously funny and very approachable. He took time to talk to everyone during the book signing. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-48.jpgTriskelThe stunning Triskel Christchurch setting - could also be the perfect backdrop for an 'Uncanny" story.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-47.jpgCISSF 2013Matthew Sweeney in discussion with Etgar Keret and Adam Marek - amusing & surrealhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo-46.jpgUCC groundsThe gorgeous UCC grounds - the morning walk prepared the brain for the intensive 'Uncanny' workshop 2013-10-01T09:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/09/02/what-are-you-working-on/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-42.jpgautumn ivyThe ivy is dying back, offering beautiful colour to hedgerowshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-41.jpgblackberriesGlistening and juicy, just asking to be turned into jam2013-09-07T17:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/08/19/how-does-your-garden-grow/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-36.jpgharvesting vegetablesI guess this shows why it's all worth it. There's nothing better than going into your garden every day, harvesting what you can and then making a meal out of it (pictured here is lettuce, green beans, purple beans, spinach)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-35.jpggrowing sprouts in the gardenYear after year, sprouts are our big success story. In fact, I think we still have a few bags of frozen sprouts from last year! If you're not a sprout lover, look away!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-34.jpgSweet basilBasil is one of my favourite herbs - I love the smell and the taste. I'm not sure about the soil or how resilient the plants will be so I've planted one pot out and have kept another one back in the tunnel, just in case!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-33.jpgRosemaryFresh rosemary is beautiful for stews, so I've nurtured these in the greenhouse and am now planting out so it can get used to its new surroundings before the winter comeshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-32.jpghomegrown beetrootConsidered a bit of a superfood, I just love beetroot! This is a test crop, checking out the soil. As you can see, it loves it. However, we have anouther 60 or so in the field that are looking good. They can stay in the ground quite a long time so handy to grow.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-31.jpghome grown radishesThese may not look like much but they've grown this big from seed in two weeks: the first radishes I've grown as for some reason I think I don't like them (but can't remember last time I tried them)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-30.jpgGreyhound CabbagesCabbages love our soil - and despite the butterflies loving them for their eggs, we've done well this year. The next (winter) batch are currently germinating in the greenhouse PS Best bacon & cabbage ever when home grown!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-29.jpgspinach plants growingThese are the replacement spinach: the first bolted because of too much sun but I know where to plant them now for next yearhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/photo-28.jpgPurple broccoli plantsThese purple broccoli were a surprise: hidden in with some replacement spinach plants 2013-08-21T12:54:33+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/08/12/short-stories-is-there-a-winning-formula/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/china_cover.pngchina_cover2014-04-23T19:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/07/29/%ef%bb%bffrancis-macmanus-short-story-podcasts/2013-07-29T12:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/08/01/no-excuses-write-a-guest-post-by-mariam-kobras/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mariam-at-beeechwood-cafe.jpegMariam at Beeechwood CafeMariam at Beechwood Cafehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/9780984203574-sos-front-cover-trimmed.jpeg9780984203574-SOS- FRONT Cover Trimmed2013-08-01T17:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/07/08/bees-do-have-a-smell-you-know/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf5791.jpgDSCF5791https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf5589.jpgDSCF5589Look out for these gorgeous creatures - a bit extra summer colourhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-27.jpgphoto-27And everyone loves a seadog!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-26.jpgphoto-26Nice to see the big fishing boats inhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dscf8143.jpgDSCF8143Make sure your shrimp pots are weighted enough!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-25.jpgphoto-25Fishing (life jacket not optional)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-24.jpgphoto-24Early cabbage - survived the caterpillars (just)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/photo-23.jpgphoto-23Taking hay to the island by punt2013-07-29T12:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/07/23/joe-prendergast-an-unexpected-treasure/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/great-fragola-brothers.jpgGreat-Fragola-BrothersWritten by 9 year old Joe Prendergast2013-07-29T12:27:14+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/07/01/support-independent-booksellers-week/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/miss-peregrines-home-for-peculiar-children.jpgMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenAn incredible book - one of those I wish I'd written! highly recommend. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/outside.jpegoutsideMy local independent bookshop - even lovelier on the inside!2013-07-20T15:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/06/19/poland-a-holiday-surprise-francis-mcmanus-short-story-competition/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo-22.jpgphoto-22One of Katowice's beautiful pre-war buildings2013-06-22T20:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/05/29/cape-clear-diaries-6-a-fond-farewell/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-21.jpgphoto-21A fine day for sailing (not like the journey there - must be a karma thing)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-20.jpgphoto-20Franklyn the seadog, running low on oomphhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-19.jpgphoto-19Leaving South Harbour, homeward bound2013-06-22T20:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/06/03/next-adventure-poland/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/oswiecim.jpgOswiecimOswiecim - With thanks to 'Map of Poland' for the image2013-06-22T20:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/06/10/photos-of-bergamo-italy/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf0739.jpgDSCF0739View from our favourite spot on the Old City walls, Bergamohttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf0621.jpgDSCF0621Shady, towering streets of Bergamo old townhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf0667.jpgDSCF0667Off the beaten track, we find an old watermillhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf0655.jpgDSCF0655Snow-capped mountain backdrop, Lake Comohttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf0746.jpgDSCF0746Just one example of the beautiful churches herehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf0702.jpgDSCF0702Exploring Menaggio, Lake Comohttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dscf0635.jpgDSCF0635Turquoise waters of Varenna, our favourite Lake Como spot2013-06-22T20:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/05/27/cape-clear-diaries-5-preserving-history/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-18.jpgphoto-18A wonderful resource for locals & visitors alikehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-17.jpgphoto-17A few treasures worth seekinghttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-16.jpgphoto-16Pat O'Driscoll, a great man (read on to find out more)2013-05-23T13:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/05/20/cape-clear-diaries-4-changing-pace/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-15.jpgphoto-15An incredible view of Sherkin Island from the end of Cape Clearhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-14.jpgphoto-14If I hadn't gone exploring, I never would have found this beautiful creature (known as sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, little sail or velella)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/photo-13.jpgSouth HarbourGorgeous views - imagine the smells!2013-05-20T13:01:27+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/05/10/cape-clear-diaries-2-an-island-awakes/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dawndark.jpgdawndarkEast harbour as dawn breakshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dawnsouth.jpgdawnsouthSouth harbour, 5.32 am this morning2013-05-10T10:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/05/13/cape-clear-diaries-2-a-silent-island-speaks/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/capecross.jpgcapecrossA harbinger with a story to tellhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/capesouth.jpgcapesouthSouth Harbour2013-05-10T09:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/05/09/cape-clear-diaries-1-dangerous-seas/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/capeferry.jpgCapeFerryCape Clear Ferry - excellent skippershttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/capeharbour.jpgCapeharbourCape Clear East Harbour; calm after the storm2013-05-09T19:00:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/05/06/thousand-words-in-a-bottle/2013-05-09T19:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/04/30/to-be-happy-look-up/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf05261.jpgDSCF0526Moody, but such incredible beautyhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0214.jpgDSCF0214More beauty!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0526.jpgDSCF0526Another incredible, not-to-be-missed visionhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0215.jpgwest cork skiesClouds really do have silver linings!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dscf0105.jpgDSCF0105Glorious West Cork sunset taken from our front door2013-04-30T16:35:58+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/04/24/recharge/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bergamo.jpgbergamoView of the old town, Bergamo2013-04-27T19:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/04/08/writerly-roundup-articles-tidbits-the-bizarre/2013-04-10T14:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/04/01/time-to-write-a-chain-poem-for-the-hazara-people/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hazara.jpgHazaraPlease note: this image is taken from & is copyrighted by the presentation, link below.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hazara.gifHazaraPlease note: this image is taken from the presentation, link below2013-04-01T16:11:12+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/03/25/amazing-skies/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-11.jpgphoto-11Isn't the orange stunning?https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-10.jpgphoto-10You can see the hail cloud clearly herehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-9.jpgphoto-9It's that time of year - more light, more energy; it's time to get on track...https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-8.jpgphoto-8https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-7.jpgphoto-7Collecting gorse2013-03-25T15:49:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/03/19/irish-music-shout-out/2013-03-25T09:45:51+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/03/11/creative-jealousy/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/green-eyed-monster.jpggreen-eyed-monsterKeep the green-eyed monster away 2013-03-12T02:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/03/06/book-trailer-claire-king-the-night-rainbow/2013-03-04T12:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/03/04/youre-not-alone/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscf8143.jpgDSCF8143Don't let fear or doubt pull you in the wrong directionhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dscf8082.jpgDSCF8082Silence the inner critic!2013-03-05T13:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/02/25/make-the-most-of-your-writing-time/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/catssleep.jpgcatssleepYet more hard-working individuals. https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/franktoys.jpgFranktoysNo distraction here! I'm 100% focused.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/frank_sleep.jpgFrank_sleepFranklyn has mastered the art of maximising his time2013-03-02T11:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/01/30/the-next-big-thing-tag-youre-it/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mccann1.jpgMcCannLet the great world spin...https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mccann.jpgMcCannA fabulous read. 2013-02-01T13:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/02/11/anyone-need-a-writing-prompt/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscf6031.jpgBlue MountainsI remember sun. I think I quite liked it!2013-02-21T15:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/02/18/some-favourite-wordsparks-so-far/2013-01-29T21:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/01/25/more-irish-landscapes/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg8.jpgBG8Incredible cloud formation, Colla, West Corkhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg7greystones.jpgBG7Greystones to Bray Cliff Walk, County Kildarehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg6port.jpgBG6portPortmagee, County Kerryhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg4glenda.jpgBG4GlendaGlendalough, County Wicklowhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg3schull.jpgBG3SchullSchull, West Corkhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg2inch.jpgBg2InchInch strand, County Kerry2013-01-25T11:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/01/21/irish-landscapes/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg1dunloe.jpgBG1DunloeGap of Dunloe, County Kerryhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bg5dub.jpgBG5DubTrinity in the snow, Dublinhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/b5.jpgB5https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscf5741.jpgDSCF5741On Skellig Michael, County Kerryhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscf5739.jpgDSCF57392013-01-17T18:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/01/15/weekly-dose-of-poetry-anyone/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dscf5650.jpgpoetic landscapeInch Strand, County Kerry2013-01-14T13:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2013/01/07/gone-but-not-forgotten/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/franklyn.jpgFranklynOur new addition - Franklyn2013-01-15T15:52:32+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/12/31/looking-back/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dscf6383.jpgDSCF6383A long and winding road (Ravensbourne, Australia)2013-01-04T13:44:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/12/23/a-very-short-post-for-poetry-lovers/2012-12-23T08:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/12/18/celebrating-others-part-2/2012-12-19T15:53:40+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/12/10/celebrating-others-part-1/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dscf5956.jpggreen fingered writer celebratingCheers!2012-12-18T16:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/12/04/try-something-new/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/patchworkmachine.jpgpatchworkmachineHow do you drive this thing?https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/patchworkstyle2.jpgpatchworkstyle2Some select pieceshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/patchworkstart.jpgpatchworkstartLike a kid in a sweet shop!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/patchworkspools.jpgpatchworkspools2012-12-10T16:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/11/27/the-writing-marathon/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dublin_marathon.jpgdublin_marathonOn your marks...2012-11-27T15:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/11/19/its-the-little-things-that-count/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tiny-tall-tales.jpgTiny-Tall-Tales2012-11-19T08:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/11/15/a-truly-romantic-true-story/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscf5558.jpgDSCF5558Not a pirate in sight...2012-12-05T09:07:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/11/12/autumn-in-photos/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblogb.jpgnovblogbSome garden still growshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblogc1.jpgnovblogchttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblogc.jpgnovblogcBeautiful autumnal mushroomshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novbloga.jpgnovblogaPreparing windfall apples for Christmas bakinghttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblog8.jpgNovblog8Setting for my creative writing class for teenshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblog6.jpgNovblog6Tricky (but cute) working conditionshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblog3.jpgnovblog3First signs of winter frosthttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblog2.jpgnovblog2Visit to Moth HQ for a writing masterclasshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblog1.jpgnovblog1Coming to the end of our harvesthttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/novblog4.jpgnovblog4Golden brown2012-11-12T08:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/11/05/looking-for-somewhere-to-write/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc00488.jpgDSC00488Some of the locals!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscf8650.jpgDSCF8650I find a change of surroundings useful. This window is known as 'Elizabeth's Office' in Grove House Guest Househttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/grove-house.jpgGrove HouseA favourite haunt for Yeats and Shaw...2012-11-05T08:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/10/29/introducing-wordspark-a-new-resource-for-writers/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf6834.jpggalleryPerfect place for people-spotting2012-10-29T22:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/10/22/the-wolf-we-feed/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/earth.jpgearthA beautiful book of Native American wisdom2012-10-22T11:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/10/15/giving-back/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf6801.jpgDSCF6801Lend a helping handhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dscf6299.jpgDSCF62992012-10-23T18:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/10/08/tortoises-live-longer-than-cheetahs/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/scratchboard_tortoise_and_hare.jpgScratchboard_Tortoise_And_Harehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/turtle-tortoise-animal_k10534936.jpgturtle-tortoise-animal_~k105349362012-10-09T16:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/10/01/now-we-can-explore-the-ocean/2012-10-04T03:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/09/24/farewell-to-summer/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8238.jpgDSCF8238https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8339.jpgDSCF8339Meet Ozzy and Freckles - two very wild additionshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8265.jpgDSCF8265Garlic crop: small but pungenthttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8260.jpgDSCF8260All's not lost: runner beans, leeks & sprouts doing wellhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8306.jpgDSCF8306Poor Bob insisted on her walk (hot bath followed)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8300.jpgDSCF8300Driving rain (hence the floods)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8282.jpgDSCF8282Eels swimming up the road!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8288.jpgDSCF8288Road turned into a riverhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8271.jpgDSCF8271Our field turned into a pond (August, 30 minutes of rain)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8270.jpgDSCF8270A gentle summer breeze...2012-09-29T17:58:31+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/09/17/broken-homes-dont-mean-broken-lives/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8345.jpgDSCF8345Old friends and teachershttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf8331.jpgDSCF8331Nice clean bear looking for a reading partner2012-09-18T11:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/09/10/what-should-children-read/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dscf7123.jpgDSCF7123Some personal favourites - but what about you?2012-09-11T17:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/09/03/an-interview-with-dr-terry-lynch-part-2/2012-08-24T16:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/08/27/interview-with-dr-terry-lynch-part-1/2012-08-24T16:11:46+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/08/20/is-your-routine-good-enough/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dscf7973.jpgDSCF7973...or lost in the fog?https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dscf6479.jpgDSCF6479Are you aiming for the sky?2012-12-18T08:47:37+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/08/06/july-in-photos-cape-clear-sea-trips-and-spooky-walks/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8214.jpgDSCF8214Another spooky walk...https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8183.jpgDSCF8183Heading to the cliff walk in the mist (Cape Clear)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8218.jpgDSCF8218Wild walking 'paths', Cape Clearhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8226.jpgDSCF8226Misty day on Cape Clear, West Corkhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8231.jpgDSCF8231Our first gherkin! (pickling season starts soon)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8202.jpgDSCF8202A haunting house - I love the way the tree mimics the roofhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8156.jpgDSCF8156Runner beans doing wellhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8165.jpgDSCF8165Amazing Inshore Rescue training new volunteershttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8224.jpgDSCF8224Cape Clear lighthouse in the misthttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8153.jpgDSCF8153The first batch of blackcurrant jam2012-08-08T14:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/07/23/festivals-stations-and-jellyfish-swarms/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf8004.jpgDSCF8004Perfect spot for a live writing event!2012-07-17T14:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/08/13/its-a-dogs-life-paul-howard-on-triggs/2012-07-17T14:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/07/30/for-the-love-of-writing-keep-going/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf7126.jpgDSCF7126Turn the page, start again.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/800px-stephen_redmond.jpg800px-Stephen_redmondSteve swimming round the dangerous Fastnet Rock2012-08-21T11:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/07/09/for-you/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf6598.jpgDSCF6598Mine, all mine! (chocolates, Melbourne)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf7130.jpgDSCF71302012-07-17T12:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/07/19/what-is-this-creature/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bug1.jpgbug1I must have a name!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bug2.jpgbug2What am I?2012-07-22T08:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/07/16/from-script-to-screen-a-masterclass-with-jack-gold/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jack1.jpgJack1Jack calling the shots (literally)2012-07-14T16:05:17+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/06/27/come-be-the-story/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/station3.pngStationHope to see you there!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/station2.pngStation2012-06-26T15:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/07/02/june-in-photos/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7997.jpgDSCF7997Skeleton of a 1940's fishing boathttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf8001.jpgDSCF8001Cow in mud after excess rainhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/list1.jpglist1Listowel - home of Writers' Weekhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gallery.jpggalleryCrawford Gallery reading room (Cork)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7979.jpgDSCF7979https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7973.jpgDSCF7973Sea mist covers the landhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/silage.jpgsilageCutting grass for silagehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/writerswk.jpgWriterswkWriters' Week wore out my shoes!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/station1.pngStationhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/station.pngStationLive writing for Cork Midsummer Festival2012-07-14T10:08:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/06/25/mental-health-mental-wellness/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lynch1.jpgLynch1From Dr Terry Lynch's Book, Selfhoodhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7909.jpgDSCF7909It's not just whether the glass is half full or half empty2012-07-02T07:27:59+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/06/18/shipwrecks-beans-and-bike-powered-cinemas/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7946.jpgDSCF7946Lettuce grown from seedhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7964.jpgDSCF7964https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sea.jpgseaOut on the open seahttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf5545.jpgDSCF5545From the sea to the pan within minuteshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7942.jpgDSCF7942Tomato flowers in the tunnelhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dscf7950.jpgDSCF7950Our punt afloat at the pier2012-06-18T11:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/06/04/may-in-photos/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7922.jpgDSCF7922Some impressive sunsetshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/b2.jpgB2Picnic time!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/b11.jpgB1Three types of jellyfish spottedhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7939.jpgDSCF7939Baking (for pleasure and book research)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/b1.jpgB1https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7954.jpgDSCF7954Spotted orchids on Long Island (West Cork)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7950.jpgDSCF7950We launched our punt (& had a few spins)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7945.jpgDSCF7945...with good strong flowers on our tomatoeshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7941.jpgDSCF7941The tunnel is pretty impressive too...https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7947.jpgDSCF7947Our mini veg garden is growing (onions, lettuce, courgettes, runner beans, French beans, corn, leeks, sprouts)2012-06-12T13:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/06/11/treasure-maps-and-trowels-x-marks-the-spot/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/li3.jpgLI3Long Islandhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/li2.jpgLI2Long Island Soundhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/li1.jpgLI1Long Island Pier, West Corkhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_2027.jpgIMG_20272012-11-16T11:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/05/28/mobbed-a-short-story/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sx_oct2806_n66.jpgSx_Oct2806_N66Saxony ducks2012-05-23T15:54:59+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/05/21/back-to-basics-part-ii/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7840.jpgDSCF7840The infamous courgette (Round 2)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf6739.jpgDSCF6739Still growing...you can't rush nature!2012-06-12T13:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/05/14/back-to-basics-part-i/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf6801.jpgDSCF6801Sometimes nature needs a helping hand too.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf6691.jpgDSCF6691It's all about the right conditions2012-05-14T13:49:49+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/05/06/april-in-10-photos/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscf7912.jpgDSCF7912Created a river view: you couldn't see the water before. It was all briars and dead fuschia. Now look at it!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7905.jpgDSCF7905And I leave you with one of our beautiful, moody sunsets.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7890.jpgDSCF7890A hint never hurts...https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7897.jpgDSCF7897We built boxes for our tomatoes and transplanted them - this is where they'll stay now until they've yielded all their fruit.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7896.jpgDSCF7896And here's some of the stuff we've planted on the newly-cleared banks (there's monbretia and wild strawberries too). It'll look gorgeous in summer.https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7878.jpgDSCF7878A fisherman friend brought us our first crayfish of the seasonhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7871.jpgDSCF7871This is where we collect the seaweed: some interested walkers came down to chat about what we were up to!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7895.jpgDSCF7895Created a river view: you couldn't see the water before. It was all briars and dead fuschia. Now look at it!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7884.jpgDSCF7884Building weather-protection for our mini-garden (real veg garden is a whole field)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7880.jpgDSCF7880Building protection for our mini-garden (real garden is a whole field) 2012-05-04T13:25:04+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/05/03/365/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf5701.jpgfrogI'll be hopping about like one of our farmyard frogs2012-05-06T08:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/04/30/writing-without-payment/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/beans.jpgbeansWill work for magic beans.2012-05-23T12:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/04/23/build-a-writers-toolbox-part-4/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf59711.jpgrainDowntime is important to refresh your mindhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf5673.jpgfieldWaterville, Lough Currane2012-04-18T11:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/04/16/build-a-writers-toolbox-part-3/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf5971.jpgrainDowntime is important to refresh your mind2012-04-12T13:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/04/10/march-in-5-photos/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/moss_large.jpgmoss.jpg_largeCollected razor clams, corigeen moss, sea lettuce, musselshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7866.jpgcollaLots of walks, enjoying the local sceneryhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7854.jpgtableHelped build a new tablehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dscf7872.jpgtunnelHelped the tunnel explode into lifehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7839.jpgtunnel 1Potted corn, runner beans,french beans, tomatoes, chillies, peppers, lettuce, cabbage, beetroot...https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7841.jpgshootSaw lots of new growth (this is courgette)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf78361.jpgboxFinished painting my toolbox (made by husband)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7847.jpgpotatoesPlanted all our potatoes (early & late crop)2012-04-10T11:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/04/02/build-a-writers-toolbox-part-1/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7836.jpggarden boxMy home-made gardening toolbox2012-04-05T13:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/04/09/build-a-writers-toolbox-part-2/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf5543.jpgfishingYou'd never fish without a line2012-03-27T09:02:16+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/03/19/submissions/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf5823.jpgAusFlowersCelebratory flowers2012-03-23T15:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/03/26/balance/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7845.jpgshootNature knows how to get results2012-03-26T17:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/03/17/celebrating-living-irish-writers/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7843.jpgshamrockHappy St Patrick's Day2012-04-10T11:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/03/12/social-media-a-no-go-area-for-writers/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/catsleep.jpgcatsleepSocrates knows how to switch off!https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/twitter.jpgtwitterSocial Media: providing a two-way stream during the workshop2012-03-18T16:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/03/05/february-in-pictures/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/galway_large.jpgGalway.jpg_largeTrained on Social Media in Galway Arts Centrehttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7801.jpgbreadSwapped to homemade breadhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7800.jpgscallopsWrestled with fresh scallopshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7794.jpgDSCF7794Planted seeds (cabbage, sprouts, tomatoes, chillis & peppers)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dscf7793.jpgDSCF7793Cleaned the tunnel & all our potshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/listowel.jpglistowelSubmitted to the Brian MacMahon Competitionhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bread_large.jpgbread.jpg_largeSwapped from shop-bought to homemade breadhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ideasboard_large.jpgideasboard.jpg_largeDesigned & built an ideas board2012-02-29T19:27:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/02/21/2012-so-far/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7716.jpghallWriting in the painted hall (Greenwich)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7594.jpgabbeyWriting in fieldshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7397.jpgsoldierDressing up as a soldierhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7402.jpgDSCF7402Dressing up as a soldierhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/upsidedown_large.jpgupsidedown.jpg_largeMaking my husband into Mr Upside-Downhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/garden_large.jpggarden.jpg_largeDigging the tiny veg plotshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/beetroot_large.jpgbeetroot.jpg_largePickling last of 2011 beetroothttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7191.jpggarlicKeeping a check on the garlichttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7177.jpgsawingMaking sure there's fuelhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7131.jpgGarden plotPlanning our mini veg garden2012-02-29T12:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/02/20/navel-gazing/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf5570.jpgseaSailing into the unknown2012-02-21T14:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/02/27/thick-skinned/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf6375.jpgAussie bullNot quite a rhino, but I wouldn't want to upset himhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf5881.jpgBark2012-03-01T10:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/02/06/weird-gifts/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7130.jpgduckThis was a weird gift2012-03-05T22:11:15+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/02/16/more-local-characters/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7180.jpgchooksLayin' the best breakfast in townhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7165.jpgcowsThe brother-in-law's cowshttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7171.jpgCheddarCheddar: using gesture to convey characterhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7159.jpgSocrates fireSocrates (in his favourite spot)https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7158.jpgPlato xmasPlato (guarding the newly washed towels)2012-02-04T14:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/02/13/characters/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf6827.jpgRidingHoodGustav Dore uses gesture to convey characterhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscf7185.jpgshrimppot2Dog disguised as seaweedhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7164.jpgShrimp potShrimppot is toohttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7157.jpgPlato Plato is a real character...2012-02-04T14:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/01/30/libraries-the-joy-of-reading/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7153.jpgPlato booksLooks like I'll have to share with Platohttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7142.jpgbooks janMy latest library finds2012-02-09T10:57:59+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/01/23/a-writers-desk/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7127.jpgwriting roomOrganised chaos, I call ithttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7128.jpgwriting deskAttend the workshop from anywhere in the world? A great idea! 2012-02-29T12:44:07+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/01/16/litter/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7184.jpgDSCF7184Why spoil a beautiful landscape?https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7181.jpglitterI hate to see this2012-01-23T20:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/2012/01/09/new-beginnings/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7172.jpgskeleton leafNature doesn't hurryhttps://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf7162.jpgdaffodils2012-01-10T09:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.com/be-inspired/x365-project/dan-waber/2012-01-05T18:49:39+00:00weekly0.6https://ermurray.com/2012/01/03/she-finally-did-it/https://ermurray.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscf5686.jpgskyTaken on a local walk2012-01-08T23:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://ermurray.comdaily1.02025-06-11T11:44:53+00:00