Wishing you joy in the light and air of this beautiful day

A few thoughts to ponder in the idle days ahead How to find your personal style sustainably and authentically www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fa...

Delighted with all these new men and women in my life! Thank you @ciaraioch.bsky.social for what was, by some distance, the most pleasant unboxing experience I’ve ever had. The packaging, the handwriting, the extras added. All quite wonderful. Míle buíochas! #SpéirGorm

Dive in head first! 🦊💨

A bird that sings for you, forever! Chaffinch (2021) | Original ink on paper drawing by Robert Bohan

Well now, I never knew that “the word bóthar (road), relates to a pathway large enough to turn a cow or let two pass” But now that I think of it Christmas cookery hacks, warnings and tips from 20 experts www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fo...

The tradition and beauty of Xmas evergreens The myths and folklore surrounding our favourite Christmas plants www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

The kintsugi kit would be my choice Gift Guide: Sustainable Irish gifts for your eco-minded loved one www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

Happy Saturday, friends. I'm going to spend the day working in the bookshop. We're very busy this close to the holidays. In fact, I read somewhere that indie bookshops make a third of their yearly income during the build-up to Christmas, so choosing to use them now helps them survive all year!

✨ Dive in with SLATED. Celebrate the swimmer in your life with a gift as bold and beautiful as the sea itself. 🌊 A gift that captures the magic of their favourite spots. The iconic Forty Foot board or the Galway Diving Board are a tribute to Ireland’s coastal beauty. #SLATED bit.ly/3uDpuva

Gift Guide: Sustainable Irish gifts for your eco-minded loved one www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

Tasha Tudor

Affordable ways to bring some magic to your Christmas www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

Paperback books are like velveteen rabbits — there to be loved and squeezed and read and stuffed into shoulder bags and left in the sun and read again until there's nothing left but the best kind of memories

"Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.

Tips for recycling smarter this Christmas www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

Social media is a great tool for artists. Start your day by tweeting, then make a reel for Instagram, cross-post to Facebook, link to your shop on BlueSky, upload to TikTok, post on Mastodon, add a poll to Flurgle, snurt on Snurter, and you've a whole 5 minutes left to draw something

“Homemade Baileys for Christmas gifts! It’s 1 tsp cocoa powder, 1 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 cup of whiskey and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and one 14 ounces can of sweetened condensed milk ❄️

Rare and beautiful and bargain secondhand books to be found looking for new homes. I do a lot of Xmas shopping here

Need a Christmas party look? Update your clothes with these hacks www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fa...

Decorative glass ornaments

Welcome to our Crib

introducing myself to this platform with my first ever landscape embroidery — botanical gardens in oslo 🌱🪻☺️

Progress on my last pet portrait before the holidays! 🪡 🐕

Now here’s an Xmas gift that’ll keep on giving for generations

How to make trees safe for cat explorers?

Ceramics. Always an excellent gift. I got this lovely mug in Penny's Pottery in Ventry.

Buy local, but quality www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-415...

Pretty gorgeous

How beautiful prezzies looked before glitter and plastic and sticky tape

Glass and or metal sweetie jars. No plastic, reusable and good for the planet

Beautiful felt ‘flowers’ for making Xmas wreaths

Speaking of #Christmas. Impress yer friends with these gorrgeous 100% Made in Ireland (Sligo/Donegal) Cushion Covers. A lovely present for your Main Squeeze. Luxuriate as you read your #YeatsInLove in a generously roomy, washable Cover. With added freebies of course www.anniewest.com/books-cards-...

Wow! Look what I found in a charity shop - a Yeats 1st edition. Always worth checking out charity shops for your Xmas shopping

Buy local, buy eco and support the artists.

Take two stripy PAPER straws to make your Christmas stars! #ecoXmas #christmas

It’s an eco Christmas! Get a small rooted tree pop it on a table to look taller and cover with white lights to look classy! Afterwards it can go back outside. We’ve had ours for years. #ecoXmas #christmas