Jet Black
Impertinent
Hurtle
Home Bird
Gallivant
Flighty
Eerie
Deluge
Cranny
A Raw Deal
Wild Boar Feeding Project, Tauragė (Lithuania)
Oh, the joy! Oh, the sweet, sweet joy! Finally, after years of searching and waiting, I got to see a wild boar in the flesh. But not just one boar – a whole sounder (group) of sows and piglets! And the experience was everything I hoped it would be! Continue reading “Wild Boar Feeding Project, Tauragė (Lithuania)”
Burrower
Adversary
Yard
Wooing
Vaga Bookshop, Tauragė
I’m delighted to announce that “Guardian of Giria” is now available from Vaga bookshop in Tauragė!
Su dideliu džiaugsmu pranešu kad nuo šiandien, “Guardian of Giria” galite įsigyti knygyne “Vaga” Bažnyčių gatvė 6. Tauragėje. Continue reading “Vaga Bookshop, Tauragė”
Vixen
Common Buzzard Soaring
A common buzzard (paprastasis suopis) soaring above my garden. Look at that sky for the last day of October! Continue reading “Common Buzzard Soaring”
To and Fro
Unhindered
Companion
My faithful companion, Džekis (Jekis). He is seventeen (and a half!) years old and still going strong. His new winter coat is just gleaming as he basks in the last of the autumn sun. Continue reading “Companion”
Tussle
Scat
Rejuvenate
Quarrel
Waldorf Green School, Vilnius
This week, I visited the Waldorf Green School in the village of Skirgiškės, about an hour north of Vilnius. The school is set about two kilometres from the village, deep within the forest, where it is surrounded by paddocks and lots and lots of trees. The classrooms, all built of wood and each with their own woodburning stove, are cosy and welcoming. Continue reading “Waldorf Green School, Vilnius”
Square it/things off
Precedence
Oblivious
Nuzzle
Marten
Latrine
Mark my words
Kit
Charity Book: A Bowl of Irish Stew
I am delighted to be involved in this wonderful charity project in aid of Pieta House (Ireland). Pieta House helps people in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm and those in need of suicide bereavement counselling. Since first opening their doors in 2006, Pieta House has helped over 30,000 people and has subsequently established twelve more centres across Ireland. In 2015, they launched a pilot program in Queens, New York. In 2017, this became a permanent centre and changed its name to Solace House. Continue reading “Charity Book: A Bowl of Irish Stew”
Jabber
Imperceptible
Holed Up
Gully
On the one hand …
Focal Point
Encroach
Dyke
Carrion
Brook
Crash & Burn
Ado
Starting today, I am running a new Word of the Day series here on the blog. Most of the words will come from my book, Guardian of Giria, although I will occasionally include other words I find interesting or which I notice people sometimes misspell or don’t understand, such as today’s word, Ado. Many of the words will have more than one meaning, but for the sake of simplicity I will only include one definition, based on a particular use within the story. The words will be posted each morning, Monday to Friday. Continue reading “Ado”
Sparkling Webs
There is something soothing about September. After the build-up of spring and the crescendo of summer, things are slowly starting to wind down. The ouch is gone out of the sun but it is still warm enough to be outside, sometimes even in shorts and a t-shirt. The evenings are noticeably shorter but there is still enough light to walk the dog after dinner. By 9 pm it is fully dark, perfect for settling down with a good book or a movie without the guilty feeling that you should be doing something more “constructive”. Continue reading “Sparkling Webs”
High Tea in a High Hide!
This is how to do September – high tea in a high hide! Continue reading “High Tea in a High Hide!”
