Comments on: An Irish Heart.. http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/ Share The Mudflats Love! Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:40:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paula http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Paula Tue, 05 May 2009 16:11:46 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-148 The hay is doing well here, too. The last few years have been really bad, so I was glad to see some farmers taking their first cutting before May 1st. It keeps raining, which is yucky, but good for the crops, and to keep the water level up for kayaking! One of these days the sun will come back out and everything will just go wild. The hay is doing well here, too. The last few years have been really bad, so I was glad to see some farmers taking their first cutting before May 1st. It keeps raining, which is yucky, but good for the crops, and to keep the water level up for kayaking! One of these days the sun will come back out and everything will just go wild.

]]> By: justafarmer http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-146 justafarmer Mon, 04 May 2009 22:42:40 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-146 still muddy as all getout here (one of my fields is a pond at the moment). But one of my fave things about this time of year is finding "volunteers" in the various fields. Today we found volunteer cucumbers, squash, dill and cilantro, as well as a very healthy looking garlic. Of course, there are the usual thousands of volunteer tomatillos everywhere..haven't had to deliberately plant any of those is years. I've got a photo I took yesterday of one of my dogs in the backyard, he's almost completely hidden in the tall grass/hay (that just got mowed a week ago!) still muddy as all getout here (one of my fields is a pond at the moment). But one of my fave things about this time of year is finding “volunteers” in the various fields. Today we found volunteer cucumbers, squash, dill and cilantro, as well as a very healthy looking garlic. Of course, there are the usual thousands of volunteer tomatillos everywhere..haven’t had to deliberately plant any of those is years.
I’ve got a photo I took yesterday of one of my dogs in the backyard, he’s almost completely hidden in the tall grass/hay (that just got mowed a week ago!)

]]> By: Paula http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Paula Mon, 04 May 2009 18:50:18 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-140 Very muddy here, too farmer, or should I say dear sister? Looks like the garden weeds will be getting WAY ahead of me. I won't need newspaper...the weedwacker maybe? UGH! Very muddy here, too farmer, or should I say dear sister? Looks like the garden weeds will be getting WAY ahead of me. I won’t need newspaper…the weedwacker maybe? UGH!

]]> By: justafarmer http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-138 justafarmer Mon, 04 May 2009 05:16:10 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-138 FWIW, Paula/justafarmer visited Paula/palinaroundwithpoohpooh/onlivingwell. I think Paula & I are twins separated at birth! and, oooh, it's waaaay past muddy here in eastern Kentucky now! FWIW, Paula/justafarmer visited Paula/palinaroundwithpoohpooh/onlivingwell.
I think Paula & I are twins separated at birth!
and, oooh, it’s waaaay past muddy here in eastern Kentucky now!

]]> By: AKMuckraker http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-135 AKMuckraker Mon, 04 May 2009 00:11:22 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-135 Awesome Brian! He's got a flag and everything! :0) Glad he's doing well after his hop across the pond. Awesome Brian! He’s got a flag and everything! :0) Glad he’s doing well after his hop across the pond.

]]> By: Irishgirl http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Irishgirl Sun, 03 May 2009 23:11:23 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-134 Mag the Mick, Ballinteer is five minutes from where I live!!! If I drive fast... I enjoyed hearing about your family history. Hubby worked in Belfast for a bit, tough place...he was a Southerner up there, but he got through it. The Celtic Tiger is crashing and burning, we are ok at the moment, but hubby has to leave the country for 6 months regarding work...and that sucks. However, there is so much unemployment around, we are thankful that at least he has a job. @Curiouser, Big wave back to CA! Mag the Mick,

Ballinteer is five minutes from where I live!!! If I drive fast…

I enjoyed hearing about your family history. Hubby worked in Belfast for a bit, tough place…he was a Southerner up there, but he got through it.

The Celtic Tiger is crashing and burning, we are ok at the moment, but hubby has to leave the country for 6 months regarding work…and that sucks. However, there is so much unemployment around, we are thankful that at least he has a job.

@Curiouser,
Big wave back to CA!

]]> By: curiouser http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-130 curiouser Sun, 03 May 2009 19:13:18 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-130 Waves to you, Irish Girl, and to Irish 'Brian' from southern CA. Waves to you, Irish Girl, and to Irish ‘Brian’ from southern CA.

]]> By: Mag the Mick http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Mag the Mick Sun, 03 May 2009 18:13:11 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-128 How're yeh, Irish Girl? Just a note to say I enjoyed the visit to your corner of the blogosphere. I'm Maggie, nom de guerre Mag the Mick, and live in far southern Arizona, just on this side of the Mexican border. My Grand Da was a Belfast man, very active in the early union movement there and a devoted follower of James Connolly. He was from a staunch Calvinist family, but his only belief was in the solidarity of the working man. My Grand Mam was a Catholic from Kerry, working as a maid in a big Belfast house when they met in 1912. They married and left the country for Canada in 1913, whether it was because of political troubles or their mixed marriage has always been a mystery. They drove the family Ford down to Amerikey in 1919, where their kids were born and lived here as illegal immigrants for the rest of their lives. I have great friends in south Dublin (Ballinteer) and out in Doolin, and used to come over regularly, back when I had the few extra punt in my pocket. Now that I'm retired and in genteel poverty, I can only dream of returning. I play concertina, was in several Irish grops when I lived in Alaska, ad am still mad for my old flame Paul Brady. I hope you're surviving the crash and burn of the Celtic Tiger. I always enjoy seeing your comments on the Mudflats pages, and hope to continue doing so. Take care, and mind yourself. How’re yeh, Irish Girl? Just a note to say I enjoyed the visit to your corner of the blogosphere. I’m Maggie, nom de guerre Mag the Mick, and live in far southern Arizona, just on this side of the Mexican border. My Grand Da was a Belfast man, very active in the early union movement there and a devoted follower of James Connolly. He was from a staunch Calvinist family, but his only belief was in the solidarity of the working man. My Grand Mam was a Catholic from Kerry, working as a maid in a big Belfast house when they met in 1912. They married and left the country for Canada in 1913, whether it was because of political troubles or their mixed marriage has always been a mystery. They drove the family Ford down to Amerikey in 1919, where their kids were born and lived here as illegal immigrants for the rest of their lives. I have great friends in south Dublin (Ballinteer) and out in Doolin, and used to come over regularly, back when I had the few extra punt in my pocket. Now that I’m retired and in genteel poverty, I can only dream of returning. I play concertina, was in several Irish grops when I lived in Alaska, ad am still mad for my old flame Paul Brady.

I hope you’re surviving the crash and burn of the Celtic Tiger. I always enjoy seeing your comments on the Mudflats pages, and hope to continue doing so. Take care, and mind yourself.

]]> By: Paula http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Paula Sat, 02 May 2009 23:36:13 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-121 So, what do you farm, where -if you can say? And what do you write? Come visit me at http://palinaroundwithpoohpooh.blogspot.com/ OR "On Living Well" (link on right). We should chat! So, what do you farm, where -if you can say? And what do you write? Come visit me at http://palinaroundwithpoohpooh.blogspot.com/
OR “On Living Well” (link on right). We should chat!

]]> By: justafarmer http://iheart.themudflats.net/2009/04/30/an-irish-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-120 justafarmer Sat, 02 May 2009 22:04:38 +0000 http://iheart.themudflats.net/?p=178#comment-120 Hey Paula, guess what? I'm ALSO a writer/editor when I'm not farming. Hey Paula, guess what? I’m ALSO a writer/editor when I’m not farming.

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