Sunday, January 22, 2017

Letters to My Daughter: On the Eve of the Inauguration…

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By Jurassic TartPosted on Sunday, January 22, 2017Dear Daughters,I have avoided writing you this letter for a couple of months, despite the fact that I have been warned that I should. People who have lived in totalitarian countries where the threat of violence is much more real have urged the writing...

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Carrot and Orange Cake

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By Treacle Tart Posted on January 1st, 2017 This cake recipe came about when I had oranges leftover from making marmalade and my mum had received a large number of carrots in her weekly veg box....

Full Bellies – “You’re still feeding him yourself?”

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By Treacle Tart Posted on January 1st, 2017 As I write this, my 18 month old little boy is contentedly nursing from my left breast. This is not the norm in Ireland. We have some of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world, on leaving hospital 56% of women said they were breastfeeding, by 6 months...