tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post9094324456448545845..comments2023-10-23T09:42:31.292-07:00Comments on AnIrishalternative: The Secret Village Festival.Renovation in Galiciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-31802481253595595152013-08-14T01:32:31.874-07:002013-08-14T01:32:31.874-07:00We got to the Secret Village Sunday and we agree -...We got to the Secret Village Sunday and we agree - fantastic use of what was a waste ground and still is privately owned. Covered all over with snowberry between the trees, so quite a machette job clearing it. The chipped wood for the paths came free from Barna Waste, so fair play to them, though the volunteers had to sort quite a lot of rubbish out of it. Took them about 3 weeks, by all accounts , chased along by one particularly driven lad who we saw but didn't get a chance to talk to. Everyone was particularly pleased with the way some of the older volunteers discovered that the 'youths' they had seen hanging about and been a bit wary of turned out to be good, hard-working, 'nice lads' once they got to know them. Good community-building. Matt Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221912203941489737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-52337293616401830952013-08-11T07:11:47.081-07:002013-08-11T07:11:47.081-07:00I agree Bridget, lovely vibes. The rhubarb is Timp...I agree Bridget, lovely vibes. The rhubarb is Timperley Early, we dress around the crowns with lots of compost when all the foliage has died back then in Jan we protect the crowns with lots of straw.<br />What was so nice were the number of younger people demonstrating interesting crafts, felting, weaving, blacksmithing, cob building and wood turning, the knitting and crochet seems to be the older people and was a bit boring. The one thing that we have never seen here is Ireland is lacemaking, Spain Italy and France all seem to demonstrate it, and when I lived in the UK it was easy to find lace making courses but not here. I'm looking forward to having a go at peg weaving come the winter months. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-40969355498062171612013-08-11T01:18:20.547-07:002013-08-11T01:18:20.547-07:00What a wonderful day, spinning is on my bucket lis...What a wonderful day, spinning is on my bucket list. our newly planted Rowans are doing well too <br /><br />The cattle look so serene...what a life!The Squirrel Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970265671489926403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-20465459054297712622013-08-11T00:47:51.982-07:002013-08-11T00:47:51.982-07:00I think they're really onto something there in...I think they're really onto something there in Ballagh with that festival. Really lovely vibe in a lovely spot. Fair play to them for getting up off their butts and doing something. That Rhubarb is monstrous. Love that pic of the cattle by the water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com