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Episode 31 – Turf Wars: The Bogfather Rises..
Today I find myself deep in contemplation – well, stewing really – over the turf. Not just any turf – my turf. The sacred sod. The ancestral bog-claim. The small plot of land that has somehow become the stage for one man’s personal remake of Game of Thrones, except with more grunting and fewer dragons.…
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Episode 5 – Whose Crap Is It Anyway? A Septic Saga
Ah yes, the joys of countryside living – fresh air, wide open spaces and apparently, a septic tank that’s now my sole responsibility because my bodily functions are quote ‘not welcome on his land’. Let’s unpack that, shall we? So I live here under the legal right of residency. That doesn’t come with a throne…
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Episode 2 Turf-Fueled Drama.
The Passive-Agressive Art of Denying A Woman Her Fuel You’d think, in rural Ireland, turf would be sacred. In a normal household, getting turf delivered is simple: it arrives, it gets stored and you warm your home. But alas, we’re back in bullyyates land, where access to fuel is political and the turf shed is…
UNDER THE WILL... OVER THE DRAMA... 