Here on the beautiful, Atlantic coast of Ireland we can finally begin to see that spring has officially sprung. It’s a wonderful feeling! All our early flowers have pushed their way up and are nodding their heads in the mild breeze and our fruit trees and bushes are waking up after what always feels like too long a winter. Best of all though are the baby animals suddenly appearing in the fields around us, running, jumping and rolling in a way that reminds you how much joy there is in a bit of sunshine. Jules is especially taken with the lambs and is hankering to feed them again as he did so diligently last year!

At Little Cloggs our creativity moves up a notch as I start to look forward to both the tourist season and the various markets and fairs which are such a great way to meet you the customers and for you to see some of my products in person. I will be posting dates on our Facebook page as the year progresses and I do hope some of you will be able to come to some events and share a coffee and chat with me!

We are also getting excited about Easter and have started to plan various Easter projects that are both fun and decorative. I’ll be sharing some of them with you all in the coming weeks so have scissors, paper and glues at the ready. You might also like to try and make an Easter tree which is a big tradition in this household! Whatever you do I hope it includes getting out and about as much as possible, in between the April showers and enjoying all the bugs, birds and plants that are such a welcome sight to see again!