Life's What You Make it
There are challenges as we grow older but there is also wisdom and opportunity to thrive and not fade into the background in later life. Join Valerie and Trish as they chat openly and honestly about reinvention, possibility and making the best of life you have.
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Episode 27 (opens the original)
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This week, Valerie tells Trish about touring Spain in a thirty year old two seater and getting clamped on the first day, despite which they agree that the best holidays involved a bit of the unexpected and off the beaten track.
Episode 26 (opens the original)
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Farmer, beekeeper, researcher, and educator and all around glass half full force of nature Ailbhe Gerrard is the driving force behind Brookfield Farm, a family-run enterprise near Lough Derg in North Tipperary. Sharing words of wisdom, a healthy dose of iconoclasm and plenty of fun, she is Trish and Val's guest this week,
Episode 25 (opens the original)
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The power of making a list, valuing your work and your worth and listening to your heart when looking at art are on the agenda today with the inimitable Trish and Val.
Episode 24 (opens the original)
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Among the many topics on todays menu are comte, raclette, fondu and blue - yes, it's the joy of cheese from the humble toastie to Welsh rabbit. And Trish talks about the joys of painting in the outdoors.
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As the nights just begin to draw in, Trish and Val discuss the joys of night-classes - learning something new, meeting new people and, perhaps, meeting and learning the unexpected about a former partner!
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