Russ Parsons
@russparsons.bsky.social
Blow-in to Waterford, Ireland from Los Angeles. Yes I like the weather. Write about food for the Irish Times, once upon a time, the Los Angeles Times. Also interested in histories, mysteries and archaeology.
Picking wild blackberries in my secret spot 2-3 weeks earlier than normal. Got almost 2kilos in about 30 minutes.
August 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Picking wild blackberries in my secret spot 2-3 weeks earlier than normal. Got almost 2kilos in about 30 minutes.
The hydrangeas were pretty good at Mount Congreve today :)
July 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The hydrangeas were pretty good at Mount Congreve today :)
Lad, you could have just come to waterford.
July 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Lad, you could have just come to waterford.
Just another Irish sunset.
July 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just another Irish sunset.
Ours does nothing but raid the bird feeder.
June 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ours does nothing but raid the bird feeder.
In case you’re wondering how that Irish leg of lamb turned out … happy Easter to all.
April 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In case you’re wondering how that Irish leg of lamb turned out … happy Easter to all.
A thing of beauty. Stopped by Kearney Butchers in Waterford for a leg. Thomas brought out the whole hind half and asked me how I wanted it cut. The craft of butchering is alive and well in Ireland. And did I mention this is mountain lamb from only 20 miles away? That’s our Easter sorted.
April 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A thing of beauty. Stopped by Kearney Butchers in Waterford for a leg. Thomas brought out the whole hind half and asked me how I wanted it cut. The craft of butchering is alive and well in Ireland. And did I mention this is mountain lamb from only 20 miles away? That’s our Easter sorted.
Yet another Irish sunset. It’s getting boring.
April 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Yet another Irish sunset. It’s getting boring.
Timeline cleanse with an Irish sunset.
April 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Timeline cleanse with an Irish sunset.
Perfect sunny day in the Sunny Southeast: long walk at Kilfarrasy Beach, followed by lunch at Mezze in Tramore: Cauliflower arayes.
April 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Perfect sunny day in the Sunny Southeast: long walk at Kilfarrasy Beach, followed by lunch at Mezze in Tramore: Cauliflower arayes.
Wow wow wow wow. Just finished Michael Connelly Books new one and it is a corker. I did not know how he stays so consistently excellent. He’s like mystery’s Shohei Ohtani.
March 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Wow wow wow wow. Just finished Michael Connelly Books new one and it is a corker. I did not know how he stays so consistently excellent. He’s like mystery’s Shohei Ohtani.
Oh Mount Congreve, you never disappoint.
March 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Oh Mount Congreve, you never disappoint.
Mount Congreve Garden is waking up to spring.
February 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Mount Congreve Garden is waking up to spring.
Holy cow. Kathy and I decided to splurge on our anniversary but we had no idea. Cashel Palace is amazing. Gorgeous facilities and warm friendly service. And this is the view from our room of the famous Rock.
February 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Holy cow. Kathy and I decided to splurge on our anniversary but we had no idea. Cashel Palace is amazing. Gorgeous facilities and warm friendly service. And this is the view from our room of the famous Rock.
Just kill me now! My local garden center in Waterford got a shipment of Meyer lemon trees! I dearly love them and our old house in Long Beach had a beauty that was 50-years old. But Ireland is hardly a citrus climate. But we do have a conservatory that stays pretty warm. So do I gamble €100?
February 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Just kill me now! My local garden center in Waterford got a shipment of Meyer lemon trees! I dearly love them and our old house in Long Beach had a beauty that was 50-years old. But Ireland is hardly a citrus climate. But we do have a conservatory that stays pretty warm. So do I gamble €100?
Not mine, but these nice folks at Wexford Home Preserves make more than a dozen kinds of marmalade.
January 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Not mine, but these nice folks at Wexford Home Preserves make more than a dozen kinds of marmalade.
All in a day’s work — tasting 12 different marmalades made by Tom and Laura Sinnot at Wexford Home Preserves for an Irish Times Food story. Great marmalades and really nice folks.
January 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
All in a day’s work — tasting 12 different marmalades made by Tom and Laura Sinnot at Wexford Home Preserves for an Irish Times Food story. Great marmalades and really nice folks.
Snow is gone, skies are clear, and Waterford is glowing.
January 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Snow is gone, skies are clear, and Waterford is glowing.
And it’s really starting to stick!
January 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
And it’s really starting to stick!
It’s snowing in Waterford!
January 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It’s snowing in Waterford!
Hey @cormacscoast.bsky.social so glad to find you here. Walking the tidal flats at Woodstown Strand today during an extremely low tide, we saw a lot of these sticking from the sand. Could they be razor clams? Lots in that area.
January 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hey @cormacscoast.bsky.social so glad to find you here. Walking the tidal flats at Woodstown Strand today during an extremely low tide, we saw a lot of these sticking from the sand. Could they be razor clams? Lots in that area.
Hook head and Loftus Hall were crystal clear. No Guinness, but seafood chowder at the Strand was the perfect finish.
December 29, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Hook head and Loftus Hall were crystal clear. No Guinness, but seafood chowder at the Strand was the perfect finish.