Paris in August is a very different and delightful experience. Basically because the city is full of foreigners and many Parisians have fled south to enjoy the sun and their summer holidays so there is an atmosphere of calm. The frantic hooting of traffic and fraught pace of life seems to have been snuffed out….
As July draws to a close and the holiday season is really underway here in the South of France, I thought I would just send a little note to remind you that if you are looking for holiday reads, the entire six-book Olive series is out now as a compilation pack for those of you…
Bantry is floating at the water’s edge and all this week the town has been bathed in heat; a glorious midsummer heatwave. This is a different Ireland to the land of my memories, of my childhood, although in those recollections, the sun is always shining and the corn is high even when it was not…
I have arrived into London where the weather is beautiful. England is always transformed by the sun and so are the British. Everyone is talking tennis and upcoming heatwave while I am preparing for the West Cork Literary Festival which begins on Sunday. I have three events there. Writing non-fiction and Memoir, a five-day workshop…
I have been here on this dusty rather over-constructed patch of Mediterranean coast between Sousse and Monastir for the past five days. Along with husband, Michel, I have been attending and participating in a Maghrebian Olive Oil Festival where three of our OLIVE ROUTE films have been screened (to great success). It is my first…
For those of you who have been following my work for at least the past decade, you will know that in one of the earlier OLIVE FARM books, I wrote about the class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids. I knew very little about what was going on back then, except that word was going around,…
Friends, I just created a new petition and I hope you can sign — it’s called: Stop the proposed EU bill to Overhaul Seed Regulations This issue is very importa nt to me, and together we can do something about it! Read more about it and sign it here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_the_proposed_EU_bill_to_Overhaul_Seed_Regulations/?eDtCaab Campaigns like this always start small, but…
After a month of travelling, I arrived back at the Olive Farm a couple of days ago and was greeted by very warm weather and full blown spring. It was a robust and colourful welcome with creatures buzzing about on the open blossoms everywhere and overwhelming happiness from our three dogs. More good news this…
It is lunchtime and I have just completed my first event in New York at the New York Olive Oil Competition down in the trendy district of Tribeca. Farmers, olive producers from all over the world have converged on the city to learn more about the mysteries of this magical fruit and its juice. I…
I am writing this from Hollywood where the day is just breaking and the sun is rising above the verdant hills dotted with shots of startling red and purple bougainvillea. From the window here in my hotel room, I am looking across to the HOLLYWOOD sign. Tonight is my LA event at the Barnsdall Theatre….
It has been a rather hectic few days in these running up to Easter and my departure next week for the States. My computer crashed. Amongst other losses, everything within my email files has disappeared. Visits to Apple, assistance from teckie friends: nothing has retrieved the files. And, before you shout at me about backups…
The birds are back. Our Short-toed Eagles. Four were spotted by our new caretaker yesterday, circling above our woodshed. I saw two or even three ( a distant speck that might have been a third one) a week or so back, which was a little early for them. They spend their winters in Africa and…
My US tour begins in Texas and this will be one of my first events. I am currently practising my Texas dancing and I think this might be the first time I will have ever tasted Texas wine. If you are going to be anywhere near Dripping Springs outside Austin, Texas that first weekend of…
I spent last week in Paris. Whilst there, I attended an evening screening of one the OLIVE ROUTE films. The film in question is The Olive Tree in the Holy Land. Our audience was university students and I was a little concerned that perhaps such a subject would not be of interest to a younger…
London in January is not always the location of my dreams and this year it has been a challenge to get myself into the country and to honour my engagements. Last week’s journey over on the Eurostar was not the easiest. Then, from Friday to Sunday, I was battling my way in and out of…
Happy New Year to everyone. A little late, I know, but heartfelt nonetheless. I am writing this to you from the Camargue where I am situated for a few days as I jot down notes for an article for the Travel section of the Mail on Sunday. It is an excellent opportunity for me to…
This is a very brief blog to let you know that the Title Sequence for the five Olive Route films is now up on the website. The French versions of the films have been delivered to the various French-speaking networks who have been waiting for them. So, also for the German ZDF/Arte network. When we…
Good morning from Rome. I am writing the first blog from my new website, which has taken over two weeks to go live, to be visible. I am not sure why; such are the mysteries of the web. Wherever you are in the world, it should now be visible to you. I am thrilled with…
Welcome to the new Carol Drinkwater website. I think it is looking very splendid and hope that you agree. It is still in its teething stages so please bear with us if messages are not answered immediately or you cannot instantly find the link you are seeking. We are working hard on it. For those…