Hi, I’m Annette. Welcome to Another World is Possible!

I’m a mother of four, French-born and Irish-based.
I’m a writer, a wild swimmer, a reformed climate activist.
I write about sea swimming year round in cold Irish waters.
I write about nature, feminism, eco-activism.

I write to find a way through the chaotic times we live in and to dare imagine a future more beautiful.

I write to change the story of who we are on this achingly beautiful planet, our only home.

This is the space where I share my musings and moments. And it means the world to have you along for the ride.

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About me

A (reformed) nature and climate activist with a passion for trees and wild swimming, I live by the Irish Sea in Greystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland, with my Irish husband and our four bilingual kids.

For six years, I blogged in words and photos, and in two languages, at FourAcorns.ie.

I am now working on my first book – a memoir on the transformational power of wild swimming.

You can find me on Instagram @annette_four_acorns

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All photos on this page by Niall Meehan – SeaStudio.ie