When living my normal life at home, I have a fair amount of time alone. Probably more than a lot of “normal” Americans—I work from home 2 days a week; I have a good amount of time each evening after the family has gone to bed. But, that alone time is interspersed with interaction. Most […]
I had no idea that Blarney Castle is not “just” a castle. (Spend four or five days in Ireland and you’ll understand that sentence.) The grounds cover 60 acres and contain hundreds of both wild and planted flowers, trees, and foliage. Even as we parked and queued up to pay, we kept saying, “Where is […]
I was so busy before we left that I had no time to plan practically any of this trip. The most I did was plan places to sleep. I looked a map of Ireland and planned a driving ring around its outer edge. Then I went on AirBnB and found places to stay. This was […]
As soon as we walked in we knew we were in the right place. The musicians were setting up in a tight corner, men were playing pool, football jerseys were suspended across the ceiling, quark sticks and sports trophies and family photos were everywhere. We were the only tourists in the bar, which was the […]
Every angel that could smile upon us did so, so far. We left Collingswood at 5:30 p.m., parked in long term parking, took a shuttle to the airport, checked our luggage, went through security and were near our gate having a glass of wine by 6:40 p.m. Un-be-leiv-able. Everyone was so nice, even the TSA’s. […]