Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
I'm wrapping up my series of posts about our family trip to Ireland with Dublin, the last chapter of an epic adventure. Our stops along the Wild Atlantic Way exhilarated all of our senses. I will, for instance, always remember the bowl of mint pea soup I ate at an unassuming roadside tavern overlooking both [...]
The jaunting carts drew us to the Black Valley of Ireland, mainly because we're a literal family and "jaunting" sounded so cheerful and fun. So, we committed to one of the oldest tours in Ireland, the Gap of Dunloe Adventure tour, which involved an open boat ride across the Lakes of Killarney and a horse-drawn [...]
We each stuffed two euro into an honor box outside a sheep farm, and made our way up Carhoo Hill. None of us, not even the two people who had planned this excursion, had any idea what waited for us at the top. Wind whipped our hair as we hiked switchbacks passed an insultingly unimpressed [...]
I thought the lightning and rain had ended our night early when they rudely interrupted Ben Mulwana’s set yesterday. But, there’s always magic in the mile. The rain sent us scurrying to the Stone Arch Brewery, where we accidentally caught a tremendously talented band called The Faux Paws. Then I stuck around to see Bandits [...]
We counted our blessings under a waxing gibbous yesterday, so full of food, football, friends and family that we could hardly move. Molly’s turkey, Vinnie’s corn bread stuffing, the Askew’s famous sweet potatoes and a million other delicious treats sent enticing smells wafting through our rented cabin, and we eyed the giant wooden table longingly. [...]