I can’t believe it’s fall already! This summer was so busy, and it just flew by. New House The first bit of news is that we bought a house. It’s a 1907 Folk Victorian with lots of gorgeous original woodwork, plus many layers of “updates” from the 50s, 70s and late 80s. We are slowly…
We arrived back at our apartment Wednesday evening to blessed silence. No kids in the bathroom, nobody there but the two of us. We were a little concerned that some new “extra” would arrive, and hoped fervently it wasn’t a group for a bachelor party. But we had hope because the extra room door was…
We made it to London! After a few airport delays, I arrived in London around 10 am on March 20. Natalie’s flight was already there, so as soon as I landed, we grabbed a ride and set out for our rental apartment. After nearly an hour, we finally arrived at our destination, an apartment overlooking…
I have always wanted to see the world and I am so excited and deeply grateful for the privilege of getting to fulfill my travel dreams at this point in my life. I am off to London this week with my cousin Natalie and can’t wait to share our adventures with you! Packing and repacking…
Right after Christmas Robert and I snuck off to Ottawa, Canada for the weekend. He had to go there for business, so I tagged along, and we made a weekend out of it. We left home early and arrived in Ottawa around 11 am. I dropped R at his meeting venue and set out to…
Galway City We arrived at our rental to learn the place is a third-floor walkup. Ugh. I had a suitcase full of dirty laundry, so up three flights the bags must go. The apartment was OK – there were water issues, and we never figured out the in-shower water heater worked. Can we all say…
The Rock of Cashel We decided to bypass Blarney Castle and visit the Rock of Cashel instead. It was on the way out of Kilkenny and on our way to Killarney. I can’t say this was off the beaten path – it was pretty crowded even at 3 in the afternoon, but there was ample…
Tired, but happy My friend Alexa and I arrived in Dublin about 11:30 in the morning. We caught a cab to our hotel, but since it was too early to check in, we dropped our luggage and headed out to do some sightseeing, check out the shops on Grafton Street and visit our first Irish…
