Searching in Seattle…lighthouses
You’re saying to yourself, “Another post about lighthouses!!??” Sorry, can’t get enough of them…and this was a quick 48 hour trip ...
Category: Travel
Hey Jude..and dual-citizenship progress
The Fab Raabs were going on a little baby-moon before #RaaberbabyDeux arrives in late August, and asked me to stop in NY on my way home from Ireland to spend a ...
48 Hours in Paris
It’s become pretty expensive to fly in and out of Dublin, mostly due to the rise in tech companies who have made Dublin their European base. When I looked...
Saying Goodbye…on to Dublin
I met Padraig, Grainne and the grandkids at the ferry for our journey back to Westport to catch the train to Dublin. The grandkids, Liam and Roise, live in Dubl...
Stay in a Lighthouse…the Irish adventure continues
If you’ve read this blog for awhile, you know that I LOVE lighthouses! I love their majesty as they look out towards the sea. I love the idea that they gu...
The World Got Smaller Part II…My Irish Cousins
As I’ve said numerous times here on my little blog…I love writing here to document some life events, travels, favorite recipes, Monday motivations e...
The Aran Island of Inis Oirr
Day 2 of my Irish sojourn took me to the Aran Island of Inis Oirr (pronounced Inisheer). Of course I’d done my research and saw that this, the smallest of...
The World Got Smaller…Part I
“I think I may have made a connection.” I received this message in my Ancestry.com mailbox on November 18, 2018. It was from my, soon-to-find-out, 2...
Motivational Monday…more travel…
To awaken alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world….Freya Stark Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow…Anita...
Weekend Project…or Weekend Trip?
In the past 2 weeks I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of going on a weekend trip to San Francisco…and also doing a fun project for the grandbabies...