January 28

by | Jan 28, 2013 | Uncategorized

Sometimes I have an interesting excuse for the long gaps in posting. More often, I’ve just been busy. Or lazy. Recently I’ve been…well, boring myself. Trust me, my journal entries are deadly. I’ve resorted to a Keel’s Simple Diary. Nuff...

January 14

by | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized

Yay Dun Laoghaire! I just noticed this public electric car charging station. C’mon, Pennsylvania. Can’t let Ireland leave you in the eco-dust now.

January 15

by | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized

Here’s Madam at the Collins Barracks, the National Museum of Ireland’s home for Decorative Arts and History. I’d heard it was the best costume exhibit in Ireland. So, okay, maybe the name of the location shoulda been a giveaway. But it still was just...

January 8

by | Jan 8, 2013 | Uncategorized

Back from London. Love London. But it did a number on my technology. Meaning after about two days, nothing worked. Phone, email, even my brand-new, much-beloved Christmas toy (no matter what Apple claims about speed, power and potential as a tool for world-domination,...

January 2

by | Jan 3, 2013 | Uncategorized

At the Tower. Like Dublin, you can never quite separate old and new in London… (check the upper right corner of this pic) Below is the name Jane, carved into the wall of Beauchamp Tower, where the Dudley brothers were held…well, until they weren’t....

January 1

by | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized

New Year, Old Tale. Everyone remember my Thylacine tale of woe? Here’s the Thylacine at the London Natural History Museum. No soapbox today. Just the hope that maybe there’s a resolution of some sort somehow here. Happy New Year! (Anyone visiting the city...

December 31

by | Dec 31, 2012 | Uncategorized

London. Prob my fave place in the world. Internet access is a little insufficient for blogging, so for the mo… Our hotel is across the street from: The balconies are decorated with…well the things that cause exotic and tropical diseases. Cool. Now, this is...

December 27

by | Dec 28, 2012 | Uncategorized

A nice evening stroll on the pier, you say? That would be a 2pm stroll. Ah, winter sunlight in Ireland.