by Melissa | Dec 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
There’s just something about this progression…
by Melissa | Dec 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
The harbor at night. For the holidays, the East Pier light is red. If you look hard at the photo and squint a little, you can see the green of the smaller West Pier Lighthouse. We assume it’s for reindeer navigation. Reindeer are not good swimmers.
by Melissa | Dec 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yes. A list. My best excuse for writing another list is that it’s Christmassing all over the place here. The truth is that I’m frequently too lazy and sometimes too busy. And it’s Christmas. Which is list time. Madam’s Santa list included...
by Melissa | Dec 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Piggybacking on my December 16th post, I bring you a John Lennon moment. And I firmly believe you should have as many John Lennon moments as possible. It was Himself who found this, a moment that showcases something we all know: No one responds to abject idiocy like...
by Melissa | Dec 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Stop’s been tippling.
by Melissa | Dec 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
“Ooh, an orange tree,” I said as we walked by this seaside terrace house. In the next second, it occurred to me that Dublin doesn’t really do orange trees. And this was some sort of fir. Tis the season.
by Melissa | Dec 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
On a very wet and gray day, we paid a visit to a German cemetery in Glencree. Himself sang here years ago as part of a choir and since we were nearby, wanted to see it again, see if it was as picturesque and haunting as his adolescent self remembered. Without a doubt,...
by Melissa | Dec 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre at Christmastime. Isn’t it lovely? For your naughty list, just off camera to the left: the tattoo/piercing parlor and the head shop. Follow your man there on the escalator. Sure he knows where to go. You’d think I go...
by Melissa | Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
So, yes, it is probably not my best parenting moment, letting Madam play Minecraft. Although, in my defense, I think it’s not a bad activity, as far as gaming goes. It’s world-building. Plus, it’s the “pocket/creative” version, which...
by Melissa | Dec 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Walking home from one of the most charming, cheerful, earnest carol sing-alongs ever, Himself Jr. and I noticed that the the Dun Laoghaire Town Hall has been lit for Christmas. It’s hard to tell from the photo, but within the tower, the clock itself is a deep...
