by Melissa | Oct 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
I return with a bang. Somewhat literally. This is the L.E.(Long Eireannach=Irish Ship) Niamh. It spent the day in the harbor. It’s a gunship. Like it can take out an aircraft. This is Ireland. Peaceful. Neutral. Hmm. There was a dilemma for me. Am I allowed to...
by Melissa | Sep 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Small, hazy, otherworldly handprints going up the elevator wall all the way to the ceiling… ….. Ah, Dublin, Sunday morning after Saturday night. Wonder what this one was drinking. (I should probably be wondering what she had her hands in before getting...
by Melissa | Sep 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
After several days of rain, wonky technology, and the resulting familial grouchiness, the sun came out and this was in the grocery store.
by Melissa | Sep 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Thought it might be fun to do this periodically: post a photo and let someone else write the caption. Email your responses to melissa@melissajensen.com. I’ll hand them over to my panel of expert judges (this time it’s mostly Himself’s family), who...
by Melissa | Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Banjaxed. adj. broken, worn out, in a bad way; can also be used to denote extreme inebriation “My feckin’ iPhone is banjaxed. Back tomorrow.”
by Melissa | Sep 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
In lieu of a photo–because no matter how much I begged, the Himself family would not hear of stopping the car bang in the middle of the busy motorway so I could take a picture– I give you my fave Irish road sign. Madam and I hoped it might have something...
by Melissa | Sep 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Remember this? Well, that was then (last week?). This is now. Ghosts of ghosts. Safety issues, they said. So sad, I think.
by Melissa | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have a Green Card! Actually, it’s green and white and blue, and is properly called a GNIB (Garda National Immigration Bureau) Card. In all honesty, it looks a lot like the fake ID I carried never considered possessing in high school: thick and blocky with a...
by Melissa | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Forget The Weather Channel. This is the in-law’s barometer. Welcome to Irish Autumn.
by Melissa | Sep 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
This is part of the old Jameson Whiskey distillery. Jameson is made in Cork now, but they do tours here in Dublin. I’m not a whiskey drinker, so it’s not on my list, but apparently they let you suck down your dram or three, then send you up into...
