September 22

by | Sep 22, 2012 | Uncategorized

And for dinner… Ten points to anyone who can identify tonight’s pasta, courtesy of the terrific little organic grocery store in Blackrock.

Sept 20

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Continuing with the bathing theme. Just to prove there’s still a lotta swimming going on in the neighborhood…   This is the Forty Foot at Sandycove. Used to be “Gentlemen Only” (that would be because they were nudie gents, sure and they...

Sept 19

by | Sep 19, 2012 | Uncategorized

More ghosts of the seaside. These are the long-abandoned Dun Laoghaire baths. All very Miss Havisham, although in all fairness, they don’t look as different as they might in this vintage postcard.

Sept 18

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Our 19 year old cat in a patch of sunlight. Three minutes later it was lashing rain and the cat was under the bed.

Amurricun Girl in Ireland Quickie

by | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized

We’re finally in our apartment (more about that later, but you will notice it doesn’t appear on the following list), but without WiFi. We will get WiFi. We should have it by now. But this is Ireland, so the WiFi will get here when it gets here. Anyway. The...

Sept 17

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Kiddie sailing classes in the harbor. This is the “before” shot. I didn’t think it would be sporting of me to share the “after”.

Sept 14

by | Sep 14, 2012 | Uncategorized

The view from the coffee shop this morning. Picturesque, yeah? And 30 degrees north. Not so pretty. But… Check the bottom right. Then… Lovely ghosts. Yes, that’s an old diving tower. The Blackrock baths are closed now–most of the wonderful...