The moment we stepped off the airplane in New York, I felt like I was moving in slow motion. Within minutes, my husband’s phone rang for the first time in two years, and we both stared at it like it …
What Are You Too Busy Doing to Notice?
As I was preparing to leave the Pacific Northwest in 2013, I noticed the beauty of the landscape with the acute sense of appreciation that I often feel during “good-bye’s.” I pledged to try to arrive …
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How Do You Know You’ve Arrived?
When we left the USA in 2013, London was our first stop. We arrived thinking it would be a good introduction to Europe and it would help us transition into life on a new continent in an English …
Irish Food vs Italian Food
My husband has been teasing me since we got married about Irish food vs Italian food. He clearly felt this his heritage had definitely come out on top in the food category. In the weeks leading up to …
The Magnetism of The Trades
As I wandered through the Blarney Woolen Mills built-in 1823, I touched products made in every county in Ireland. The sweet musty smell of wool perched next to the milky white bone china captivated …
Wishes Fulfilled: Irish Spring in Blarney
Ireland is a county that reprocesses itself through the mills of its imagination. But we all do. To understand the Irish, mere facts can never be enough … That’s why I spent my life as I did - because …
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