After following our ancestors' footsteps across Europe, we decided to continue on their journey in the spirit of the Westward Movement. We priced the trip across the USA by plane, train, and RV. One …
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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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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Closing The Gap on Immigration
There’s an old Irish saying: If you don’t use your power, it will leave you for someone who will. Ireland. ~ A Novel by Frank Delaney It has been almost two years since we visited Ellis Island and …
