Shenanigans of an American trying to navigate a new country
Shenanigans of an American trying to navigate a new country
In light of the pandemic, Ireland is recommending “staycations.” I’m not Irish (news flash), so I’m not speaking from experience, but I’ve been told that in the summer you hop on a plane and go on a summer holiday somewhere else in Europe. Somewhere sunnier, somewhere warmer, preferably somewhere with a beach that you can …
This blog post is all over the place, disjointed, and full of bad jokes. It is a complete reflection of how I feel on the inside. Emotions all over the place, disjointed, and filling my life with bad jokes to avoid the tears. Broads When I first started this blog, it was obviously supposed to …
When I came to Ireland with Rob the first time in 2016, I loved the brown bread. It was served with every meal at every B&B we stayed at. In the morning, there was brown bread with Irish butter and jam. Lunch and dinner were always served with a side of brown bread and butter …
I decided I needed a new project for the quarantine. I’m not sure how I came to the conclusion but I decided to try to make a sourdough starter. Turns out the rest of Ireland, or at least Limerick, had the same idea. Maybe not making sourdough, but definitely baking. The grocery store was completely …
After a LOT of discussion, I finally convinced Rob I needed a new dog. Or, more importantly, Gertrud needed a friend/sibling. Trust me, she’s lonely; she was BEGGING for a friend. Now, we can’t forget the last time I brought home a second dog. This bitch was the worst! She ran away and Rob, my …
It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been wallowing in self pity for a while. But it’s SNOWING today so I figured, what a perfect day to blog! Mom and grandma came to visit for my birthday a couple weeks ago. 37…woof! I hate prime numbers but oh well. Anyway….This was my mom’s …
Disclaimer: this is not my usual self-deprecating blog post. I’ve tried to see the humor in some of it but, honestly, this doesn’t have a happy ending. The day Matthew and Nancy were set to arrive to Dublin, I was wide awake. It was 430 in the morning and I couldn’t sleep out of excitement. …
Ghostbus TOURS! (I really hope they did that on purpose). Per the usual, I’m late blogging. But seriously, Do Dublin for the win again. Every time I’ve visited Dublin, I have always wanted to do their Ghost Tour. It runs all year but around Halloween, they seem to have way more times. So, Rob and …
I haven’t posted in a while; I had some visitors (yay family!) and then took a cooking course last week. Yummy! My brother, Matt, and his wife, Nancy, visited a couple weeks ago. It was so good to see family. We picked them up bright and early from the airport and had a full Irish …
I’m pretty sure I haven’t ridden a bicycle in about 20 years (I can’t be sure, I’d have to double check with my mom). Dublin seems to be very cycle friendly. There are cycle lanes on all the major roads and people cycle every where. So Rob and I got bicycles. He’s already cycling to …