We kicked off our Sunday Open House series with, in our opinion, the most important room in the house, the kitchen. You gotta eat, folks. Really, the kitchen is the heart of almost every house. But, where do we go from there? What rooms to showcase next? Well, the second most important rooms of ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
For the month of January, all of our Wordless Wednesday posts are pictures taken along the River Shannon while we were on holiday there in 2003. We don't remember exactly where along the Shannon this picture was taken but, because it was the quintissential Irish countryside picture, we had to ... Read More
Sunday Open House
One of our guilty pleasures is watching House Hunters International on HGTV. We especially love the episodes set in Ireland (go figure), but pretty much any location grabs our interest. The scenery of the countries and getting a glimpse into how different cultures live are fascinating to us. ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
For the month of January our Wordless Wednesday pictures will be from our 2003 vacation where we rented a river cruiser and spent the week on the River Shannon. Last week's post included a picture of Clonmacnoise viewed from the river at sunrise. By the time Clonmacnoise opened for tourists, ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
Last Wednesday we posted the picture of Paul's proposal in front of Portumna Castle in Portumna, Ireland. We had rented a boat and spent a week cruising the River Shannon. All of the Wordless Wednesday posts for January will be photos from that trip. We picked up our boat from Silver Line ... Read More
Wordless Wednesday
In 2003 Paul and I rented a boat and cruised the Shannon River for a week. Little did I know, but he had a proposal planned. On October 3rd, he got down on one knee and popped the question in front of Portumna Castle, in Portumna, County Galway, Ireland. He even managed to set the timer on ... Read More
