I’ve been taking a break from the blog, but it would be remiss of me not to share a few photos from St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin. I missed last year’s, and the year before that we were still in COVID lockdown. It’s overcast, but not raining, and warmer than it’s been over the last few weeks so one can’t complain. The parade passes down Dame Street only steps away from my front door. My friend CJ...
Life has been busy! I haven’t posted since October, skipping November altogether… it’s the longest I’ve gone since starting this blog. Without further ado, here are a few brief updates from the last several weeks before any more time passes. Christmas time is here Dublin is in full-on Christmas mode. The street lights went up in mid-November, and the festive season has...
Happy Halloween / Samhain blessings! Samhain (“SAH-win”) is the ancient Gaelic festival marking the ending of summer and beginning of winter. It that starts at sunset on Oct 31 and ends at sunset the following day, Nov 1. Daylight savings time ended for Europe this past weekend, so it definitely feels like a shift in seasons with sunset before 5:00pm now. However, the weather has been...