Ireland is celebrating Mother’s Day today. Technically, it’s actually “Mothering Sunday,” which began as a religious festival in the Middle Ages and is many hundreds of years older than the purely secular and commercial Mother’s Day celebrated in the U.S. Mothering Sunday falls on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and is observed in many Anglican and Catholic communities in...

The weather has continued to be moody, with sunshine this morning then dark clouds and rain off and on. I let myself sleep in late and putter around the apartment most of the day. My average steps for the week have been falling behind, so I do get out for a short walk in the afternoon. There are some people out and about, more so than during the week, but the city still feels subdued. Some pubs...

Another week comes to an end. My SuperValu grocery order was delivered this morning by a new guy. It’s a bright, crisp day in Dublin with some off-and-on showers. Views of Sprangers Yard and Dame Street: My friend J covers over to hang out this afternoon. It’s been more than a month since we saw each other, and so it’s nice to catch up in person. We have been wanting to try...