CAMEO APPEARANCES Yesterday I receive a comment from Amy W on the post just before this one. She says,“You’re like Marie Kondo of the internet. Next you’ll be folding Facebook nicely into a drawer.” The image of Facebook, folded oh so neatly and placed just so in a drawer, has me in stitches. Thank you […]
Streamlining
Streamlining In the ongoing saga of Kate streamlining her online life, I present “Getting off of social networks you do not remember signing up for.” Last night after receiving an email that someone “likes” a post of mine on Ello, I scratch my head wondering, “Ello? What the heck is that?” I go to the […]
Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage The next Pie Camp begins this afternoon and there are new additions to the cottage to greet campers. For you, my excitement of two new stainless steel prep tables may feel kinda uninteresting or ho-hum, but let me tell you, these tables are a big deal. I’ve been thinking about taking the plunge […]
Irish Oatmeal
Irish Oatmeal It’s great to be home. Sweet Gretapie with her tail a-wagging, and Mr Fez purring and rubbing up against my legs, greet me as soon as I walk in the door. The morning after, Duncan pops in to welcome me home. Later, I run into folks I know when I venture into town. […]
Ireland: A Field Trip to Inismor
Ireland: A Field Trip to Inismor A Galway man asks if I have been to Ireland before. I tell him fifty years ago, with my mother, after my father passed away. He gives me a big hug to welcome me home when he hears my last name. He asks where I am next heading. I […]
Ireland Days #8-12
Ireland Days #8-12 Storm Hannah is soon to arrive. I am grateful not to be on the ferry to the Aran Islands today, but tucked safely in to lodging, snug and warm, while the wind is whipping and the rain is lashing just outside where I sit. An hour or two to catch up on photos […]
Ireland Day #7
Ireland Day #7 And on the seventh day, she takes a walk in The Burren, and rests.
Ireland Days #5-6
Ireland Days #5-6 This is Fluffy, a harbor cat who lives in Portmagee. I think Fluffy sees a lot of travelers pass this way. He knows how to strike a pose. I board a small boat with ten others to visit The Skelligs. I hope to be able to walk the more than 600 steps […]
Ireland Days #3-4
Ireland Days #3-4 Sometimes I think of coffee as a blessed brew served by an angel of mercy, and Day 3 begins with a perfect cup. Breakfasts here are hearty and delicious…enough to fuel one through an entire day.
This is NOT Cherry Pie
This is NOT Cherry Pie Driving north yesterday, I stop for tea in the town of Kilrush at The Buttermarket Cafe. Walking in the door of the cheerful little spot, I know it’s the perfect place for a break in the day. While in the middle of a conversation with a local, I hear the […]