What is your most memorable Independence Day celebration?
Mine was a day that will live on in family folklore.
Read moreBeauty in the Details in Savannah
Early morning at the Kehoe House, Savannah.
Beauty is all around us, but we often don’t see it because we are in a hurry or our surroundings are too familiar. When you travel, do you find yourself noticing things you probably wouldn’t notice at home?...
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Our Days in Dublin
After several beauty-filled days in west Ireland, we left for Dublin. On the way, we stopped at the ruins of a monastery and holy site called Clonmacnoise, an awkward but fun word to say...
Read moreThe Views of Ireland
Cliffs of Moher. The less photographed side.
On our recent trip to Ireland, we spent several days near the west coast. One day, we drove into The Burren, an area made up of huge limestone pavements with fissures in them. The mountains and the flat areas are covered in rock. It's a haunting sight, like a lunar landscape...
Read moreGreen Fields and Green Marble in Ireland
Connemara, Ireland
What I remember most from my first trip to Ireland years ago is the color green—many shades of it, everywhere I looked. After being doused more than once by rain that always seems ready to fall, it didn’t surprise me that there would be so much lush vegetation. What did surprise me, though...
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The Cliffs of Moher
Last week, my eyes took in the beauty of Ireland, and my ears filled up with the lilt of the Irish. Our family spent several wonderful days there, starting first on the wild and rugged west coast and ending up in its famous city, Dublin. I came home with a thorough, surface-level knowledge of Irish history, a few souvenirs, and a couple of extra pounds from all that brown bread and fresh butter...
Read moreFinding the Beauty in the Ordinary This Summer
Squirming, talking, laughing, looking out the window at the sunshine. We were sitting in our desks but could not keep still or quiet. Finally, when the clock above the chalkboard said 3:00, the last bell of the year would ring, and out of the building we would fly.
Summer stretched before us, endless and exciting...
Read moreA Moment from Ireland
Ballyhaninch Castle, Ireland. Photo by LeAnne Martin, glimsen.net.
My family and I spent last week in beautiful Ireland and came home with phones filled with photos, minds filled with history, and lots of good memories. In future posts, I'll be writing about some of the beauty we saw there, including the castle above, called Ballynahinch. This castle with its large estate was built by someone who could very well be my husband's ancestor. We wish...
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