Musings, thoughts and anecdotes from an Irish-American Family
Ireland gets darker than any place I've ever lived. It gets so dark I can't even explain it to you - darker than the desert, darker than the mountains, darker than anything I know. I think I forgot that when we moved away for a while, and came back. Even then, I'd only experienced the …
We recently celebrated the first birthday of our Isla, the third (and final?) baby, the only one of my children to be born in America! She is our little ray of California sunshine, a joy to us during ups and downs, and rounds out our family of five perfectly. When I think about my pregnancy …
I just started a new job, so things have once again become hectic. Nevertheless, I've been wanting to share some photos from the fabulous Fleadh Cheoil in Drogheda last month. The Fleadh (pronounced "Flah") is a hugely popular and colourful annual festival of traditional music and dance in Ireland, and we were lucky enough to …
I wish you could smell my house right now. It's a rainy and windy Friday night, so we've lit the fire - some logs, some briquettes - and are settled in for the duration. I've also just popped a tray of *Blackberry Pie Bars into the oven, so the aroma of wild berries, Irish butter …
To make a long story short - we've moved back to Ireland. Quick refresher: I moved to Drogheda in January 2008, to marry Frank Kelly. We spent a few years trying to make a living and build a family here, but the Recession had us beat. We saved up what we could, went through the …
Just a quick note to let you know that I am still alive, I've just been insanely busy... working full time, having a third baby, moving back to Ireland! I plan on giving the ol' blog a little facelift and hopefully bringing you more new and interesting content and commentary within the coming weeks. Watch …
I was driving home last night with a shameful haul of used books from a local second-hand shop - it's an addiction, really - when I looked into my rearview mirror and noticed the sun setting behind a row of palm trees. It occurred to me that we've lived in California more than 2 1/2 …
