Pieces: the Truth in the Treasure

It’s been just over a year since I first ventured into the world of amateur mudlarking.  (While this is not a profession anymore, a few clicks down the Instagram rabbit hole of mudlarks around the world might convince you otherwise. There are some out there who have truly mastered the craft and, in my mind, …

Leaves, Rain, Love

(falling.) Any seasoned spouse will tell you it's important to spend quality time alone with your significant other... be it a weekly date night, a shared hobby, or even a night away once in a while.  It seems Frank and I don't get enough time to do this (probably most people would say the same), …

A Fine Kettle of Fish

Like many kids, I did not like fish when I was growing up. If we ate fish, it was one of three ways - a tuna sandwich, frozen fish sticks, or a pan-fried trout fresh from my dad's line, usually with head and skin still on. Yum. When I moved to Ireland, and particularly when …

Please Replace Batteries

Whooo... it's been a long day for those of us living in the Kelly household. Poor little Evelyn was up most of the night, fussy and feverish. This is at least the third time I've started trying to write, and I'm sort of "cheating" by plopping her in front of Baby Einstein.  Sigh. So, here we go... again. …

Fish Fingers

I have at least a handful of different blog posts I want to write. I keep meaning to  describe the luscious blackberries ripening in our garden, or the lazy Sunday picnic we enjoyed yesterday by the river, or a few more funny anecdotes about the Irish... maybe even give you a quick lesson in talking like an Irish person, hee …

Summertime

Well, I've been in Ireland nearly 7 months now, and today was our first barbecue! It's been another wet summer, much to everyone's dismay, and today looked like just another heavy, humid, soggy day. However, after I left work, the sun was breaking through the clouds and I urged Frank to help me quickly buy …

Howth, a village by the sea

One of the things I love most about moving to a new place is discovering cool day trips in the area, things you didn't even realize were there, and all right under your nose!  Yesterday, I was lucky enough to find just one of those places - the town of Howth (pronounced Hothe, like "home"), …

The Lisbon Treaty and other Juicy Bits

Wow, it's been over two weeks since I've written and so much has happened!! Here are a few juicy bits of news, in no particular order: Georgie learned to swim today! We took her to the seaside with our friend Kieran and his dogs and she got right in and paddled around. Very cute.  We …

10 Feet Tall

OK, I'm going to have to retract my promise in the former post. I do not actually have a load of pictures to share - YET - because I'm back at the nanny job and I have to edit all those images to a smaller size so they'll upload quicker. Be patient, my pretties, I …

“Beside the seaside, by the beautiful sea!”

 Yesterday we got a call from Frank's dad, Anthony, asking if we wanted to take a trip to the beach with our dogs. They have a little terrier named Hobbes, and he hasn't been to the beach in ages since Anthony injured his collarbone in a cycling accident. Anyway, we agreed, and the three people …