It was my birthday…and a perfect day. We went to a deserted, drizzly Castletownsend for dinner. So happy to be with my little (grown) girl!
Archives for October 2018
FAMINE STORIES IN SKIBBEREEN
An event for the closing of the Coming Home: Art and Great Hunger exhibition enlightens us about the intense pain of starvation described by speaker Bob Geldof, and much more.
GOODBYES BEGIN
A full day and the beginning of saying goodbye to the places and people of Ballinatona and West Cork, Ireland.
SECOND TO LAST DAY IN BALLINATONA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 I wore Fiona’s fluffy white bathrobe downstairs, made a pot of tea, brought Saffi’s soft, golden blanket to the edge of the couch. She lay down at my feet, and I wrote. It’s been our daily routine. What a treat to have lived here. It was a perfectly clear day when Saffi […]
LAST DAY IN BALLINATONA…BUSY BUSY
Last day of our West Cork house/pet sit, feeling confused…and maybe a little bit excited?
DUBLIN TO EDINBURGH: CAR TO BUS TO PLANE TO CAB
A long travel day from Ballinatona to Cork to Dublin to Edinburgh that involved cars, a bus, and a plane. So so sad to leave Saffi but ready for adventure…
EDINBURGH’S CASTLE, ART AND STARK NATURE
Walking over 15 kilometers, we managed to visit Edinburgh Castle, the Scottish National Gallery and the top of Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park.