Day 4:  Kerry, DIngle, Doolin.... Starting from Waterville, we began our travels around the Ring of Kerry bright and early today. We loved driving along in the cloud-heavy sky; it added to the atmosphere—kind of a Mists of Avalon experience. Passing over the highest point on the Ring, Coomakista, we saw the stunning view … Continue reading Irish Musing: Magical, Wonderful, Beautiful

We started this crisp, cloudy day with a flat tire. Yep, our little Pixo’s tire was not healed from the original meeting of the curb back in Dublin. Cole changed his second flat tire in two days and let it be duly noted that he shaved a good five minutes off his time (of course … Continue reading Irish Musing about Cork and Blarney Castle

Let’s muse over a cuppa and peanut butter cookies. Today is the day before the day we leave for our trip to Ireland. Do you know the kind of person who could live for a week out of her purse...the kind of person who always has spare mouthwash, an extra sweater, your choice of drugs, … Continue reading Musing about: Past Trip Experiences

Shall we muse over ice-tea and applesauce cake? Lets! Cole returned home from his two week school trip on Friday. Home sweet home! Mending fences, building sheds, chicken coups, milking cows, eating foods that have a “health taste” were all “interesting experiences”, but I don’t think farm life is ever going to be the life … Continue reading Musings: Cole Returns-Ireland Here We Come!

Let’s muse over a pitcher of margaritas and some guacamole. I will, of course, be drinking a little ice cold Coke because that was the way it always was.. . Joe died two years ago today, at 11:00 in the morning. It still sucks. Last night, together with a good friend, I toasted Joe. I … Continue reading Musings: Today in Our History Sucks!

Let’s muse over lemonade and hazelnut cake. I am coming out of the longest three-day weekend Camp Run-A-Pup ever suffered through. Bronchitis, rain, thunder, lightening, the mysterious woozle and a challenging camper that had me beating my chest and yelling, “Give me strength.” However, by Tuesday, my life regained its balance, and I looked in … Continue reading Musings about Tomaine Til’ and Dinner Out

  Today, let’s muse over root beer floats… It’s just been one of those days…El Morno has turned into El Nighto. Cole had a short paper due on Julius Caesar today, and we have been discussing Brutus’ tragic flaws. To me, it seemed like a no brainer: Brutus was a hubristic ass who sold out … Continue reading Facebook Friends to the Rescue! Musing over Root Beer Floats!

MOM! You shouldn't have let me stay up past my bed time and watch The Wizard of Oz.  No matter how hard I pleaded and insisted that it wouldn’t scare me, it always did. Sheesh! I was just a dumb little kid . . . . Today is Lyman Frank Baum,author of  (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) … Continue reading Traumatized by Oz

Every morning for the last month I have been taking a walk. I always take the same neighborhood route, always take my trusty Rascal, and always wear my ruby red Keens. I find it comforting to walk out the front door and not have to decide if I should turn right or left. I always … Continue reading Walk on Roscoe: Cones and Kisses