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It is cool and raining in Paris. We seem to have brought Irish weather with us. Therefore, it’s a good time to stay inside Atelier Sullivan-Bauck and paint. I’ve finished two paintings. It’s also a good time to reflect on … Continue reading →

Today was a great day. We decided to take a hike to reorient ourselves to the city we last saw 8 years ago. Our intent was to walk to St. Sulpice for the organ concert after morning mass. However, due … Continue reading →

We arrived in our new Irish home last evening after a long day’s drive in rain and fog through County Clare’s ancient Burren and County Mayo to Lough Key in County Roscommon. Near the Burren we stopped at Dysert O’Dea … Continue reading →

Today we arose early (8:00 am) and drove to Dunquin to get the Blasket Island ferry. If you’ve seen Ryan’s Daughter, you’ve seen Dunquin. We finally got to the island at about 11 after a few wrong turns to find … Continue reading →

Yep, here we are spending another sunny, cloudy, rainy, warm, cold day in Dingle. I’m sure some of our friends will make more jokes about the name of this peninsula (you know who you are). The weather changes drastically every … Continue reading →

We are lying low in our stone house today. (Except for this trip to the local pub to make this post.) The winds have returned to about 35 mph. It is cloudy, but so far no rain. The wind is … Continue reading →

Our friends Norman and Janet arrived on Tuesday so we have been on the go since then and haven’t been to the pub to check messages and blog. Tuesday was settling in, Wednesday we toured the historic sites and scenic … Continue reading →

Dingle is a rather remote part of Ireland. The guidebooks list only two internet sources – both pay as you go internet cafes. However, we found that the pub closest to our house (about a mile) has free wifi! Therefore, … Continue reading →

Yesterday we drove from Glendalough to Dingle. It took a while to get settled. Our landlord is less than organized, didn’t have our bill sorted out, didn’t have the house ready, didn’t have someone to guide us to the house, … Continue reading →

On Friday we picked up our car at the airport and drove to Glendlough, a very popular national park. This was the beginning of a bank holiday weekend, the first weekend in June, and a popular time for weddings…the perfect … Continue reading →