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Ireland – Day 5

Day 5: Westport House, Fjord, Flying the hawks at Ashford Castle, Cong Abbey We’re in the habit of getting up and out early every day so that we have time to do everything possible, and today was no exception, especially since there was so much to fit in before our appointment to fly the hawksContinue reading “Ireland – Day 5”

Ireland – Day 4: Part 2

Day 4: Neolithic Passage Tombs in County Leitrim and Westport, County Mayo We did have a very nice lunch at the tea room, as advertised, and then went on a search for neolithic passage tombs in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim…. Now, it was a wonder we’d heard about these tombs at all. I saw them listedContinue reading “Ireland – Day 4: Part 2”

Ireland – Day 4: Part 1

Day 4: Donegal Castle, The Dubliners (sadly not in person), Rossnowlagh Beach and Yeats’ Grave We started today with a leisurely walk (and shopping!) around the town of Donegal, seat of the county of Donegal. When we’d killed enough time and spent enough money, we hared off to the castle there, which was built aroundContinue reading “Ireland – Day 4: Part 1”

Ireland – Day 3 Evening

Interlude: evening of Day 3: Napoleonic anchor and Franciscan Abbey in Donegal Town I realized in going over my pictures from the trip that I neglected to post about the end of day three, which involved the anchor from a Napoleonic ship and might…hypothetically…have involved us jumping a stone wall when we somehow missed theContinue reading “Ireland – Day 3 Evening”

Ireland – Day 3: Glenariff Forest Park, the Dark Hedges, Dunluce Castle, Walled City of Derry

Day 3: Glenariff Forest Park, the Dark Hedges, Dunluce Castle, Walled City of Derry Day three started at the beautiful Glenariff Forest Park, which wasn’t far from where we were staying in Antrim. We took the waterfall walk because…well, waterfall! You can see for yourself the natural beauty, though no picture has ever done justiceContinue reading “Ireland – Day 3: Glenariff Forest Park, the Dark Hedges, Dunluce Castle, Walled City of Derry”

Ireland – Day 2: Giant’s Causeway, The Carrick-a-Rede Bridge, Bonamargy Friary

Day 2: Giants Causeway, The Carrick-a-Rede Bridge, Bonamargy Friary This was one of the great days, even though we got off to the wrong start. We programmed Ballymoney into the GPS to head toward the Dark Hedges (from Game of Thrones) and were pleased to see that our destination was only an hour away. Unfortunately,Continue reading “Ireland – Day 2: Giant’s Causeway, The Carrick-a-Rede Bridge, Bonamargy Friary”

Ireland Journal – Day 1: Dublin

Every time my family and I do an international trip, I journal.  I can’t help myself.  Partly I do it because so many people ask, but mostly so that I can remember names and places years later and so that I’m encouraged to look things up and learn more.  I hope you enjoy! Day 1:Continue reading “Ireland Journal – Day 1: Dublin”

Great News and Epic Upcoming Releases!

It’s been a quiet blogging month and for that I apologize.  Mostly I’ve been so busy on the business front (always a good thing!) that finding time to post has been a bit challenging.  If you’re so inclined, you can see the deals I’ve been up to at Publishers Marketplace. Let me see if IContinue reading “Great News and Epic Upcoming Releases!”

Read or Write Anywhere

Summer is about to begin!  But just because it’s summer doesn’t mean we should stop reading and writing. I’ve teamed up with the YA Chicks and many participating authors (Rachel Caine, Amy Christine Parker, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Christina Farley, Vivi Barnes, Janice Gable Bashman, Tamsin Silver just to name a few!) on a global campaign toContinue reading “Read or Write Anywhere”