Jun 8, 2016 | Wales 2015
more loveliness at the gardens in ireland… the japanese garden was really cool, but impossible to get a photo without somebody in it. everybody was busy tking pictures! inside the powerscourt house, there were a bunch of shops, which we walked through....
Jun 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
it’s not too late to get tickets to our show – here’s a LINK TO TICKETS right here, so all you have to do is click and buy online, or call them up. easy peasy and i guarantee, money-back, that you’ll laugh! you might not laugh as much as the...
Jun 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
if so, please COME SEE OUR SHOW, “The Dixie Swim Club!” it opened on friday, and the audience laughed a whole lot, and it’s soooo funny…but the crowds could be bigger. tonight will be a spectacular night to sit outside at new salem and be...
Jun 4, 2016 | Wales 2015
We started our day with another lovely breakfast at the Riversdale House B&B in Glendalough. Here’s kevin in the nice sitting area. do people ever sit in the sitting areas at B&Bs? because so far we haven’t ever done that. the view out the...
May 30, 2016 | Wales 2015
I know i’m titling all my videos “wales part this or that,” and in this video and others we’re in ireland, but i don’t think it matters. i’ve been doing nonstop yard work here on memorial day weekend, but i finally stopped and...
May 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
yesterday was my birthday, and it was certainly…different. i worked in the morning, we had a tasty sushi lunch, and later in the day i went to rehearsal. no cake at all! but that’s ok, because cake is going to happen later. maybe i’ve mentioned it...
May 24, 2016 | Wales 2015
i forgot to post this video after the entries about the day. I took some video as we drove around, and i think it’s kind of scenic. Too much driving! But we arrived safely in Glendalough in the late afternoon. it’s funny that the screenshot for the...
May 19, 2016 | Wales 2015
we’d reached the summit of the mountain in Glendalough, Ireland, and felt good about reaching it. but there was a long path down, and a gentle rain was falling, that crazy soft rain that i described before – we passed a big group of french people who were...
May 18, 2016 | Wales 2015
we started our morning at the charming Riversdale House B&B, happy that there would be no driving at all today. instead, we’d be doing a lot of hiking. the weather looked a little gloomy, but that was OK. kevin had healthy oatmeal… but i opted for a...
May 14, 2016 | Wales 2015
and looking back on it, that first day was a little bit crazy with the many different things going on, driving and castle and walking around Kilkenny and then on to Glendalough. Here’s kevin in front of our lovely Riversdale B&B. they didn’t serve...
May 13, 2016 | Wales 2015
we started our day with a delicious breakfast at the charming Archways B&B, conveniently located right up the road from Rosslare Harbour. they have their own animals and garden and everything, so it’s all homemade. i had both black and white pudding, a...
May 9, 2016 | Wales 2015
lots of travel today, from St. David’s to Marloes by bus, from Marloes to Pembroke Dock by car, by ferry across to Rosslare Harbour, Ireland, and then one more rental car. to our B&B.
May 7, 2016 | Wales 2015
once i came back inside on the Irish Ferry, there was a four-hour ride ahead of us, so i decided to run all around looking at things. it’s funny, because it was a large ship, but nothing like the grand Queen Mary 2. This is an historic moment, because kevin is...
May 5, 2016 | Wales 2015
we had to get up early to catch the bus to get back to our b&b in Marloes where we’d left the car. but first – a delicious breakfast at our lovely Coach House B&B. eggs benedict with spinach instead of ham. dang, i need to review on trip advisor...
May 4, 2016 | Wales 2015
finally, finally, another video of our Wales trip. my new goal is to get everything posted before a year has passed since we went. i think this is attainable. i did take photos of St. David’s Cathedral, and lots of photos of the Bishop’s Palace ruins...
May 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
as i said, we didn’t intend to hike much on thursday because we were a little beat from wednesday. we drove over to the parking lot for st. louis canyon, so we didn’t have to hike over there. it looked like the canyon was right off the parking lot. but...
Apr 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
last wednesday, we headed out at the crack of 9:00 to start hiking. luckily, the weather had cooled off quite a bit; it had been in the 80s on monday, but by wednesday it was much cooler. even more luckily, we started by walking down these steps in back of the lodge...
Apr 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
i hope you have fun weekend plans, and if you’re here in spfld, i hope they don’t involve any outdoor activities because it’s supposed to rain a lot. but of course you never really know about the weather until you’re actually right there in...
Apr 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
it’s that time of year again – it’s a little warmer than usual, we had six big scoops of mulch delivered to our driveway, there’s so much to do outside…that’s how i spent most of my weekend, starting on friday morning. i’m a...
Apr 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
and it’s another beautiful, warm sunny day. yesterday i accomplished many things, and i’m feeling it’s all because it’s so great outside. nice weather just makes everything better. *never mind about that.* now it’s early on monday...
Apr 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
april 15th, tax day! except it’s not, luckily. we did the bulk of the work on the taxes, but they need to be filed, by monday. i’ve been busy, i’ve been gone, i’ve been more busy. i started writing this post, for example, at about eight in...
Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
so many photos, so little time…i realize you might be craving a les paul fix, and i of course have many, many adorable photos of him lying around here on my computer…things have been busy around here, and this morning i’m taking a road trip with my...
Mar 30, 2016 | Wales 2015
after touristing all around st. david’s, and resting a bit in our nice room, we decided that we’d take a hike. this was our last chance to go on the pembrokeshire coast path, and even though we’d looked forward to not hiking, by the afternoon we...
Mar 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
near the end of what had been a very un-eastery easter sunday, we got an unexpected surprise… a visit from the EASTER BUNNY! of course he passed out easter treats… …and was happy to pose with the surprised gathering. he even posed with darling...
Mar 27, 2016 | Wales 2015
after we left St. David’s Cathedral in the morning, we walked over to the mediaval bishop’s palace ruins next door. it had started to get a bit busy over at the cathedral, but not so many folks at the ruins. it was impressive, and we had a good time...
Mar 25, 2016 | Florida
i was doing so well, posting all those photos of our trip…but then life got in the way in a big, big way. so many different things going on, all at once, and it’s a little hard to believe it’s friday already. our last full day in naples…i...
Mar 19, 2016 | Florida
when i was finished walking around the museum, wanda asked me, “did you take a picture of everything, grace?” no, not everything, but quite a bit. and i’ve managed to whittle my photos down somewhat, but there were just so many interesting things...
Mar 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
things went well for him yesterday – not much pain, didn’t need to take any of the strong drugs early in the day, but it got a little worse as the day wore on. i managed to tape his patch back over his eye, and he slept well. but today there’s a...
Mar 18, 2016 | Florida
I started the day with another good run. and then, on to the Baker Art Museum. What a great museum! here’s something i just realized about Naples – after going there, i said that i don’t really care about going again. but i can’t think of...
Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
i felt really good about doing such a bang-up job of posting posting posting photos of our trip to florida, and was so very hopeful that that’ll motivate me to get the many, many photos left from our lovely trip to wales LAST SUMMER… but then life got in...