We got to see a lot more of Edinburgh on our first full day there. We really liked what we saw! I like to call it London Light. It has...

We departed Ireland on Sunday morning. We were so sad to go. We absolutely loved our time there! We even chose our very own favorite...

Although we were sad to see the bean can car go, I felt a big weight lifted off me when Garin and I returned the rental car to the...

After a rather underwhelming and therefore not-so hearty breakfast at the River Court Hotel in Kilkenny, we were on the road yet again. ...

As expected, the breakfast at Faithlegg was top-notch, served in their elegant dining room. It was a treat to stay in this stately manor....

We had a long day on Tuesday. We made many stops, but all the advance planning was so worthwhile! We saw and experienced some really...

Well, we may not be loving every minute, but you have to grab readers with a compelling title, right? The car rides continue to be long...

On our second day in Dingle, we were scheduled to take a (very small) ferry to the Great Blasket Islands. We were really excited for...

We started our day in Ennis, which is an absolutely charming town in Western Ireland. We had to hit the road fairly early to get to our...

On Friday we had an amazing itinerary of events planned, en route from Galway, County Galway, to Ennis, County Clare. We had planned the...

We may not be as dysfunctional as the characters in The Banshees of Inisherin, but if I keep driving around Ireland at the pace I have...

Between the hearty breakfasts served in Ireland, which are included with your hotel stay, and their love of "chips," otherwise known as...

Knowing that we would be traveling to Ireland this summer, we started doing rather extensive family research a few months ago. On my...

We were so excited about this particular day on our trip. Further north and west into Northern Ireland, the Antrim Coast is absolutely...

We finished up complex Belfast in the morning, before heading on to our next destination. We were sad to say goodbye to Belfast since...

Although here for only four days, Ireland has been fantastic so far! It is everything that we expected and more. The people are kind,...

We started planning our five-week trip to Ireland and Scotland last August, just a month after we arrived home from Portugal. The amount...

Another one bites the dust, as the saying goes. I managed to get four kids through another year of school. As modest as I'd like to...

Admittedly, I approached Coronation Day with some reservations. As a steadfast devotee of The Queen, I am still coming to terms with her...

In my last post, I mentioned some of the downsides to having four kids. Namely, they are loud, fight a lot, and require a lot of...

Catherine, Graham, Miles and I walk to school every morning. I love having that twenty minutes or so together before our respective days...

Garin turned 15 last week! Last year we were in Hawaii for his birthday, which fell over Spring Break. How do you top that? You don't....

I can't tell you how many days I have intended to sit down and write a blog post since Miles' birthday, nearly two months ago. It's...

Miles turned eight on 2/22/23, which was over three weeks ago. Between my busy schedule, often leaving me little time to write, and his...