‘when anyone asks me about the irish character,
i say look at the trees.
maimed, stark and misshapen,
but ferociously tenacious.”
-edna o’brien, irish writer
—
ballymoney, northern ireland, uk
Jul22
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Jul21
Do as I say, not as I do.
i can’t wait to meet up and who knows what will happen, but that’s the fun of it, isn’t it?
Do you have children? Do you often find yourself telling them one thing while doing another? (If not don’t read on because I don’t think you and I will get on).
You see for years now I’ve been warning my gang about the dangers of the internet…don’t give away personal details, don’t ‘talk’ to people you don’t know and never, ever arrange to meet someone you only know online. Thankfully my words of wisdom have been heeded and to date they have come to no harm. However I am now in a rather peculiar position, (not literally, in fact I’m sitting very comfortably on my couch as I type), because come Saturday I’m actually going to meet 
someone I only know online.
Don’t let your imaginations run wild, I’m not cheating on himself, (and if I were I’d not be announcing it here). I am in fact meeting a fellow…
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Jul21
‘the sun is new each day.’ – heraclitus
a new sun and adventure await
a morning tea
provided by an american
who fell in love with an irishman and never left
a sweet guy who came with the room
love and protection free of charge
not yet ready for morning
—
“i get up in the morning looking for an adventure.”
-george foreman
—
aran islands, ireland
sundial house, cushendall, northern ireland, uk
Jul20
seisiún.
it was
a lovely evening spent
in a warm and friendly house
filled with friends and family and neighbors
of all ages
and
performances
of all kinds
with voices and instruments
and improvs
and storytelling
and fiddling
and
it was important for us,
the americans,
to proudly represent our country
with our own
unique
belly dance act.
it was truly
a night to remember.
—
“every performance is different. that’s the beauty of it.”
-van morrison
—
Rossnowlagh, Donegal, Ireland
—
(seisiún refers to sit-in performances in a relaxed social setting, in which the entertainment is intermingled with the consumption of ale, stout, beer and conversation.)
Jul19
outside my window, tonight in ireland.
“the words ran away from me.”
-edna o’brien
—
portstewart, county londonderry, ireland
Jul18
old friends.
meeting my new old friends
on
inis oirr (aran islands)
ireland
—
“there’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.”
-jim henson
Jul17
tea.
over a hill
around a bend
wrapped in stone
out in between
nowhere
and
forever
our tea awaits us.
—
“where there’s tea there’s hope.”
-arthur wing pinero
Jul16
1.
day 1
room 1
visited a pub
in a little village
filled with
friendly people
from near and far
then
slept above it
in a tiny room
while beautiful irish music
kept on
playing below
dancing me into sweet dreams.
—
“i’m not afraid of chaos and i’m happy talking to strangers.
i really love not knowing where I’m going.”
-fiona shaw
Jul15
lucky.
met a friendly irishman
in line
at the first airport
with an accent
who was
going my way
we had
many hours
of
travel adventure
ahead of us
through
flight delays
canceled flights
missed connections
route changes
airline changes
seat changes
itinerary changes
re-ticketing
running to gates
taking shuttles
sitting on the tarmack
trying to find lost luggage
sharing
food
and
beers
and
stories
and
laughs
and
names of
places to visit
each
making our way
to the magic land of
ireland
for our own reasons
and
what a lucky beginning
to this wonderful adventure.
—
“luck is believing you’re lucky.”
– tennessee williams
Jul13
slán agat.
and my feet
are taking me
to ireland
where
i will find
my heart again.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 