Last few days…

Our trip is almost over… These three weeks have flown by, but we are so ready to come home!  I miss my Zachary! 🙂 We went to see Tom in the hospital a couple of days ago.  He’s not doing so well, but he looks pretty good in this picture with Violet and Grammie. Saturday, […]

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From Comber to Newcastle

Last Thursday, James and Gwen drove us down to Violet (another sister) and Stanley’s to stay for a week.   Newcastle is such a cute little town right by the sea and along the Mourne mountains.  There’s a beautiful view everywhere you look!  Violet and Stanley live a short walk away from downtown Newcastle, so we’ve […]

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Loopy scarf

Since we haven’t had internet where we’re staying this week, I’ve found other ways to stay busy in the evenings. We found this cool yarn at a “wool shop,” as they would say, so I spent one night knitting this scarf while watching the Masters with Stanley. I hope to load more pictures of Ireland […]

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Tuesday

It was WAY too cold and windy today to do much of anything.  We tried to go to a nature park, but it was too rainy and cold.  However, Hannah and Abigail were sweet enough to invite me over for fish and chips!  They were delicious!  After we ate, we went bowling and then out […]

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Antrim Coast Road Trip

Monday we drove along the Antrim Coast Road starting near Belfast and traveling along the water’s edge all the way up to the Giant’s Causeway and then down to Limavady where Lesley and her family live. The coast was absolutely beautiful!  The weather was a typical cloudy/rainy in Ireland so pictures didn’t do the view […]

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Lunch at Karen and Alan’s

Sunday for lunch we went to Karen and Alan’s house near Lisbane.  We had a roast with smashed potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions, mushy peas, another kind of potato and sweet potato soup.  It was quite lovely! Hannah and Abigail would be Karen and Alan’s two daughters.  They also have a son, Matthew, but he and […]

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