Feeling Homesick While Riding in France
Elizabeth Friday 11 September 2015 (Day 110: Noyon to Monampteuil, France) The day starts lazily. When I’ve paid good money for a nice hotel room I do like to make the…
Friendship
Leaving Ireland with Melancholy and Hope
17 – 22 August 2015 (Days 84 – 89 of my Midlife Gapyear) Monday 17 August 11:30 am – Flanders Cross And just like that, time is fleeting. The Kilkenny…
In Ireland They Offer Chips with Your Chinese Food: Tuesday 11 August 2015 (Day 79)
9:10 pm: A Chinese Restaurant, Kilkenny I may regret this but I’m so hungry. I’ve ordered sweet and sour chicken – it’s like battered and fried balls of chicken in…
Poetry, Light, Ice Cream and Friendship on a Beaut Irish Summer Day: Monday 10 August 2015 (Day 78)
11:20 am – The Gourmet Store Café, Kilkenny We are finally getting a run of sunny and warm days. Cornelia says this sort of day is exactly what one hopes…
Feeling a bit low, uncertain in Dublin: Tuesday 4 August 2015 (Day 72)
Tuesday 4 August 9:30 am Am I doing this thing right? I guess I am because it’s the way I’m doing it but am I doing it in a way…
Quiet Domestic Day for Thinking About What’s Next: Monday 3 August 2015 (Day 71)
Monday 3 August, 2:07 pm – Flanders Cross It was rainy and blowy all night; clear, if gusty, this morning. I’ve been for a good hour’s walk: quiet, peaceful, a…
Such a pleasant and full day: Saturday 1 August 2015 (Day 69)
Saturday 1 August I worry I’m not paying enough attention to the details lately and will have less to say, in the blog, in the book, when I get here.…
Starting to See How People Get Stuck in Ireland: Friday 31 July 2015 (Day 68)
Friday 31 July – Cornelia’s (Day 68) I understand how Jim gets stuck here, in Ireland. People are welcoming and, as Cornelia’s guest, I get invited to things. Tonight, there…
A Cold is Coming: Thursday 30 July 2015 (Day 67)
Thursday 30 July, 10:35am, Flanders Cross This might be the shortest, most artless of posts. Yup, full on cold, low-grade fever, knackered, sniffley, congested. Feel bad about bringing it to…
A Door from Supermarket to Pub – Like Narnia for Adults: Wednesday 29 July 2015 (Day 66)
Wednesday 29 July – 10:00 am Yesterday, at the local supermarket, Cornelia and I ran into one of her friends. He’s a cyclist and we fell into talking about rides…