Such a pleasant and full day: Saturday 1 August 2015 (Day 69)
Elizabeth 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.…
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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…
I Need Some Time to Rest and Plan: Tuesday 28 July 2015 (Day 65)
Tuesday 28 July, 10:25 am – Cornelia’s As we drive Cornelia is telling me tales from her life and work when this oh-so-Irish comment jumps out at me: “All they…
Ireland – I’m too tired to be excited:Monday 27 July 2015 (Day 64)
Monday 27 July 11:55 am, Café La Coco, Kilkenny I’m tired. I had cramps in the night. When I rise at 6:45 to go to the loo Cornelia says “Good…
Crossing to Ireland with Pierce Bronsan: Sunday 26 July 2015 (Day 63)
It rained overnight and now it’s an ugly day – windy, cool, rain blowing about. I’m enjoying the laziness – I’m having a (not bad) flat white with a pain…
A Final Welsh Day: Saturday 25 July 2015 (Day 62)
Saturday 25 July 12:20 pm – Hendy-gwyn/ Whitland Train Station It storms – wet and windy – overnight. As I lay in the dry comfort of my hotel bed I…
Wales: You Are Beautiful but Hard: 21 – 24 July 2015
21 July 2015 10:35 am, Cardiff Cardiff makes me think of my ex-husband. It’s a Rugby place and a Doctor Who place. So it prods the scar tissue – tests…
A big trip is just taking the long way home: 18-20 July 2015 (Bath-Monkton Farleigh-Bristol-Cardiff)
Saturday 18 July 10:40 am – Colonna & Smalls Specialty Coffee (Bath) There were two young women in my hostel dorm last night who set an alarm for 4:15 am…