And the summer went...where, again? Rick and I also did some hiking in Sligo. (Glacial valley much?) All I could say was, 'bout time. Lovely recap. Shifting with my left hand was the biggest issue on driving on the 'wrong' side to me! I hope the not-in-charge-reminder isn't too hard a blow. I'm making a Kiwah from Drop Dead Easy Knits in Twig (Shibui) among other things. Very nice yarn. I am shocked when I look at the date!

September 27, 2017 at 5:14 AM The sheer green-ness of Ireland is so dazzling, isn't it! I love getting these in-depth explanations of things; my daughter and I spent a couple of weeks in southwestern Ireland, along the coast, and then I went to a conference at Trinity U in Dublin, so we were just on our own, rambling around, so I didn't understand a lot of what I saw.

I look forward to seeing your knitting projects. I've got several things I've forgotten about on needles, stashed here and there, but I just need to kitchener the toe of my second sock and there's a pair done, and knit the sleeves on a sweater I'll be glad to wear when the colder weather arrives here in the Catskills.

September 28, 2017 at 11:47 AM Beautiful! Looks like a wonderful trip. It is interesting how some places just breathe history, isn't it? Old stone, especially.

I recognize the Not In Control phase. That can be very difficult. It's also not terribly far from Not In Charge Here (just along for the ride), which can be rather nice at times. Had a Not in Charge Here summer; just waiting for things outside of my control to fall in place. Lots of waiting, lots of not knowing, nothing to do but wait and see where the cards fall. Hard to plan around, sometimes uncomfortable in its aimlessness, but also an opportunity to breathe between periods of pursuit.

September 30, 2017 at 9:19 AM Oh how I long to visit Ireland! I still have some parts of England and Scotland to see, too.

Have you been to Avebury? Whole village is inside a stone circle and so is the ONLY pub inside a stone circle anywhere in the world :)

On my needles: a sweater, an afghan, a pair of gloves and a headband. I THINK that's all...

October 15, 2017 at 5:22 PM Gorgeous pictures! Thank you for sharing glimpses of your journey to Ireland. What a special trip, in so many ways. Getting to go inside and quietly sit in the passage tombs, "listening to the years", would be soul thrilling! It was interesting to see your pictures of places I've only read about in books, and to think you've now been there!
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