The cats are really great. Each evening, regardless of the time, they follow any of us down the drive to close the gate. In the morning, they jump up on the sill outside the kitchen and press their faces against the glass. They know where the magic happens.
Still waiting for a trophy on the doormat [...]

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It’s funny, driving along these single track roads in Ireland, I wondered what it would be like to change a flat tire. I’ve actually never had to change a flat tire in my life. Thankfully we woke up this morning to find Lisa’s tire comfortably flat in the car park, shielded from the persistent rain.
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Gabe and I came into work on Sunday evening to avail of the broadband connection and watch the Steelers take on the Cincinatti Bengals. We had a great time despite the Steelers blowing the game. Perhaps I should send this pic to the Steelers Nation site at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Yes, I have driven 120 km/h on the N4 on the way to work. However, that was the strength of the wind gusts last night from the remnants of Hurricane Gordon. (For my American friends, we’re talking 75 mph.) Couldn’t have come at a worse time for Ireland as they are hosting the Ryder Cup [...]

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This past Sunday we drove up to a famine grave behind Ballyfarnon at Stanton’s Brae. The grave was set back in the Greaghnagergh Wood. The wood was beside the old Arigna mines and the entrance was marked by a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Survivors too weak to bury all the dead separately, created a [...]

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