The weather here is fantastically dramatic. This past weekend was no exception. Most of our gardening was done in alternating rain, snow, sun and hail. While driving around Glencar Lough, we watched the rough waves and snow filled sky break into sun and clouds during a five minute stop. Winds were clocked as high as [...]

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There are many great houses in Ireland. When we were staying out near Dublin, the B&B had a book on Great Irish Houses which we have since picked up and Lisa has a set a goal to visit all the houses listed. On Sunday we drove up to Castle Coole in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. The [...]

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We had a quiet St. Patrick’s Day and did not join the 650,000 visitors in Dublin for the parade. Gabe did, however, make green pancakes for breakfast. That’s black pudding for those of you wondering, one of my favorite breakfast treats. Everyone in the country was Rugby crazy as the Irish team was playing for [...]

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I could be a lot harder on The Shining due to the fact that in a past life I was a big Stephen King fan. Nicholson is already crazy and the film doesn’t portray his descent into madness. At times, his lines almost come off as black comedy (to me). The atmosphere Kubrick creates is [...]

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It wasn’t without it’s predictable moments, but the footage of the ships was impressive in Master and Commander. I never got the impression everything was a big CGI production. “A sailor’s life for me” was not something that crossed my mind at any point in the film. I’d imagine life was even worse in reality [...]

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