Ireland is a beautiful country in the North Atlantic filled with a lush green landscape. The nickname of The Emerald Isle is well deserved. There are many truly magnificent places throughout the country to go see. From the capital and largest city in Ireland–Dublin to castles and cathedrals to small seaside towns and scenic drives… Read More The Cliffs of Moher
When you live someplace new you start to learn how things are done differently than wherever you have lived before. These are things that you would probably never think about at all otherwise. I find it interesting to see how countries do some things in the same way and other things so much different. There… Read More Differences Shopping in Ireland vs the U.S.
This weekend will be St. Patrick’s Day! Never did I think I’d be living in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. Since arriving I’ve been thinking about different recipes to try and create while I’m here. I knew I would want to try something with Irish Cream. I settled on the idea of making a Shamrock… Read More Shamrock Irish Cream Cake
My family has been living in Ireland since October of last year.(2017) Many people have told us that it is very rare to see snow here. There is certainly rain and lots of green even in the winter, but none of that magical white fluff. I talked to a woman who told me that she… Read More The Snowstorm in Ireland or the Beast From the East
In 2017 my family was living in Virginia. My daughter had a school field trip and went for the day to a theme park. Midway through the day I received a text from her with a picture of her lunch. I was surprised and proud and surprised again as she had decided to try Irish… Read More Irish Stew
A nice thing about moving to Ireland for me was not having to worry about learning a new language. Once in awhile it is a little hard for me to understand someone due to a stronger accent but for the most part that hasn’t really been a problem. What is intriguing is the words we… Read More We are speaking English, Yes?
Early in October of 2017 my husband and I packed up our 3 children and our dog and boarded a plane for Ireland. We didn’t have much time to research and plan for this move as it ended up being somewhat sudden. We’ve learned that sometimes flexibility is needed as previous plans don’t work out… Read More Look Both Ways and The Irish Flush