I usually spend the winter in Ireland, but since I have grandbabies, I now try to be in Ohio for Christmas every other year. When my boys lived with me, we cut down our tree at a local tree farm. Those trees stayed fragrant. How I loved the smell of the pine. Then, for a
Over this past weekend, I had an event scared me. I live in a condo on a golf course in a quiet suburb in northeast Ohio. I really do not wish to identify the area any closer to that location. The town is really a great area. Fantastic school systems, pretty layout, taxes are
I had to come back from Ireland, and so I booked my flight and limo trip the week prior to my leaving date. With the sale of Irish airlines Aer Lingus to the UK, various airline routes changed. We routinely used the Dublin to Philly to Akron Canton circuit. Dublin airport However, for the past
Over ten years ago now, I went to Ireland with John to begin our duel continent living. Until fairly recently, John always traveled on a three-month nonimmigrant visa waiver program. Ireland and the United States have an agreement that allows travel from Ireland to the USA with Visa for 90 days. For details on this
I have never been a fan of honey. You know, that little honey bear plastic bottle? My kids loved it on toast, but I never cared for the taste. I preferred maple syrup and used it as my sweet syrup goto. A few weeks ago, when the kids came to collect the grand dog, they
I was not able to plant my veggies garden this year. It’s now the height of summer, and I keep buying fruit at the grocery store and throwing it away after one bite. It’s either hard as a rock, dry as a bone, tastes bland or a combination of all three! When I was a
I started collecting stones as a small child. When I got older, it was something I shared with my mother. After I married, I traveled across the country with my husband for his work. Every time I went someplace new, I got a stone and bought it home. She kept those stones on a bookcase
Every day I can see a bit of the Blackstair Mountains in counties Wexford and Carlow. If we drive toward Enniscorthy and north, we follow them along our way. These mountains are not high peaks but a more rounded shape as you look at them they mound after each other one by one kind of
Hi guys, I told you I would show you the finished coffee table and picture frames I painted in Boxwood green. In a past posting, I shared with you the old yellow oak oversized coffee table in the downstairs family room that needed a makeover. I loved the look of the table but hated that
A few months ago I shared our favorite antique/junk picking site in Ireland. In Ireland it is not called picking, it’s called have a root around :). I will have to show you that post but sadly, I was just told that the entire barn of antiques burned down in mid June. Such a tragedy.
Everyone is aware of the many dangers in woodworking. You think of saws and sharp tools and so you naturally think cuts and blood. You might also expect bangs and bruises from hammers and such. Now, these are all hazards in woodworking. John has lost the tippy tip of many of his fingers and even
As you know, John started a wood box product to his line of handcrafted woodcraft. The boxes are constructed using exotic hardwoods incorporating professional joinery techniques and completed with a multi-layer sealed fine furniture finish. John made the first grouping using oak, poplar, and walnut. The boxes were large three drawer jewelry boxes. Since then
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