Sunday, March 31, 2013

Sunrise…

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…A beautiful Easter to you…
and yours.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

I love finding a great hotel…

At a good price…
This one in Tallahassee Florida fits the bill.
Try it on.
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Located right downtown.
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Fantastic shower!
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Interesting art
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wonderful food
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The daughter had whole wheat french toast with berries and maple syrup
Lunch consists of farm to table fare….LOVE that
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New Mexican Red Chili Enchiladas topped with Sweet Grass Dairy "Heat" cheese and a free range organic poached egg. Served with a Southwestern side salad tossed in a house made Honey-Lime Cumin Vinaigrette.
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Which is a beautiful place, too..
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Their dining hall is beyond words….Harry Potter anyone?
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The baby of the bunch will be heading here this fall…
GO ‘Noles!
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Sunday, March 17, 2013

When i think of Ireland…

We went there, before we were married.

I remember thinking I had ‘come home’.

The people….the countryside all felt familiar and comfortable, beautiful…and home.

We just rented a car. And drove and drove around the country…on the opposite side of the road.

Stopped in at this pub  which was my name at the time…not the Jimmy, but the Burke

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I was in love with the thatched roofs…

we talked about moving there.

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and the GREEN…everywhere

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Beautiful sheep and horses in winter coats

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We wandered into an artists studio in the green countryside

she invited us in with tea….and said in her Irish brogue ….

that we would have many children,because of the color she saw around us. Whaaat?

We bought a big pastel of hers…It is in our bedroom.

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Next to pictures of our  children.

Yep. She was so right.

Seeps into ones soul, that beautiful country.

 

May the Irish hills caress you.May her lakes and rivers bless you.May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
~Irish Blessing

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Hold the phone, Lois…

Living topiaries

with grasses and moss

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Don’t see that everyday!

Kimberden farms, Ocala FL.

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:: sigh ::

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Marching in….

I dunno.
Wasn’t it just February??
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March is about green
and bringing in the flora from outside
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The fauna tends to come inside too….
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Happy March!

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