"Done and Dusted, Happy Day," the woman at the passport office told Kevin when he handed her the final, completed application for his Irish passport. Kevin should receive his new Irish passport in the mail within the next ten days. We drove to Dublin on Thursday, yesterday, just for the purpose of doing this. The new electric guitar, purchased from Walton's on Georges Street, was a bonus.
The GPS was a huge help getting us into Dublin city center and we found an all day public parking garage near the passport office and other government buildings, right around Trinity College. We'll come back here to see the Book of Kells.
We enjoyed a nice lunch at the Kylemore where we created puddles on the floor as we drip dried. We had become SOAKED while walking around town in the pouring rain.
I can't believe how quickly this week has flown. I want to be writing in our blog every day, but alas, until the tech adds boosters to the property our internet reception will continue to be hit or miss.
Work on the wood pile continues, and will it seems, 'til the end of time. But we'll be warm this winter, that's the whole point. Plus, it's good exercise.
We planted a beautiful flower box with pansies and placed it on the ledge outside our kitchen window. It is most lovely to look at while cooking or washing dishes. We also have a new rock garden outside our front door, planted with the remainder of the flat of pansies unused in the flower box. The rocks are gleaned from the pile of what's left over from the stacking of the wood.
Preparations for Halloween and the Boy Scout pig roast are taking place. And we are also making ready for Science Week when Dale Treadwell (local TV celebrity) will bring about 5oo students through the property.
I am happy to report that my rapport with my dear deer weanlings has become very calm and trusting. We have a gentle routine. If they spend the night inside, they can watch me through the wire fence from inside the barn while I fill the bucket with their feed, recognize my voice and the sound of the gate opening, and actually stand still while I walk near them to fill their trough, no longer scampering out of the barn.
And the twenty-six deer that Kevin and I feed every morning greet us near the gate and prance circles around us while we walk to their feeder in the middle of the field. Sometimes I think they would eat right out of our hand if we let them. A delightful way to start each day!
The GPS was a huge help getting us into Dublin city center and we found an all day public parking garage near the passport office and other government buildings, right around Trinity College. We'll come back here to see the Book of Kells.
We enjoyed a nice lunch at the Kylemore where we created puddles on the floor as we drip dried. We had become SOAKED while walking around town in the pouring rain.
I can't believe how quickly this week has flown. I want to be writing in our blog every day, but alas, until the tech adds boosters to the property our internet reception will continue to be hit or miss.
Work on the wood pile continues, and will it seems, 'til the end of time. But we'll be warm this winter, that's the whole point. Plus, it's good exercise.
We planted a beautiful flower box with pansies and placed it on the ledge outside our kitchen window. It is most lovely to look at while cooking or washing dishes. We also have a new rock garden outside our front door, planted with the remainder of the flat of pansies unused in the flower box. The rocks are gleaned from the pile of what's left over from the stacking of the wood.
Preparations for Halloween and the Boy Scout pig roast are taking place. And we are also making ready for Science Week when Dale Treadwell (local TV celebrity) will bring about 5oo students through the property.
I am happy to report that my rapport with my dear deer weanlings has become very calm and trusting. We have a gentle routine. If they spend the night inside, they can watch me through the wire fence from inside the barn while I fill the bucket with their feed, recognize my voice and the sound of the gate opening, and actually stand still while I walk near them to fill their trough, no longer scampering out of the barn.
And the twenty-six deer that Kevin and I feed every morning greet us near the gate and prance circles around us while we walk to their feeder in the middle of the field. Sometimes I think they would eat right out of our hand if we let them. A delightful way to start each day!
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