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Blogging

Now that I’ve been doing this blog for a month, I must say it’s rather strange. Like writing in your diary, then deliberately leaving it out on your bed for your obnoxious little brothers to read. No offense to MY … Continue reading

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Bottled Ghosts

“Bottled Ghosts Sold in New Zealand” This actual news headline caught my eye a few months ago. It seems a couple of ghosts moved in with a woman in New Zealand. They were not good houseguests. The homeowner had to … Continue reading

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Chill Out

The ideal kitchen, shown on my favorite channel, HGTV, has granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. So of course, when our refrigerator died, I really wanted to go with stainless. Unfortunately, stainless is a lot pricier than white. Looking for … Continue reading

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Start Me Up

The Schultes traveled to Michigan over the 4th of July, as usual, for a visit with my family. We hung out at my parent’s house and went out on their boat. All of my siblings were there, although not all … Continue reading

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Bye-Bye Baby

Yesterday, I abandoned my baby. I took my daughter far from home and dumped her in a strange land where she didn’t know a soul. OK, before anyone calls the police I should clarify that Gwen is 18. And the … Continue reading

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Farewell to Ireland

It was Monday, after 5, and our last day in Ireland. We zipped along for about 10 miles toward Dublin on one of the few stretches of true highway in Ireland. And, of course, whenever you have true highway, you … Continue reading

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Maynooth College

Maynooth College Sorry I haven’t written in a while. When last we left our intrepid travelers, they were enjoying a light lunch and conversation with an Athlone teacher. After leaving the café, we navigated the narrow streets of Athlone, trying … Continue reading

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To Athlone and Beyond

We needed to get all the way across Ireland on that Monday, and wanted to leave time for shopping, church, dinner and pubbing in Dublin. We were stuck with the small, R roads so we couldn’t make great time. We … Continue reading

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The Quiet Man

Do you remember the movie The Quiet Man? It starred John Wayne as an ex-boxer from America who moves to a little Irish town. He meets up with Maureen O’Hara and the sparks fly. Well, most of that movie was … Continue reading

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The Soul of Ireland

Dear Friends, Sunday was another nice day, dry and in the 50s. We got up early despite being out half the night, and our landlady, Moira, laid out the usual, substantial spread. The night before we had asked her the … Continue reading

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