Mother’s Day Without a Mom It feels kind of weird. I imagine it would be worse if the stores were fully open because I’d be seeing little things to get my mom. She loved little things, multiple packages to open, no matter what was inside. Tissues? Great! A new tube of deodorant? Very thoughtful! Something,…
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Happy Homebound Easter!
Rethinking How We Do Easter Easter Egg Hunts? Easter Bonnets? New Clothes? Ham Dinner with Hot Cross Buns? Easter 2020 is going to look much different for us. We may still be able to hold on to some traditions. A hunt can happen with ten or less people. You can still cook and dye eggs….
Travel Treasures
Beyond Souvenirs When you travel, do you bring home a souvenir? I think most people do, especially when traveling to a new place. I did buy several gifts on my trips to Ireland, and some things for myself. But that’s not the kind of souvenir I wanted to talk about today. Collecting First, be sure…
St. Patrick’s Day at Home
Celebrating During a Pandemic The Irish are social people, that’s for certain. Pubs, sessions of traditional Irish music, parades, plenty of Irish dance and music. But make no mistake. They are also creative. Much of St. Paddy’s Day today in 2020 will be celebrated online. Need an authentic recipe for an Irish meal? No problem….
Afterthoughts
If you missed it, read my first post on this here. About that Dead Files episode shot in my town and in downtown Columbus. If you missed it, fear not. You can see it by clicking the link below: https://dai.ly/x7sbj75 Everything is Shorter than it Was Huh? Well, there was more to my interview than…
The Day I Was on a National TV Show
Now I’m an Expert? Sometime last year I was contacted by the production company that produces the Travel Channel Show The Dead Files. I had never heard of it before. I was told that they would be filming an episode in my town and wondered if I’d be interested in appearing on the show as…
Happy St. Brigid’s Day!
One Legend There are so many stories of St. Brigid that I love (hint: you’ll find many of them retold in my novel, Brigid of Ireland). But I thought I’d talk about just one today, the story of Brigid and her mother. I wonder if this is where Disney got some its ideas. It’s an…
On the Eve of St. Brigid’s Day
Tomorrow is St. Brigid’s Day, but today, the eve, is the day traditionally that St. Brigid crosses are made. How they are made and how they are used varies by region in Ireland. I’ve talked a lot about this in The Roots of Irish Wisdom. I admit, I’m not a perfectionist when it comes to…
Why St. Brigid Matters
Research People are interested in St. Brigid: who she was, what she did… Not long ago I got a call from a BBC1 researcher. She wanted to ask about St. Brigid because I’d written a book on her. The show she was researching for was exploring offering something a little different for St. Patrick’s Day….