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driftwood labyrinth

Our time in Duluth has been filled with family and food and fun. When we first got here, I attempted to make a labyrinth in the Park Point sand – but it is too soft to carve as we carved the labyrinths in Ireland on the beach that was cleared each night by the tideContinue reading “driftwood labyrinth”

October

In the post titled “Labyrinth” we included the phrase from Patrick Kavanagh, “prayering of the earth.” In that same post we spoke of looking forward to time over the next three weeks with children and grandchildren. That time has copiously begun, even as we (at least me [phil[) a bit mistily begin our reentry post-jet-lagContinue reading “October”

We landed

It’s a ways from Dublin to Paris to Minneapolis to Duluth . . . but we are here safe and sound. Not too long after we were in Duluth, we got a text from my son son, Noah, with words sort of like this: “You must be here ’cause there is a rainbow over Duluth.”Continue reading “We landed”

we’re off

3:00 am – Dublin time. We are off to the airport in a few minutes for a flight via Paris where (we’ll be for only an hour) and then to Duluth, Minnesota. Should be there in about twenty hours. We give thanks. We give thanks. We give thanks.

later in the day – 9/18/2012

Such a fine day in our lives. Remember the lower tide around noon? Well, here is how it was around 5:45 . . . labyrinth is watered away:

labyrinth

Today is our last full day at Kells. Tomorrow at 8:00 we leave for Dublin with a flight the following morning at 6:20 am for Duluth, Minnesota. Oh how we will miss Kells and the people of Ireland. Yet, we are very excited for the privilege of being with children and grandchildren over the nextContinue reading “labyrinth”

Textures and tones

For the last three weeks we have been living in the home of two artists. They are American, but have the sense and traditions of Ireland. The house modeled on a traditional Irish cottage, but upgraded so that the amenities of the 21st century are here. The traditional crafts decorate the floors and walls andContinue reading “Textures and tones”

22 doors

Many, if not most, get fascinated by doorways and doors and gates in Ireland. Here are a few of the ones that captured us:

tides

We went to the beach to make a labyrinth around 6:00 this evening . . . the tide was in . . .therefore, beach (the sand for our designing) was all awash underwater. Notice how in these two pictures of the fishing pier at Kells Bay, the tide changed the level of the water aboutContinue reading “tides”

Flattery laid on with the lips

Often it is Phil’s words you read here. We both agree to the post . . . but he often writes. Today it is me . . . Patricia. Yesterday we went to Blarney near Cork. We had hoped, well actually Phil had hoped, we could go to Skellig Michael, about 12k (40 minute trip)Continue reading “Flattery laid on with the lips”