tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.comments2023-06-01T05:55:51.210-07:00DUNHAVEN PLACEHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comBlogger8568125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-28212510972996718462018-08-08T19:21:30.934-07:002018-08-08T19:21:30.934-07:00Your images and writing makes this blog so much fu...Your images and writing makes this blog so much fun to read.<br /><br />Loved seeing the stories in cement.AMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842821763100019794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-18589566175377177852017-03-13T09:29:44.295-07:002017-03-13T09:29:44.295-07:00Eve, thank you so much for your comments! I am way...Eve, thank you so much for your comments! I am way behind on my posts of our trip to Scotland--I can't believe it was almost 2 years since I was there. We weren't in Glasgow for long, unfortunately--just overnight. However, I do have a blog post planned for that. We flew home from there so that will be at the end. Have a lovely day! HeidiHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-82656170932025750692017-03-13T03:54:58.186-07:002017-03-13T03:54:58.186-07:00P.S We share a love of architecture,graveyards,tak...P.S We share a love of architecture,graveyards,taking photos and beautiful daughters.I'd love to read more of your Scottish adventure as it's my home (Glasgow) but I'm loving your insights into London. ❤ Thank you.Eve x Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873288656444262844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-48084916929920992922017-03-13T03:48:59.812-07:002017-03-13T03:48:59.812-07:00Absolutely love your blog(s). I came across it by ...Absolutely love your blog(s). I came across it by accident as I searched for a photo and 2 hours later I've lifted my head to realise I had digressed so far from my quest and not in the least bothered as it was time well spent.You are now a must read and I will endeavour to find more of your work.❤ Thank you .Eve Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873288656444262844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-21820588214989700612016-12-10T20:22:47.420-08:002016-12-10T20:22:47.420-08:00What a lovely ball! I must read this book! :-)What a lovely ball! I must read this book! :-)Joyce DiPastenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638031103659265422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-47556860097301334662016-12-06T13:33:28.504-08:002016-12-06T13:33:28.504-08:00I forgot to tell you that Miss Pennington and Mr. ...I forgot to tell you that Miss Pennington and Mr. Harris have enjoyed themselves immensely. Charlotte is certain she'll need to order a new pair of slippers after your ball as she has danced holes in hers. They wish to thank you. For more balls, go to www.murph4slaw.blogspot.comHeidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-32169817855365373792016-12-06T13:29:52.269-08:002016-12-06T13:29:52.269-08:00Loved your ball! I hope you'll enjoy going to ...Loved your ball! I hope you'll enjoy going to the rest of them and meeting everyone.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-76254939610578144152016-11-25T03:36:20.823-08:002016-11-25T03:36:20.823-08:00Loved seeing this enchanting place through your ey...Loved seeing this enchanting place through your eyes. You got some wonderful photographs! It must have been a delight to travel with your daughter. Thanks for sharing your adventure!Withendlessgracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346028257258638438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-15931155543502685652016-11-23T18:58:45.385-08:002016-11-23T18:58:45.385-08:00Hi Messy Jess--so good to hear from you. Yes, it w...Hi Messy Jess--so good to hear from you. Yes, it was a very beautiful seaside town. Hugs!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-1448485969078664172016-11-23T18:01:18.272-08:002016-11-23T18:01:18.272-08:00oh my heart belongs there - feels so familar and b...oh my heart belongs there - feels so familar and beautifulMessy Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670716285602038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-73430959724807633902016-07-11T16:03:49.741-07:002016-07-11T16:03:49.741-07:00Man! I just LOVE your house. Trade you. You'd ...Man! I just LOVE your house. Trade you. You'd probably do so much to liven up my cottage in the oven...roflHeidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-15012514042962510012016-07-11T16:02:59.767-07:002016-07-11T16:02:59.767-07:00So sad you had to eat gluten free. The food was fa...So sad you had to eat gluten free. The food was fabulous all over Ireland. I made it a point to eat Irish food everywhere (although the black pudding was a hard pass). My sister Janelle wouldn't eat anything but hamburgers and salads and I thought it was so silly. Bangers and mash in a pub in Gallway was absolutely delicious! The music was fabulous also.<br /><br />One of those flags in the carriage picture is the Blake coat of arms, my sister's people. Lots of pictures there. Plus the doors. Ah the doors! We never got to go into the Gallway cathedral...sigh.<br /><br />We went to that same marble factory. Too bad almost all the workers were on holiday. We just got to look at the stuff to buy.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-32786680844851257602016-07-11T15:25:22.326-07:002016-07-11T15:25:22.326-07:00You got to go to the cave??? LUCKY!! We went to Po...You got to go to the cave??? LUCKY!! We went to Pol na Bruin dolmen and I asked the ranger if it was karst limestone (the rock looked like puzzle pieces). He told me yes. So I told him I bet there was a huge cave system under there. You should have seen his face light up when he said yes. Too bad that wasn't on our itinerary. The driver took us to a few other places not on the itinerary.<br /><br />I didn't get an Ogham necklace, but I got the card that tells you how to read them so I can make my own...:o)<br /><br />I really wanted information on Lemenagh castle as I'm going to do a medieval warfare novel soon. But I got nothing except a few pictures and the name. It was one of the main reasons I went to Ireland...sigh.<br /><br />Our day at the Cliffs was absolutely stellar. Not much wind (although too much to play my whistle in) and clear for miles. We mostly ran those paths to get as far as possible in the one freaking hour we had. Mom told me to run on ahead since I was scaring her out of her wits.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-91073148596881707692016-07-11T15:11:59.045-07:002016-07-11T15:11:59.045-07:00We didn't get to go to Knappogue. I'm gues...We didn't get to go to Knappogue. I'm guessing it was much the same show as Bunratty, though. How fun that would be to have that job for the summer!Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-65253659018889267732016-07-11T15:10:53.092-07:002016-07-11T15:10:53.092-07:00It's so interesting what you visited and what ...It's so interesting what you visited and what we did. We did a whole big thing at Bunratty with a medieval dinner and everything. I'd taken medieval clothes to wear there. I wanted to see what it would have been like to climb all those stone steps in a velvet gown.<br />Turns out it sucked. I nearly fell to my death a few times because all the tower steps are geared to keep enemies from being able to fight there, ie no room to pass on the steep steps, no room for a shield, or to swing a sword on the way up. Heck. They could have just given one big push and the whole attacking force would have ended in a heap at the bottom.<br />Anywho my veil also wouldn't stay on with the stupid circlet. It looked cool at dinner, though. I got to sit next to the king and queen (our tour coordinator who didn't have a stitch of medieval stuff until I lent her a veil).<br />They had a little village too. Like yours, it was several buildings brought from other places and different time periods. <br />We never had enough time to really explore places. If I went back, I'd like that time. Of course I'd rather not drive there. Those people are INSANE.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-59856456718510018872016-07-11T14:54:11.701-07:002016-07-11T14:54:11.701-07:00How did we miss the fort??? We trundled around in ...How did we miss the fort??? We trundled around in Kinsale. My mom went to an antiques auction and got nothing. We girls went to a store and got salami,cheese, bread, and butter and made lunch we finished at St. Finn's.<br /><br />I think I took a picture of the same black door with white frills you did. I really liked finding hidden places (set off the alarm in Bunratty trying locked doors).<br /><br />I loved the idea of the colorful buildings. Everything in Ireland looked clean, colorful, and gorgeous. They took such care with their buildings, making them beautiful.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-70675370526326163082016-07-11T14:44:46.535-07:002016-07-11T14:44:46.535-07:00We stayed at the woolen mills hotel. I did go up a...We stayed at the woolen mills hotel. I did go up and kiss the stone. I thought it would be horrendous, but it really wasn't that hard. It was fun to see how people lived there. I was astonished at how uneven the floors were. Of course that might be in part from the millions of feet shambling all over.<br />I got away from my mom and sisters somehow, so we saw very different parts of the grounds--some of which I missed and would really rather have seen. But I'd taken ill walking home from Muckross in the driving rain and had to go back and hibernate for a while. Luckily it was a short-lived thing and I was able to get back out on the streets and enjoy the evening.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-69496337400051385632016-07-11T14:28:48.460-07:002016-07-11T14:28:48.460-07:00I loved finding little out-of-the-way places too. ...I loved finding little out-of-the-way places too. Dang, Heidi. We should do this together.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-84938905734894245902016-07-11T14:23:34.124-07:002016-07-11T14:23:34.124-07:00Clearly I need to do Ireland at the very least one...Clearly I need to do Ireland at the very least one more time, and this time go north. I did the Republic a day after their centennial. I would have loved to see this. (Trade it any day for the Guiness works...rofl)Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-61795882682932750302016-07-11T14:16:46.721-07:002016-07-11T14:16:46.721-07:00Here's another of my Irish posts: http://murph...Here's another of my Irish posts: http://murph4slaw.blogspot.com/2016/05/i-went-to-ireland.htmlHeidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-29100826049068288762016-07-11T14:13:52.784-07:002016-07-11T14:13:52.784-07:00One of your Irish posts said you only found music ...One of your Irish posts said you only found music one evening. We specifically went hunting for it in pubs. It was strange pub crawling with my temple-worker mum but we found some amazing music. In fact, at a place in I think it was Innis, I felt certain we'd stumbled on the Chieftains having a bit of a jam. They looked like their pictures on my CD's. At any rate they were GOOD.<br /><br />We never were pressed more than we could withstand, to drink. Even on our tour of the Guiness works, we enjoyed the tour and the view and gave our tokens to other people. I DID, however, try several of their soft drinks.<br /><br />Check out my Ireland stay here: http://murph4slaw.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-ciarrai-shirt-incident.htmlHeidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-83774146599038267222016-07-11T13:47:22.103-07:002016-07-11T13:47:22.103-07:00I took pics of so many doors. I love door pics. To...I took pics of so many doors. I love door pics. Too bad most are on my lost sim card. I wanted a blue door for another book I have in the wings. Hopefully my sis has it on her camera.<br />Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-87113861198003533722016-07-11T13:39:09.160-07:002016-07-11T13:39:09.160-07:00I'm so jealous of your fabulous little cozy pl...I'm so jealous of your fabulous little cozy places and your wonderful sense of style. I live in a tiny little cottage in Arizona where things die as soon as you consider putting them in the ground. Unless they're weeds. Those thrive quite well.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-16823598950176107592016-07-11T13:34:12.653-07:002016-07-11T13:34:12.653-07:00I love lace too! I notice that so many Irish homes...I love lace too! I notice that so many Irish homes have lace sheers. I looked all over Ireland and never found a pair. Someday. They'll match my bazillion doilies...;o)Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7015651593178985156.post-41516758858736971382016-07-11T13:22:23.048-07:002016-07-11T13:22:23.048-07:00Wow. I'm so impressed. I tend to want to go as...Wow. I'm so impressed. I tend to want to go as cheaply as possible since my husband already has a problem with spending instead of rolling in money for books. But you ended up with a lovely cover--hopefully several lovely covers. Very cool.<br />Now I'm going to go look at your pictures. I didn't post many of my thousands because my sim card went missing with most of my pictures on it. It might be inside the dog still. I know it hasn't come out yet...sigh.Heidi L. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16451784994050488061noreply@blogger.com