If you have ever heard tales of Ireland as a magical place, I can assure you, you’ve not been lied to. It is beauty and comfort and history combined. Around each bend of winding road is a new centuries-old castle, a quaint Irish village, or a tunnel of the greenest trees you have ever seen….
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I knew it was going to be a long day. It was a 3 hour drive to the ferry at Holyhead, nearly 2 hours on the ferry, and another 3 hours to Kiltannon Farm. Given that I was to do all the driving as Steve still has not received his driver’s license (VERY long story),…
View MoreOur stay in Penrith was absolutely gorgeous. We drove up to Scotland for a day and visited the picturesque Caerlaverock Castle complete with moat. Though it lay in partial ruin, I think that was part of its glorious beauty. A peek into the past without any modern interpretation or exit signs everywhere. The birds now…
View MoreWhen one thinks of traveling around the world they usually think about all the amazing things they will see. The magnificent museums, the towering monuments, the natural wonders of the world. I know I had those expectations. And then I started seeing some of them. All of a sudden Big Ben was right there in…
View MoreI’ve been mentally prepared for this trip for over a year. It’s been such a long year between the drawn out process of selling both a practice and a house coupled with the turmoil within the politics of my profession, that none of it seems real at this point. I have no idea what to…
View MoreSo the hard part is behind us…I think. No way to really know for sure but that is they way I feel. After two days of physically and emotionally strenuous work packing, loading, unloading and storing the few possessions (still have way too much) we have, we finally got on the plane and started the…
View MoreYesterday was our first full day in Penrith, in the Lake District, England…and we did absolutely nothing. There is a certain anxious feeling that I am finding difficult to explain, but regardless, I will try. Typically, travel is filled with plans to do or see any number of things. It can even be disappointing to…
View More<b>After hiring a car in London and doing my best to drive us a few hours north, we finally arrived at Beaumanor Hall in Woodhouse, Leicestershire. Beaumanor is best known as the home of William Herrick, who happens to be a direct descendant of mine. My grandparents, Richard and Regina Herrick, last visited some 40…
View MoreThat was what the hand-written, duct taped sign poised precariously above our heads read as our worldly possessions dwindled to a small heap. It had sounded great, in theory, and I was caught surprisingly off guard when a gruff woman offered me $5 for a small table that had once belonged to my now deceased…
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