(Baked) SHAPES!

Any shape, any size….. A few bread shapes for Debbie’s challenge ( bad idea on my part – cholesterol test in the morning!!)

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THURSDAY DOORS

This is Gielty’s on Achill Island – off Ireland’s west coast. To be fair, the place isn’t looking its best – we passed by on an absolutely miserable day – during Covid! But the sign is significant regardless of weather! There must a few pubs in the south west that would dispute the claim!

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My Top 10 of Everything: Unforgettable American Road Trips

I know that the notion of ‘driving around’ for ones vacation is anathema to many of you, but, for others (including me!) it evokes the perfect getaway – all the joys of travel with no real time limits or group restrictions, no compromise on itinerary or route and umpteen opportunities to deviate at a whim. […]

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(Give me) SPACE!

Far from the Madding Crowd…… Rural Homestead, Ireland Still in Ireland – Monastic settlement And sticking with religion – one of the monasteries of Meteora, Greece Bedouin camp, Oman Hamlet on Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Oman Jungle Lodge, Borneo

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