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Ireland, part 2

outdoor adventures , touristing • May 17, 2019

The next morning we headed north to catch a ferry that crossed the mouth of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, where it meets the sea, on our way to the Loop Head Peninsula. The peninsula…

Ireland, part 1

touristing • May 17, 2019

Last week Jess and the kids went on a 5 day holiday in Ireland, and it was quite wonderful. It was a land of green pastures, sheep and cows, rivers and lakes, green trees and rolling hills, rugged…

around here

family , kid projects • Apr 24, 2019

An Escape Room, Cedar’s origami obsession, Ashton’s Easter Egg Hunt, a cupcake class for Ashton with epic ingredients, learning to buy vegetable off-base for Jess, a lunch out, a 12th birthday party (with cupcakes, dirt cake, bowling and…

sperlonga, sabaudia and circeo national park

family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Apr 24, 2019

For our Easter three-day weekend, we drove up the coast about 2 hours north to the region of Lazio. We spent an afternoon in the cute beach town of Sperlonga, then made it to our apartment in Sabaudia…

borgo di valogno, town of murals

beautiful things , touristing • Apr 24, 2019

We discovered a tiny little town in the mountains, less than an hour from our home. Apparently it is a dying town that has been brought back to life by the creative idea of a young couple to…

path of the gods date

outdoor adventures • Apr 24, 2019

After our tattoo trip to Bologna, Matt and I realized we can leave our kids home and have adventures for just the two of us. We were more than happy to let them chill one afternoon while we…

around here

family , kid projects , mama's projects • Apr 3, 2019

A yellow belt in Judo for Cedar, a fun day with our Italian friends, a birthday for a 14 year old, a Boy Scouts camp-out, a walk around a lake on a spring day, cooking for both kids,…

tattoos in bologna

family , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

The morning after the kids and I returned from Malta, Matt and I took the train to Bologna for an overnight trip. I had a plan to meet with a mastectomy tattoo artist at a tattoo convention in…

malta part 3: valetta

touristing • Apr 3, 2019

On our last day in Malta, we headed to the city of Valetta for a self-guided food tour. We walked through the lovely streets of this walled city, marveled at the views, and enjoyed some Maltese cuisine. Afterward,…

malta part 2: gozo

outdoor adventures , touristing • Apr 3, 2019

When the sun came back out the following day, we all headed out to the island of Gozo, just next to Malta. The kids and I split with the Swensons there, as they had to leave early for…

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