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  • I am from…

    I am from bunk beds, from old furniture and messy piles I am from the farmhouse I am from the woods, bay windows, porch swings and open fields I am from foggy windows, family dinners, from DiMartinos, Avilas and Smiths I am from loud dinner tables, Italian cookies and Red Sox From I will never…

  • Ireland

    It’s a foggy, cold morning. Fall is slowly creeping into Asheville. A few trees outside my window have already succumbed to his grip and are oozing out burgundy and burnt orange. I woke up at 6 am. It’s better than yesterday when I woke up at 4. Jet lag is the worst. I finished editing…

  • airport musings

    And so our trip begins. Asheville to Greenville, Chicago, Newark, New York City, Dublin, Gort, Cliffs of Moher, and back to Gort What a long and exhausting two days of travel. Sitting in airports for so many hours brings much opportunity for people watching. People watching always makes me ask questions. I wonder about the…

  • a little insane

    I feel a little insane. It is not a normal thing what we are doing. Going to Europe for a month is not usual or normal or even accepted. Quite a few people have given rude responses, looked at me like I was crazy, and downright being irresponsible. But people listen, we have been dreaming…