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My sister has an uncanny ability to accomplish whatever she sets her mind to. She does not waste a lot of time on the what ifs. She pushes forward and deals with problems as they come. It’s not that she thinks everything will always run smoothly and be perfect. She anticipates that there will be …
Climbing Ireland’s Highest Mountain: Carrantohill Peak We went on a couple of walks every day while we were in Ireland, but this one took the cake for sure. Taido got us primed for our big hike by having us watch The Secret Life of Walter Mitty the night before, so we all woke up feeling …
Driving the Ring of Kerry was a must-do on our Ireland itinerary, but it is over 100 miles long and even with several stops along the way, we found ourselves much in need of a longer leg stretch after lunch. So we were thrilled to find the Bray Head Loop Walk on Valentia Island. On …
A little yellow in my life makes me smile. On a cloudy spring day, this yellow rapeseed can almost take the place of the sunshine for me. Even in the pouring rain, I will stop for a spot of yellow. Glimpsed far away or along the River Tweed, these fields have been grabbing my attention …
We started our second day in Ireland at a fun area near Killarney that surrounds an old fancy estate house. Muckross House sits on a lake by the same name and there is a path that runs all the way around the lake. All the paths are paved for biking or for riding in jaunty …
A Walk in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland Our first day in Ireland was perfectly saturated with sunshine. Within a few minutes on the trail we were shedding layers. Parts of the landscape were strangely dry and full of prickly yellow plants. Were it not for the moss covered forest floors, I might have …
We spent our Easter Holidays in Ireland in County Kerry, enjoying every possible shade of green along with unbelievably fantastic weather. Seriously, we had sunshine every day! We met my mother-in-law, who came all the way from Hawaii and rented us a gorgeous house in Killarney with the most beautiful views! The owner of the …
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Climbing Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire, England for #13 of #48walks I noticed a subtle difference between walking in North Yorkshire and walking in Aberdeenshire. The air was just a few degrees warmer and the fields a slightly brighter shade of green. The kids and I found this walk that was just a few miles …
We’ve been in North Yorkshire this week because Taido was presenting and attending a conference in Durham. Cole’s at camp, so I’ve just had three in tow as we explored on our own. Our favorite day was spent in North York Moors National Park. We went for a walk in the morning up a big …
Often there is such a long string of gray days in Aberdeen that I actually forget that the sky and sea can be this lovely. When the cold mist clears, it’s as though someone has taken a paintbrush to the city or like a black and white film has turned to color. Just north of …
When Taido and I get to escape from our kids, we usually run away to a cabin in the woods. Or a tent in the hills. But last week some friends from church graciously let us have a Spring Getaway package that they were not able to use at the last minute that included dinner, …
We walked the Eastern Scottish Coast on Saturday afternoon and it was crazy windy. The walk took us along a cliff above the sea and I was a weensy bit worried one of us was going to blow away. The wind was blowing all this sea foam into piles on the shore and after we …
Back in January, I mentioned that we gave the kids tickets to events this year for Christmas presents. (Which is making Christmas last all year!) When I took Ben and Simon to Edinburgh to see The Lion King, we made a day of it, enjoying the city and taking loads of photos. We even had …
Y’all can I be honest for a second? I love to see new places in the world. And I really love Scotland. But over half of my Instagram feed is made up of pictures of the little corner of the world that is my home state of Arkansas. Because in addition to the fact that …
A few weeks ago I arrived in rainy London on a rainy Friday in order to attend a dinner for a blogging project I am very excited about. (More to come on this.) After a cup of tea with Tina at a darling farm store near the airport, I took the train to Victoria and …
Last week I took Ben and Simon to Edinburgh for the day because for Christmas, we gave the boys tickets to see The Lion King. This is the second time we’ve gone to Edinburgh just for the day, and I have grown to really enjoy doing it this way. We hop on the train early …
Traveling with Ben and Simon can sometimes feel a little bit like having Pippen and Merry in tow. Simultaneously fun and exhausting. The trick is to keep them moving, which is how we found ourselves walking around Calton Hill in Edinburgh one day last week. In addition to the National Monument and other various important …
Happy Monday, friends! I am high as a kite today about the response to the new project, #48walks. Lots of wonderful walks were shared over the weekend in the Facebook group and on Instagram! You can still jump in and walk with us this year in any way you like! Joining and sharing and tagging …
We started our New Year in Stonehaven, Scotland, which is a village by the sea about 30 miles south of Aberdeen. For Hogmanay, which is the New Year festival in Scotland, locals in Stonehaven light huge fireballs at midnight and swing them around while walking up and down the street. There were probably 50 people …