Just Checking In

Hi! I haven't left or gotten lost--just been very, very busy. I've been working hard on my new website--Primitive Peddlers that is now a month old. I hope you'll stop by and see all the wonderful artists that we have and see where they can be found and if you're a primitive artist or shop owner we'd love to have you join us!

Last week was Spring break and the husband is also home recouping from some hand surgery. I'm going wig shopping as I'm almost bald! LOL! Ok, really it's not been bad and I haven't pulled out my hair---yet!

I'm also working on a new blog group participation thingy--will let you in on that hopefully here very soon--as soon as I come up for air. And I'm thinking about doing a swap here very soon. I have a couple in mind, just gotta figure out which one to do first.

Spring has finally started to poke it's head in here in SW Idaho. Our snow is mostly melted, although we do have days that we still wake up to find a new covering of the white stuff however it usually melts fairly quickly. I have some iris popping up out of the ground and I can see the garden spot--all filled with big ol' weeds. Need to get a tractor out there to clear them out.

Next week we will be getting 3 baby ducks and 3 baby chicks to add to our little collection of farm fowl, so we're excited about that and have things all ready for their arrival.

That's about it for now, so I guess I'll get back to work and hope you'll stop by and visit me at the new website and don't forget it has it's own BLOG too. Chat at you later! Ü

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Best Trip Ever

Looking back, the whole trip felt almost surreal for how quickly we traveled from place to place, a blurry routine of glance and go. You have to try to soak in as much as possible and take advantage of each moment, reminding yourself that you may see these places only once in life. The moments that were spent away from stop and go were the ones remembered most, like climbing an enormous hill in Wales before sunrise to see a different view of the same old world, feeling like this is something entirely new, a world separate from the predictable one you know so well back home. As I have learned from a fast-paced trip to Greece, only when time passes and I look back on everything seen and done will it sink in that "it was real!".
The trip originally consisted of 2 nights in London, 1 night in Wales, 2 nights in Dublin, and 2 nights in County Kerry. That was true for the group traveling Continental Airlines. The Delta group (my group) was delayed an entire day on account of severe tornadoes and thunder storms in Atlanta, where we eventually arrived 5 hour later and had to stay our first night. The highly anticipated trip began less than expected, however it wouldn't matter once we arrived in London that next day.



We traveled to Oxford that next morning and Stratford later that afternoon


After having the best Fish & Chips of my life, we traveled to our next night's stay at "The Hand Hotel" in Wales. The hotel was supposedly "haunted" because it was built next to a graveyard (which provided some excellent shots). That next morning a group of us climbed a hill before sunrise (my battery ran out right before reaching the top, which was the most beautiful sight I've ever seen...o well.) We stopped off at Blarney castle on our way to North Wales, famous for the country with the longest name.
Our stay in the UK would end after hopping on a freight to Ireland, where we would stay 2 nights in Dublin. I saw Irish folk dancers and musicians, caught a glimpse of the local shopping scene (with street performers), and relaxed with some of Ireland's most famous ale. :)
The highlight of the trip was our last 2 nights in County Kerry, where we saw the most beautiful countryside and parks Ireland has to offer. The first night, a group of us took a walk around one of the parks. I had a great idea to run ahead of the group and scare the wits out of everyone (by sitting in the middle of the road like a mad man). Mr Harris approached me saying, "mam, are you okay...mam?" he told everyone to stay back and then noticed it was me. Priceless. That next morning, we took a day long bus tour around the countryside and saw everything from castles to waterfalls, the Atlantic shore and one of Ireland's most famous parks.

I have to say it was an amazing trip, one that will never be forgotten. There will be more traveling next year, just where and when I'm not sure.