Elizabeth Atkinson's Blog, page 13

Spring!

TODAY (by Billy Collins) If ever there were a spring day so perfect, so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you want to throw open all the windows in the house and unlatch the door to the canary’s cage, indeed, rip the little door from its jamb, a day when the cool [...]

Are You Joshing Me?

There is a plethora of ways I still manage to embarrass my young adult children, such as sitting on the floor to tie my shoes and sliding down the driveway before I shovel it. But what really annoys “the kiddos” is my outdated vocabulary. According to them, no one refers to the “telephone” any more [...]

Humans Hibernating?

Every winter I ponder the concept of hibernation and how appealing it sounds… even more so this year with one of the coldest, snowiest, grayest seasons much of the country has experienced in a long time. Curling up in bed right after the holidays and dozing for 75 days or so during the darkest time [...]

One Last Ireland Post

Some people have asked me about the Art School where my son is studying this semester in Ireland. The Burren College of Art offers a very special program for college and grad students from all over the world to come to The Burren in County Clare and be inspired! Below are a few photos from [...]

Home for Valentine’s Day

……but I left a big piece of my heart in Ireland. Postscript And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, In September or October, when the wind And the light are working off each other So that the ocean on one side is wild With foam [...]

Week 3

The roads of County Clare . . . . Irish Blessing~ May the road rise up to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face And the rain fall soft upon your fields

Week 2

I love the charming homes and cottages (new & old) of Ballyvaughan, Ireland! Out of the dozen below, which house is your favorite?