Green fields of every shade imaginable could be the reason Ireland is known as the emerald isle. The country itself is small, about the size of the state of Indiana. Population is 6.4 million with a million of the people living in Dublin. It reminds me of a jewel, truly an emerald surrounded by a […]
Mar 16, 2026
A Wild Story
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I took a warm, heavy sweater with me when I boarded the plane to Ireland and when I got back home, I hung that sweater in my closet and, basically, forgot it was there—until the next year, on St. Patrick’s Day. That year, St. Pat’s was a chilly day. Rummaging in my closet, I pulled […]
Mar 17, 2024
An Ireland Visit
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A light rain is falling. I’m pretty sure it is raining in Ireland, too, where St. Patrick’s Day originated. While I was there, rain was sometimes hard but never stormy. Each day of my visit to Ireland is a memory I store away and bring out now and then, as I do this morning. Our […]
Mar 15, 2023
A Leprechaun in My Pocket
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Warning: Best read with tongue in cheek. An Amazing Leprechaun Story This is a reprint of a story I told a few years ago. A fantastic tale of a stowaway in my pocket. Is it true? Well, I’ll let you be the judge. And, by the way, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I took a warm, […]
Dec 17, 2022
What Lay in the Murky Bog?
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Mallory sank down on a rock, trying to catch her breath. The night was so dark she couldn’t see a foot in front of her. Wispy tendrils of fog, like bony, white fingers curled around leaning headstones . Far, far below her, the Irish Sea pounded relentlessly against the coast. She had no idea where […]
