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The Tunnel of (Self) Love
Yesterday we arrived in the town of Béjar, about 200km west of Madrid. We have never been here before and that’s always exciting. We had set off early, too early for breakfast so I cooked my favourite – porridge, while … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, all is well, fear, little things, perfect as you are, photography, Spain, travel
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Too much coffee, too few photos
Did I mention we are in Spain? We left the campsite in Bordeaux on Wednesday (the campsite we found for laundry, water and wifi, terrible wifi.) and spent a long time in slow road works traffic. The journey that should … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, little things, motorhome, travel
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Stop! Look Left!
It takes a while to transition to this different way of living. To any different way of living. We’ve all had that experience over the past two years. It’s a bit different if it’s forced on you, through ill health, … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, France, just notice, little things, story, travel
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Reverence on Deck 9
I am sitting on the bed in our cabin on deck 9, the sea is incredible calm. There are no windows but from the slight movements, rattles and shakes in here I sense the calm sea. It was definitely calm … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, little things, motorhome, travel
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Habit Practicing
Every time we go away I promise myself I will pack the van early. I never did. Until now. I’ve been packing warm weather clothes. And towels. And cups and plates. I have a lot of categories half packed. I … Continue reading
Project Blackbird Snack Bar
I love projects, I have about sixteen on the go at the moment. Yes they are exhausting and yes it is a little sad when I consider that I will never finish them but they were so exciting in the … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, choices, little things, nature, photography
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Another New Normal
Eilish is gone. No, she’s not dead. She’s just gone home. We are learning to live in this new normal. How many new normals will there be? A friend reminded me that Darwin’s theory was not about survival of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Wilderness
Tagged all is well, Ireland, little things, no travel, travel
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New Normal Gifting
I could hear Eilish rustling papers in the larder and wanted to know what she was up to, she told me to stop being so curious. Next thing she arrives out with a brown paper parcel tied with yarn. It … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, little things, no travel, photography, story
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The TO DO List exploded…
We are still working away in the garden but we have slowed down. Thankfully. My back was starting to ache and Eilish was getting better at being the boss of me. She has a very productive way of getting me … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, behaviour, little things, no travel, story
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Community Spirit
There’s a bigger prize than normality waiting for us on the far side of this… Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, behaviour, little things, no travel, story
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The shredder is all mine…
The gardening continues. I’ve just realised this might be why my dabbling in the garden previously didn’t bear fruit (pun intended.) It’s a continuous game, gardening. Persistence is rewarded and popping in and out once a month is very much … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, Ireland, little things, nature, no travel, outdoors, slowing down, travel
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
(This is clematis and it is going to look beautiful soon… possibly) New experiences continue here and we’re like children (nice children, not cranky children…) as we discover different ways to be in the world together. Denis has returned to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, gratitude, Life Story, Make and Do, Normal Thinking, Travel
Tagged acceptance, all is well, baby steps, gardening, little things, nature, no travel, travel
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The Journey
Today is the day we were booked to travel on the ferry from Rosslare to France ❤️ then onto Spain ❤️ on our journey to Portugal ❤️. Right about now I would be writing my first post from the car … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, behaviour, gardening, Ireland, little things, nature, patterns, travel
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Back in Ireland
(Passing gates, grass, hedges and ploughed fields on our way home…) We did indeed have calm seas with just a bit of waving motion which I don’t like so I went back to bed until it passed. When we finally … Continue reading
Do I look stupid in this?
(Duck!) Well, hello you! Here we both are (you and me) in the last week… of France, of the daily blogging, of the travelling, of the waking up in a new place every morning. Now what? What will we do … Continue reading
Funny name, adorable place
(There’s Denis racing over to the coffee) We drove to the town of Le Bugue on Tuesday morning with a bag of dripping clothes and my nerves on edge. We had checked in the Campercontact app and were heading for … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, France, La Bugue, little things, mindfulness, motorhome
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Thunderstorms Always Include Lightening
(One Mississippi) My shoes are still soaking, so are my second best pair of jeans, socks, raincoat. We walked back from the town last night after dinner. All day it was hot and overcast. Funny weather. The kind you know … Continue reading
Walking Lyon
(Cathedral Saint-Jean-Baptiste) We walked Lyon yesterday and clocked up 11 kilometers. It’d be nice to think we are very fit now, but no, we both fell asleep when we got back to Ruby. I was even too tired to write. … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, France, Lyon, motorhome life, Musée Des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
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The end is in sight…
(You might be able to make out the motorhomes in the distance?) We have found a lovely spot beside the river Yonne and after all my talk yesterday about the magic of constantly moving on we’ve decided to stay a … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, France, motorhome, photography
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Lazy Sunday
(There was a bug hotel next door to the car park) It’s Sunday… and we finally have nothing to do! But first let me bring you up to date. We travelled yesterday for most of the day to the banks … Continue reading
On being in France with nothing to do…
(That’s where we got the fresh water) We’re here! We docked on Friday at 4pm (thats 3pm Irish time). As I mentioned a couple of days ago I’m going to document what it’s like to arrive in France and have … Continue reading
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Last day in France
(Cherbourg marina) This morning we drove from Bayeux to Cherbourg. We will park all day in the car park near the Maritime Museum, Denis will work and at 6pm we will go to the port and queue for the 9pm … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, being present, camper van, France, motorhome, photography, travel
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And then there were two…
(View from the castle ruins… very familiar) Two more sleeps until we leave France. I found another lovely place to spend the night. Actually we arrived around 10am so we spent the day here too. I didn’t realize it at … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, camper van, Cité Medieval, France, intention, little things, motorhome, photography, travel
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The End is Nigh…
(Love, love, love doors) So here we were with three nights and four days left in France, how will we fill them? There were only three more sleeps until we were going home. In an effort to cram every lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, awareness, camper van, choices, France, motorhome, nature, photography, travel
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The Lessons of Benet
(1. Watch out for the signs…) We are still in the town of Benet but… today the part arrived! We are over the moon. Could it be that difficulties arise in order that we can have an opportunity to be … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, camper van, France, little things, motorhome, photography, problems, travel
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Wet, Wet, Wet
(Way, way, way in the distance behind the clouds are the Pyrenees) Orion is a constellation but it’s also a commune in France. A commune in France is like a district or a parish. (I’m getting all my information from … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, camper van, choices, crafts, France, motorhome, nature, photography, travel
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The Old Town of Bragança
(The castle inside the walls of the old town) We have arrived at the town of Bragança. We are tired. We have been pushing on to make time for later. We loved this town last year and we promised ourselves … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, Bragança, camper van, motorhome, photography, Portugal, travel
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Bird Song and Frog Croaks
(Park here… this one’s in Spanish but the picture is always the same) Sunday is the day we travel the longest so from Évora we travelled three hours to a camper van parking spot called Penamacor in Benquerença which is … Continue reading
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Tagged all is well, Benquerença, calm, camper van, motorhome, nature, outdoors, Penamacor, photography, Portugal, travel
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Balancing in Beja
(From inside Ruby inside the garage) We got to the garage in Beja and Denis talked to the very nice man on the desk. Big and all as the garage was they couldn’t fit us in (maybe to their diary) … Continue reading
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Mairead Hennessy 