Friday, January 31, 2014
Bobbie's Takes: Take an adventure
Bobbie's Takes: Take an adventure: Have you ever thought about just getting away? #Takinganadventure? I have and did. My adventure was #Ireland. I spent 10 days in this amazi...
Take an adventure
Have you ever thought about just getting away? #Takinganadventure? I have and did.
My adventure was #Ireland. I spent 10 days in this amazingly, beautiful country. I beat all odds and had the
determination of seeing this country.
I will go more into this later on but for now, I want to just touch on some of the places we visited. #Dublin was huge and so busy. Trying to drive into the city was a feat within itself, thank goodness #Rachel was young and seem to have no fear, especially driving on the opposite side of the streets.. When we finally arrived to the hotel, we took a stroll around the area.. I bet we walked more than 20 blocks and could have kept walking. We were in awe of this beautiful place.. But dang was it so cold. We stopped in the oldest pub built and had lunch then out again;looking around. Every street was something new to see and absolutely beautiful. The people were nice.
#PowersCourt was .. words cannot tell you how beautiful these grounds were. Huge estate, lovely gardens and the ponds and statutes were something out of a movie or picture book, but it was real. I could not get enough, but again, dang it was cold, about that time, i was wishing i had brought my trench coat.. :)
#WaterFord was a special place. We visited the #WaterFordCrystal buliding. You have to see this;how they make these amazing pieces from start to finish. How long they have to apprentice to be able to work on them and what they do to make them as you see on the shelf.
#BlarneyCastle. Oh my lord, just a shell of itself but still an awesome site. I could take my imagination back to a time where i could see or imagine how it once was. The dining room, the cooks room, the bedrooms. I went through the dungeon a bit until it became too dark and too small for me to climb through, i became a bit frightening and crawled back out to catch up to my young friend. We walked all over that castle and found our way up to the #BlarneyStone.." Holy cow, you want me to lay how and reach where to kiss what?" "You are gonna hold me, right? " I kissed it.. :) then we went around on the grounds to a #PoisonGarden, yes, you heard me, a poison garden.. It was a site to see.
We made our way to the #NationalPark we walked and became lost(walked off the beaten path,you could say) and walked and walked for hours.. There were 11,000sq miles of that park and I believe we walked every inch of it and more trying to find our way back to where we parked. Rode on my first #Jaunt ( believe that is how you spell it) how wonderful that horse was and the driver was a talker, but damn it was so cold and by that time my blasted camera and phone ran out of juice and no pictures other than with Rachel's , she brought , thankfully, she had a better one and let me take some pictures .. thank you , thank you..
We drove #TheRingofKerry, it was oh Jesus, I found my coming to Jesus moments going down that road. I have to hand it to the bus drivers that make it through those tiny curves. We were in the car and almost kissed a few stone walls along the way. Sheep running down or up the road, how on earth? It was fun to see.
#TheCliffsofMoher you gotta stop and see this one.. I felt as if I were on top of the world and as I was standing alone at one point.. I stopped and looked up to the heaven's and said to my mom.. "Mom, I made it. The trip we talked about for so long and wanted to take, I am here and I know you are here with me on this journey. The journey we wanted to take , to walk the same places as our family before us. I wish you were here in the physical sense, but I know you are with me and in my heart, you are with me on this incredible journey".
When you do travel to #Ireland.. you need to stay in Bed and Breakfast. They are so great and the food; you can't beat it. We saw some great places and wonderful people along the way and as I do plan on going back, I know that I can't replace the steps that I made this journey. We got lost several times but found our way and along that way, some of the most beautiful countryside you could ever see.. And the man on the horse was right. 50 shades of grey..... Ireland has 50 shades of green... everywhere was green.
Take a journey, take an adventure. Take time out to find yourself.
Thanks-----
My adventure was #Ireland. I spent 10 days in this amazingly, beautiful country. I beat all odds and had the
determination of seeing this country.
I will go more into this later on but for now, I want to just touch on some of the places we visited. #Dublin was huge and so busy. Trying to drive into the city was a feat within itself, thank goodness #Rachel was young and seem to have no fear, especially driving on the opposite side of the streets.. When we finally arrived to the hotel, we took a stroll around the area.. I bet we walked more than 20 blocks and could have kept walking. We were in awe of this beautiful place.. But dang was it so cold. We stopped in the oldest pub built and had lunch then out again;looking around. Every street was something new to see and absolutely beautiful. The people were nice.
#PowersCourt was .. words cannot tell you how beautiful these grounds were. Huge estate, lovely gardens and the ponds and statutes were something out of a movie or picture book, but it was real. I could not get enough, but again, dang it was cold, about that time, i was wishing i had brought my trench coat.. :)
#WaterFord was a special place. We visited the #WaterFordCrystal buliding. You have to see this;how they make these amazing pieces from start to finish. How long they have to apprentice to be able to work on them and what they do to make them as you see on the shelf.
#BlarneyCastle. Oh my lord, just a shell of itself but still an awesome site. I could take my imagination back to a time where i could see or imagine how it once was. The dining room, the cooks room, the bedrooms. I went through the dungeon a bit until it became too dark and too small for me to climb through, i became a bit frightening and crawled back out to catch up to my young friend. We walked all over that castle and found our way up to the #BlarneyStone.." Holy cow, you want me to lay how and reach where to kiss what?" "You are gonna hold me, right? " I kissed it.. :) then we went around on the grounds to a #PoisonGarden, yes, you heard me, a poison garden.. It was a site to see.
We made our way to the #NationalPark we walked and became lost(walked off the beaten path,you could say) and walked and walked for hours.. There were 11,000sq miles of that park and I believe we walked every inch of it and more trying to find our way back to where we parked. Rode on my first #Jaunt ( believe that is how you spell it) how wonderful that horse was and the driver was a talker, but damn it was so cold and by that time my blasted camera and phone ran out of juice and no pictures other than with Rachel's , she brought , thankfully, she had a better one and let me take some pictures .. thank you , thank you..
We drove #TheRingofKerry, it was oh Jesus, I found my coming to Jesus moments going down that road. I have to hand it to the bus drivers that make it through those tiny curves. We were in the car and almost kissed a few stone walls along the way. Sheep running down or up the road, how on earth? It was fun to see.
#TheCliffsofMoher you gotta stop and see this one.. I felt as if I were on top of the world and as I was standing alone at one point.. I stopped and looked up to the heaven's and said to my mom.. "Mom, I made it. The trip we talked about for so long and wanted to take, I am here and I know you are here with me on this journey. The journey we wanted to take , to walk the same places as our family before us. I wish you were here in the physical sense, but I know you are with me and in my heart, you are with me on this incredible journey".
When you do travel to #Ireland.. you need to stay in Bed and Breakfast. They are so great and the food; you can't beat it. We saw some great places and wonderful people along the way and as I do plan on going back, I know that I can't replace the steps that I made this journey. We got lost several times but found our way and along that way, some of the most beautiful countryside you could ever see.. And the man on the horse was right. 50 shades of grey..... Ireland has 50 shades of green... everywhere was green.
Take a journey, take an adventure. Take time out to find yourself.
Thanks-----
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Bobbie's Takes: Another Ah-ha moment
Bobbie's Takes: Another Ah-ha moment: Here's another Ah-ha moment for me. When my oldest daughter had an apartment while finishing college, I ordered her some curtains and...
Another Ah-ha moment
Here's another Ah-ha moment for me.
When my oldest daughter had an apartment while finishing college, I ordered her some curtains and had to purchase 4 of them. They looked great had the panel on the back to help with the heat and cold.
Well, no one told me you could not put these in the wash.. Who the hell buys curtains that you can't wash? Me, obviously..
They looked a bit dusty and needed a good cleaning and what did smart butt do?? take them down and shove them in the wash and dryer. The wash went fine, just taking them out of the dryer was another story.. Do you remember as a child when you fell asleep with gum in your mouth and woke up with it matted? No, I guess that was another one of my moments.. :) Anyways, I get them out of the dryer and they are just all a big hot mess. If I could kick myself, I would...
I try to make myself look at the tags of things before I wash.. Note---- if you need something shrunk--- i am your girl.. :) But again, I ask........who the heck makes curtains that you can't put in the wash?? I come from a time either wash it or hand wash it or if you could afford it -- take it to cleaners,but you learned to stay away from those that needed dry cleaning...
My poor curtains look like they have been attacked by moth squad. Oh, well.. costly Ah-ha moment I can be such a ding bat, at times.. Goes to show..... Bobbie pay attention... !!!
Thanks------
When my oldest daughter had an apartment while finishing college, I ordered her some curtains and had to purchase 4 of them. They looked great had the panel on the back to help with the heat and cold.
Well, no one told me you could not put these in the wash.. Who the hell buys curtains that you can't wash? Me, obviously..
They looked a bit dusty and needed a good cleaning and what did smart butt do?? take them down and shove them in the wash and dryer. The wash went fine, just taking them out of the dryer was another story.. Do you remember as a child when you fell asleep with gum in your mouth and woke up with it matted? No, I guess that was another one of my moments.. :) Anyways, I get them out of the dryer and they are just all a big hot mess. If I could kick myself, I would...
I try to make myself look at the tags of things before I wash.. Note---- if you need something shrunk--- i am your girl.. :) But again, I ask........who the heck makes curtains that you can't put in the wash?? I come from a time either wash it or hand wash it or if you could afford it -- take it to cleaners,but you learned to stay away from those that needed dry cleaning...
My poor curtains look like they have been attacked by moth squad. Oh, well.. costly Ah-ha moment I can be such a ding bat, at times.. Goes to show..... Bobbie pay attention... !!!
Thanks------
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Things that go bump in the night
Do you know what goes bump in the night?
Have you ever heard a strange whistle while you were outside wandering around in the woods? Or a constant whistle while you are alone in the house? And mind you, it's an intelligent whistle; when you are brave enough to whistle back; it stops.
What about while driving in the dead of night down the Natchez Trace and you hear a cackle, long and loud.
What about shadows of strange figures? These figures that only have heads that pop up and you can't make out the face but you are sure to know that from the outline, you are glad you can't... What about a figure with glowing eyes, are you dreaming?
What about strange noises in your house? Blinds moving, shadows moving underneath the door? What about missing silverware in your house or things moving from one place to the next? Chairs rocking on their own?
Could all this be imagination? Our minds are powerful and when fear kicks in; could it be the mind is in overdrive making us think these things are there? Or could it be spirits, angels, demons or sinister little creatures as the DJinn or Gnomes running a muck creating havoc... ??
When you are alone again and hear or see these little things, stop and ask yourself if this is normal or is there really things that go bump in the night....
Thanks------
Have you ever heard a strange whistle while you were outside wandering around in the woods? Or a constant whistle while you are alone in the house? And mind you, it's an intelligent whistle; when you are brave enough to whistle back; it stops.
What about while driving in the dead of night down the Natchez Trace and you hear a cackle, long and loud.
What about shadows of strange figures? These figures that only have heads that pop up and you can't make out the face but you are sure to know that from the outline, you are glad you can't... What about a figure with glowing eyes, are you dreaming?
What about strange noises in your house? Blinds moving, shadows moving underneath the door? What about missing silverware in your house or things moving from one place to the next? Chairs rocking on their own?
Could all this be imagination? Our minds are powerful and when fear kicks in; could it be the mind is in overdrive making us think these things are there? Or could it be spirits, angels, demons or sinister little creatures as the DJinn or Gnomes running a muck creating havoc... ??
When you are alone again and hear or see these little things, stop and ask yourself if this is normal or is there really things that go bump in the night....
Thanks------
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Bobbie's Takes: Quick recipe for great lunch.
Bobbie's Takes: Quick recipe for great lunch.: This is a great recipe for a quick lunch. In a skillet on medium high, add tsp. olive oil. 1-2 cloves of crushed garlic (to taste) green...
Quick recipe for great lunch.
This is a great recipe for a quick lunch.
In a skillet on medium high, add tsp. olive oil.
1-2 cloves of crushed garlic (to taste)
green onions or chopped small onion
bell pepper
spinach leaves
any type of luncheon meat you like.
at times i use a teriyaki sauce or soy sauce and ginger sesame sauce is very good with this little sandwich
Cook until leaves become tender. Take off the eye, let sit for about 3 minutes.
Use any type of bread you like.. I love the wheat with sesame seeds.
Pile everything onto the bread with a side of pickle and you have a tasty lunch.
Thanks-----
In a skillet on medium high, add tsp. olive oil.
1-2 cloves of crushed garlic (to taste)
green onions or chopped small onion
bell pepper
spinach leaves
any type of luncheon meat you like.
at times i use a teriyaki sauce or soy sauce and ginger sesame sauce is very good with this little sandwich
Cook until leaves become tender. Take off the eye, let sit for about 3 minutes.
Use any type of bread you like.. I love the wheat with sesame seeds.
Pile everything onto the bread with a side of pickle and you have a tasty lunch.
Thanks-----
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