At home abroad: Nov 22, 2009

November 22, 2009

Stormy Weather & Tea Roses

Nothing much to report. The weather has decided to be stormy, wet and unpleasant and is keeping everyone hostage inside.

So with the wind blowing through the drafty walls and the rain splashing against the windows, we are happy to spend a weekend watching tea roses unfold beautifully in our glass pot. Nothing nicer than a warm blanket and a hot cup of tea. I can even can almost feel the X-mas spirit knocking on the door. Yesterday we tried our luck at making German Vanillekipferl. Can you see the evolution in this image?

Back in Dublin!

I am back! Happy to be here again.
Back from another trip to San Francisco. I think it will be the last one this season. I have to say I am getting pretty good at relaxing on 12 hours flights, but the jet-lag still gets me every time.
First weekend back in Dublin just walking around, happy to be at home. There is nothing better than a relaxed weekend in good company and lots of sleep :)

Intro

In Ireland I was once told a story. A Spanish man travelling in Connemara asked what the Irish word for mañana would be. He was told “Oh no, we don’t have a word describing such a hurry here.”
I tried to keep this story in mind on my way from Cork into Dublin on Sunday evening.
It seemed to me like even the roads were in a hurry. Cars where changing lanes like mad and honking was the only accepted way of communication.

Ireland is a lovely country, people are friendly, the weather is mild, the countryside is gorgeous and in general not much is working in this country, but Irish people are way to relaxed to keep complaining about this too much, which is a very good skill to acquire when you move here from lets say one of the Scandinavian countries.