Bowling, St Georges Market and a jolly jaunt to Ballymena!
In all the hubbub of being on the ‘main land’ I fell behind on my keeping y’all up to date on the happenings…
Category: Culture
The abridged version!
Instead of doing a day to day of our time here at home – because we’re going to be here for another month…
St. Patrick's day weekend in Houston 2012…
Well, I can’t say I’ve celebrated St. Patricks day in the last few years, but, given that I’ve not been home in almost…
Irish Wheaten Bread
A friend of mine gave me this recipe only a few days ago, I’ve already made three loaves – it’s DELICIOUS!! I love…
"Meat and two veg" is the Irish way…
I’ve been tutting, sighing and doing some serious eye-rolling at any number of blogs and American’s version of ‘Irish’ over the last few…
An Expats guide to the Houston Rodeo!
My first tip, and my most important, Go to the Rodeo! The city of Houston hosts one of the biggest rodeos of North…
Day 6 – Capitol number 4 for the McMasters
Thursday was our ‘wild card’ day, we had decided, before we left for our trip, that we couldn’t be so close to a…
Day 2 – Sausilito, San Francisco and a really windy road!
The builders didn’t wake us, the maids in the halls didn’t wake us, what woke us, was the friggin AC/Heating unit. Yes, the…
Day 1 – Livermore, Stockton, Sacramento and Berkeley!
It was time to go! I hadn’t had the weeks of excitement building up to this trip, as I’d other stuff to ‘get…
Day 9 – Marina Bay Sands Grand Prix!
For most sports, for Sunday games, you need to get up early, or, at least be there for a decent hour, not F1. …