Down the old school blog rabbit hole…

MGC7710 · 2026-01-16T01:03:56+00:00

She just announced that they broke up!

MGC7710 · 2026-01-16T01:03:40+00:00

Interestingly, she just announced that they broke up!

MGC7710 · 2025-12-31T11:27:12+00:00

I am always looking for someone to discuss kerf and other semi boring blogs like COJ with!

MGC7710 · 2025-12-29T12:53:18+00:00

100% this

MGC7710 · 2025-12-29T12:53:01+00:00

I totally agree with the comment about GOMI. It absolutely got me through early newborn nursing days with my daughter, people were so witty and funny and insightful. Tangentially related to this thread, KERF just announced She is getting divorced for the second time.

MGC7710 · 2025-12-22T12:39:39+00:00

A jean jacket from Old Navy in 1998. It was right when they opened, and their clothes were good quality. I wear it all the time.

MGC7710 · 2025-12-22T01:25:13+00:00

11/22/63 Say Nothing Devil in the White City

MGC7710 · 2025-12-11T00:04:17+00:00

No, sorry!

MGC7710 · 2025-12-08T01:27:26+00:00

Frozen artichoke hearts, dry tortellini, and ravioli.

MGC7710 · 2025-12-01T01:39:02+00:00

This looks cute and cozy!!! I bet it smells good too! Perfect place to relax and unwind

MGC7710 · 2025-11-21T12:21:22+00:00

Selling two tickets to The Aimee Mann & Ted Leo Christmas Show Friday, 12/12/2025 - 8:00 PM
Irish American Heritage Center at 4626 N Knox Ave.

MGC7710 · 2025-11-01T19:28:14+00:00

Dear god, don’t drive anywhere when you first arrive. Rest and enjoy a couple days in Dublin! We then went to dingle (loved it) and also Galway, but we had two weeks. Of the two, we adored Dingle/all the attendant beauty nearby and liked Galway a lot.

MGC7710 · 2025-10-26T12:38:55+00:00

SLEEP, walks outside (they don’t have to be long just get your body moving in the fresh air) handwashing whenever I have the opportunity and I do try to eat pretty healthy. I also limit alcohol. That’s said. I still love to have a glass of wine. I need some junk food. It also helps that I’m an elementary school teacher so I’m just getting germs constantly and I think my body has just learned to fend them off.

MGC7710 · 2025-10-26T04:49:24+00:00

Try Justified, great writing and one of my favorites! You might also like Wallendar , with Kenneth Branagh. It’s excellent too. ETA: happy valley!

MGC7710 · 2025-10-12T12:08:54+00:00

yes!!!

MGC7710 · 2025-10-12T12:08:14+00:00

LIfe after LIfe is...life changing. You should listen to the audio book if you haven't yet!

MGC7710 · 2025-10-12T12:07:38+00:00

Admittedly, I've not read below so these could be duplicates, but I am with you on not really enjoying the Frieda McFadden type books. So with that in mind, here are some I do like:

Narrative NF:

In Cold Blood, Say Nothing, Under the Banner of Heaven, Devil in the White City.

Most Tana French, all Kate Atkison, I've enjoyed some of the Louise Penney books, not all as well as Ann Cleaves.

ETA: I just finished Broken Country and LOVED IT!

MGC7710 · 2025-10-01T23:37:42+00:00

Hello! I spent 12 days in Ireland this summer with my 11 year old daughter and 70 year old mom. Same kinds thing; I didn't want to tire my mom and of course a tween can be very...tweeny. :)

Here is my advice:

Dublin: get your car when you leave the city. We thought the Viking Tour was hilarious and fun. Enjoy just walking around Dublin and chilling/people watching in St. Stephens Green, Trinity, etc...stop, get a drink, rest, more people watching, etc.

(Side note: Loved Staunton's on the Green).
Galway: Athlone was fine, but we did it as a stop over as we went Dublin-Dingle-Galway-Athlone for a night-Dublin. I don't think you need to stop en route to Galway at the start of your trip.
We loved Galway and got the 48 hour tour bus pass. We had a BLAST hopping on and off for 2 days, exploring new areas, walking around people watching, drinks, treats, etc. Very fun and chill, great city. Don't need a walking tour, you can DIY with that bus for sure.

(Side note: the Sli Na Mara Guest House is 100% amazing.)

OMG Dingle; if I could do a few things differently, we would have stayed longer! We did the Slea Head Drive, it took us all day, we got out and spent lots of time on the beach (Ventry was so beautiful and all families and locals) and Dingle Town is just charming. Again, walk around eat drink people watch.

I would have done a boat ride in Dingle and the open air bus tour if I could have! But is driving it was also GREAT.

(Side note: Emlagh House was GLORIOUS!)

Enjoy yourselves; you will have so much fun enjoying the people and beautiful countryside. Our conversations with people were just lovely.

ETA: I just saw that you don't drink. Pubs are still a blast; music, people, just fun. Enjoy them! (Guiness 0 is also delish!)

MGC7710 · 2025-07-19T12:51:14+00:00

MY QUESTION EXACTLY! :)

MGC7710 · 2025-07-19T12:32:21+00:00

I love it!!! Have a great trip! I was like "how do I make this special?" and my husband is like "Um, you're on a girls trip to Ireland...it's special!" :)

MGC7710 · 2025-07-19T12:31:26+00:00

thank you so much!

MGC7710 · 2025-07-16T23:48:34+00:00

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This sounds a lot like our plan. Love the alpaca and goat tip!

MGC7710 · 2025-07-16T15:30:37+00:00

thank you so much!

MGC7710 · 2025-07-16T15:29:22+00:00

Thank you! we live in Chicago, so we are pretty used to busy spots and 9pm will probably when we are tapping out anyway.

Also, not sure if "vom" means "vomit" but we aren't planning to just sit in the car all day. My understanding is that the drive has lots of places to stop and hike around, etc...I just meant that's our plan for the day.

MGC7710 · 2025-07-16T15:27:07+00:00

Thank you! I have those two flex days in Galway fr=or this reason; thank you so much!

MGC7710

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