Book: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A.J. Jacobs Genre: stunt memoir Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: April 2012 Pages: 402 Source: Library Summary: After explaining that he has made a list of healthy things to add to his life that … Continue reading →
More photos from Dingle Peninsula on Flickr: Joy’s Photostream More photos around the web at Wordless Wednesday.
Continue reading →This Week on the Blog More Ireland photos on Wednesday and Saturday: Wordless Wednesday — Rainy Day in Ireland Saturday Snapshot — Muckross House in County Kerry A book review for my Weekend Cooking post: Book Review: The Hundred Year Diet … Continue reading →
Muckross House is near Killarney, Ireland in a national park. We were there for the garden, so we didn’t see the inside of the house or some of the other interesting sites. There are more photos from our Ireland trip, … Continue reading →
Book: The Hundred Year Diet: America’s Voracious Appetite for Losing Weight by Susan Yager Genre: History Publisher: Rodale Publication date: 2010 Pages: 260 Source: Library Summary: As the title suggests, The Hundred Year Diet covers the history of dieting in America from about World War I … Continue reading →
These photos are from the one day of our vacation that was really impacted by rain. Apparently that’s quite lucky for a trip to Ireland. After all, rain is what creates the forty shades of green that have been showing … Continue reading →
This week on the blog. More Ireland photos: Wordless Wednesday — Birr Castle, Ireland Saturday Snapshot — More Ireland Photos I wrote about growing and eating eggplants for Weekend Cooking: Weekend Cooking — Eggplant. We had a good turnout for Readers’ … Continue reading →
Growing Eggplant Eggplants are a favorite of my vegetable garden. They come in an amazing variety of colors, shapes, and sizes — many more than you’ll ever see in the supermarket. Eggplant is courteous, as vegetables go. Once a plant … Continue reading →
These photos are from one of our busiest touring days in Ireland. Before lunch, we saw Knappoque Castle and its walled Victorian garden, the Cliffs of Moher, and the Burren. We ate lunch in a tea room in the small … Continue reading →
More of my photos from the day we visited Birr Castle are on Flickr: Joy’s Photostream More photos around the web are at today’s Wordless Wednesday link list: Wordless Wednesday: July 11, 2012
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