In late September we were lucky enough to have a visit from the well drilling legend himself, Herb Lang. Herb has been providing water supply in the Peterborough area for over thirty years and it was great to have him drop by. Continue reading
Author: gclark (Page 1 of 2)
Fun with big tools
The approach I took to building our new house was “how hard can it be” relying on what I had learned from working with my father what seems like only a few years ago. In reality that was as much as 40 odd years ago and I was very young (almost an infant in fact).
We have a new addition.
After selling his Hayabusa almost two years ago, someone was all smiles when we picked this baby up from Thunder Road in Windsor. The first stop was to show my Mom and Gram. That’s my Gram sitting on the bike in the picture. I swear she almost knocked my Mom out of the way to get to it as Greg pulled up. Aren’t they cute?
It’s been a crazy few months since we’ve returned from our trip that we’ve neglected to share the beautiful slide show created by our awesome photographer Lisa, from Lisa Daly Photography.
Better late than never.
Watching it, I feel like I’m still there. A huge THANK YOU to Lisa for capturing our day in such an amazing way.
p.s. Merry Christmas to all
Thought we’d share some highlights for those that couldn’t be with us. Writing this brings back a few welcome memories for us.
Better late than never! We’ve finally managed to upload several pictures of our trip as well as the wedding. You can find links to the galleries on the right hand side.
Trying a new gallery plug-in, so please let me know if you run into any problems.
Otherwise, enjoy the pictures!
With the wedding early the next day, we decided to take it easy. A group of us took a quick trip to nearby Ennistymon, a quaint little town known for The Cascades – an area of cascading water that travels through town. Not to mention the closest town with a bank and ATM.
Next up was a cruise to the Cliffs of Moher. Continue reading
Doolin is nestled against The Burren, an amazing geological area that is covered in limestone. This region, which looks somewhat prehistoric even today, is home to many old tombs and forts. We decided to do a little exploring.
First stop, the Poulnabrone Dolmen. This portal tomb is believed to be more than 5,000 years old, which makes it older than Stonehenge. But at around six feet, it’s only a third as tall. This is a fairly big tourist destination. There were already two bus loads of people milling around when we arrived. After a bit of patience, I managed to get a shot with no one around though.
Just down the road is the Caherconnell stone fort, located on a farm that has been in the same family for 400 years. In addition to the fort the family performs herd dog demonstrations. Greg got a big kick out of that, and I must admit it was interesting. The dogs use different techniques for herding: for sheep they use their eyes but must nip when rounding up cattle. Add different whistles sounds for each dog (to avoid confusion)…I was surprised how complex it is.
Having enough of the cold wet windy day we made our way back, stopping in Kilfenora for lunch. Later that day we met up with Dave and Carm who just arrived and enjoyed drinks and music at a nearby pub.
My mom and Greg’s cousin Neil arrived in Dublin and took the train into Galway. Since we were picking them up, we ventured into the city early to check it out.
After our fairy tale night in a castle, we took one last stroll on the grounds then said bye to beautiful Ashford and set out for Doolin, Co Clare.
Our trip was not a lonely one, though. We quickly made friends along the way. Continue reading