The roof vents
and dehumidifiers did their job - not much mould in the house
this time. Yay!! |
It's great having guests. We go places that we always say we're going to go, but never do on our own. We
finally got to Clodiagh Church - one of those places signposted for tourists that we drive past every time
we go to New Ross. (far left, top & bottom)
Toni really enjoys wandering around cemetaries, reading headstones and getting a feel for the history of places she visits. No shortage of cemetaries around Inistioge, starting with the one right in the center of the village (middle, top and bottom). When we got out to the newer cemetary, just at the bottom of our road, we immediately recognized the one really interesting headstone in the batch (below). We remember jamming with Roly... |
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Then there's Woodstock. The grand old house burned to a shell decades ago, and the gardens fell into disrepair, but the whole time we've been here there's been a huge restoration project going on (the gardens, not the house). Whenever we have guests, we go up to see how this is coming along. And talk about perspective -- it's always worth looking back down at Inistioge from up here. |
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We feasted
on our special blackberries and apples and, all in all, got very
little done on the house. Oh well. It may be a building site, but it's our building site. |
Oh, yes, and while we had Toni here, we got the studio gear set up and added some tasty harmonies to the new song we were working on for the next Pern CD. Then, en route to the airport, swung by Anne McCaffrey's place to sing the piece for her and get dinner at the local Chinese restaurant. A perfect end to a lovely visit. Thanks, Toni, for sending us all these photos! Mike, Toni and Anne |
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