Before we made it to the tree, we saw and experienced one of the more prominent features of the Lough Key forest park, the island with the castle on. I believe it is usually called Castle Island, distinguishing it from the islands with the church on (Church Island?). It being an island, the only way [...]
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Row, row, row your boat
Posted in Stories, Wanderlust
Posted by Dixie on 13 August, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/row-row-row-your-boat/
Arborsexual
A couple weeks ago, several couples and I were invited out to Boyle (Roscommon) for the bank holiday weekend. We were housed, fed, and entertained, and I not only got to hang out with people I don’t see often but I got to see bits of Ireland I never had before. The older I get, [...]
Posted in Stories, Wanderlust
Posted by Dixie on 11 August, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/arborsexual/
Roscommon Lamb Festival, part 3
We got really lucky that our day for the Festival had glorious weather. The Wool Craft Village was in the town square in a very large tent with floorboards, so even if it had rained we would have been out of the wet. Since it was beautiful out, Kheldara and I took turns leaving the [...]
Posted in Stories, Wanderlust
Posted by Dixie on 13 May, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/roscommon-lamb-festival-part-3/
Roscommon Lamb Festival, part 2
As you might expect from the name, the Roscommon Lamb Festival is about lambs. Well, lambs and sheep. I learned that County Roscommon “has the highest lamb output in the country,” and that the festival itself is meant to showcase the benefits of locally produced food and craft. Whether you’re concerned about ethical treatment of [...]
Posted by Dixie on 12 May, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/roscommon-lamb-festival-part-2/
Roscommon Lamb Festival, part 1
The shop received an invitation a few months ago to participate in this year’s Roscommon Lamb Festival, the first to feature a Wool Craft Village. Kheldara (Rav link) and I volunteered to staff our table, so it came to pass that the weekend before last I drove out Wesht and discovered all the delights the [...]
Posted in Knitting, Wanderlust
Posted by Dixie on 11 May, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/roscommon-lamb-festival-part-1/
Knitting Tour: Waterford
Marketing is a fast world. Plans can shift at the last minute based on real-life conditions. The people on the ground (that’s us) make adjustments based on the venue, foot traffic, space available, and the attitudes of passersby. Contracting for a marketing firm is not a job for the faint of heart, or for people [...]
Tagged free pattern, ireland, Knitting, teaching, trains, travel, vodafone promotion, Waterford, work, yarn
Posted by Dixie on 9 February, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/knitting-tour-waterford/
Knitting Tour: Galway
Galway and I have a complicated relationship. After nearly dying in Limerick, I was ready for Galway. I was looking forward to seeing NUI Galway and scouting out the venue for Itzacon. I was curious to see if I remembered how to find my way around. And after driving (well, being driven) around Limerick, I [...]
Posted by Dixie on 5 February, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/knitting-tour-galway/
Knitting Tour: Limerick
I was cheated out of my visit to Cork when UCC decided they didn’t want to give Vodafone enough space to accommodate the Instant Living Room (as I have taken to calling it). While I remain bitter, as I do about every venue that turns up their nose at our awesome setup and cheats me [...]
Posted by Dixie on 4 February, 2010
http://dixiestix.wordpress.com/2010/02/04/knitting-tour-limerick/
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