Pic 1: iron work outside the Chester Beatty library Pic 2: Door on the back of Christchurch Cathedral Pic 3: Two shady characters hanging around the backdoor of Christchurch

Knowth: it’s better than Newgrange!

Going back now to catch up with photos we took in Ireland, here are some pics from Day 2: National Loop Trail around Howth. Beautiful day and scenery! The shot of John coming out of Ann’s has a story behind it. We used to get coffee on Howth from the…

We had a major shopping trip to IKEA on Saturday and finally got everything assembled. It's so cool and comfortable down there in the basement now!

We took a lovely long walk around Howth. This view from Deer Park, looking west toward Sutton (the isthmus) is always nice to see, esp on a spectacular day like we had. That's Portmarnock Beach to the right.

When we got back from High Rock, Phyllis, Paul, Isabelle, Isaac and James were waiting for us. They had lots of fun playing in the Kennys' stunning garden!          

There's a new park area called Paddy's Field that leads down to the High Rock. We went down for a visit after waking up from our post-transatlantic flight naps last Monday. Here's John and Miles walking through Paddy's Field John at High Rock. He commented that it didn't seem as…