Planning, hanging, and showing my first solo painting show has been a terrific growth experience: a gift to myself, of sorts. I benefited from the advice of my more-experienced painting fellows, my teacher, and my family. Seven paintings in all, from the last year and a half, will hang on the bright yellow walls of […]
Ants, anyone? (2007)
Last week, as I was trying to extract myself from a “donations” call, I noticed a lot of ant activity around the phone. Juice? Cookie? Cheese? Not an errant leftover, it turned out; the ants were busy going in and out of the phone itself! Naturally, as soon as the nest was disturbed, the activity […]
Killaloe: July 11-13
The road to Killaloe began with the dramatic scenery offered from the Caha Pass (N71): stony, mist-wrapped mountains plunging to green dales, blue peaks in the distance. You could almost hear the pipes calling. Coming and calming down off the hills, we came to Kenmare (another Tidy Town winner!) on market day. Plenty of traffic, […]
Driving & the Beara Peninsula-July 7-10
Took possession of a Peugeot rental at the airport, avoiding street traffic, thank God. Larry is left-side driving a manual, and I am co-pilot. Nina is holding her breath in the back seat. The first 20km are a body-tensing experience, navigating the roundabouts, the narrow roads, the hedgerows, and the other drivers (who are very […]
Cork: July 5 & 6
Our brief encounter with Cork was engaging. After the three hour train ride from Dublin, we were whisked up to our hotel by a cabbie whose English was pretty unintelligible-okay, let the adventure begin!Our hotel, on a hill, a former hospice for Protestants, was a tarted-up Victorian brick building. Great views, and a healthy walk […]
Dublin-fast impressions
We’ve been here for 5 days, experiencing the Celtic Tiger, Irish weather, Irish hospitality, Irish food, and the usual travelers’ dilemnas: what to see, how to get there, when to eat. The Tiger At €8.65 ($12) per hour, the minimum wage reflects the high cost of living here. We are having the enlightening experience of […]
Bees
_DSC0024Bees, originally uploaded by goldhams. Why Rosypaint? I’m a painter, and I love my roses. “Bees” (2007) came in response to news of Colony Collapse Disorder, which has caused the loss of over one quarter of commercial U.S. honeybee hives. In researching bees, I discovered an amazing social arrangement, full of purpose and mystery, not […]
Beara Peninsula
Here is a map of the Beara Peninsula, County Cork, Ireland, where my family & I will be spending some time this summer. We plan to hike, swim, bike and kayak as we take in Irish history and atmosphere. I am particularly interested in music, archaeology, landscape, and how people live on the land and […]