Now I know what G.S.P.L.A.J.* means... well, sort of

* the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.

Photos taken in Tripoli, 21 June 2007, 10:30am, 43 Celsius.

Jewelry from Grandma plus Diddy Under Attack at the Dinner Table

Mother + Daughter

Herbert Montessori Junior Class 2006/2007

Front row, center: Liam Charles Wilson

Enniscoe House and Achill Island, County Mayo

For the bank holiday weekend, we thoroughly enjoyed a road trip to County Mayo. We were hosted by mother and son proprietors Susan and D.J. at Enniscoe House (www.enniscoe.com) but it was their dog, Frodo, who stole our attention during long walks in the pastures and woods. Lisa scouted Achill Island on her own during our second afternoon. She found it so good that we decided to extend our weekend by one day so we could investigate its beaches and windswept hills as a family. Achill Island is a favorite haunt of our friend Tom Kilbane in Portland so we owe him a case of stout for recommending it to us. Hands down, Keem Beach on the island's western tip is one of the best beaches we've walked, swam and played.