LIZZY SHANNON

Called Dad in Northern Ireland to wish him a Happy Father's Day. We talked about my upcoming visit to see him later in the year. When I...

Okay, I’m back in the blog saddle at last, after a few months’ hiatus where I’ve been recovering from this extremely difficult year. So,...

Google Earth can be a dangerous place to go when you’re feeling nostalgic. Especially if you’re an immigrant. It started when I looked up...

So, here I am, at the coast at last. Been a couple of years since I just upped and drove out here for a night on a moment’s notice. At...

It took me two days of rest to recover from the trip east to Miami. But what a place! A spa set in a golf resort just outside Miami. It...

Well! Last night I was “in a state” as my mother used to say. I flew from Los Angeles into Miami. Only a four-and-a-half hours, which is...

As reported on my Facebook page earlier, I'm very sorry to report that one of my father's dogs, Ben, had to be put down earlier today....

So, the other day I had breakfast with Carrie, a friend and neighbor. We haven't seen each other for months and were due a catch up....

I apologize to my local Oregonians for the lack of sun on Wednesday. I brought it in to give it a bit of a polish and he ended up staying...

And curious it is. As you know, (Bob) a month ago I had radioactive treatment to kill off my thyroid before it killed me via Graves'...

On a quest for Branston Pickle (been craving it) I went grocery shopping in Tualatin Fred Meyers. Praise the Pickle Gods that be! Not...

I've scarcely had a chance to gather my thoughts about the St. Patrick's Day party last month. The week before I sent out the Evites, I'd...

Day 13, Wednesday 22nd June (visiting Northern Ireland) Last night I met up with June (Clark) Wilson, a girl I grew up with in Belfast....

Day 12, 21st June 2011 (Visiting Father) After walking the dogs on Murlough Nature Reserve, Dad and I went to meet one of his old...

Day 9, 17th June 2011 (Visiting Dad in Northern Ireland On Friday morning I drove the hired Citroen to pick up my brother Steve and his...

Day 7, June 15th 2011, Northern Ireland Been here a week today! Stayed up late last night to watch the lunar eclipse. Could only glimpse...

Take Joy! I salute you! There is nothing I can give you which you have not; but there is much, that while I cannot give, you can take. No...

With all the recent posting on Facebook about the TSA, I remembered an extremely odd encounter I'd had with one of them in Chicago,...

I had the chance to pitch the screenplay version of my novel at the Willamette Writers conference a couple of weeks ago. I received...

The plane arrived only an hour late; the pilot having taken a diversion north to avoid the ash from the volcano in Iceland. The walk to...