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Jul15

Thanksgiving in Dublin – Friendsgiving 2.0

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Sunday, 07-December-2025


We’re not leaving Thanksgiving behind, just because the New England Thanksgiving adventure is over.

Ohh, no no no! We have friends back in Dublin! Ireland needs to be introduced to Thanksgiving! Turkeys need roasting, wreaths need decorating, and sides need devouring.

Friends arrived, meals were laid out, and excellent conversation flowed nearly as freely as the mulled wine. Our apartment was arranged as a huge table, and neighbors brought extra chairs along for the festivities.

It was a lovely welcome-home.

Jun19

Thanksgiving in New England – The flights out

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Thanksgiving! Last year, Thanksgiving was a bit too busy for me to fly back to the United States… classes, and general insanity, conspired to keep me in Dublin. Which, frankly, was a perfectly lovely time with friends and classmates. 2025, however, had none of those challenges… and thus, saw Andrea and I winging our way to New England for a well-deserved holiday…

Sunday, 23-Nov-2025

Flying is one of those really fun things for me. I adore the calmness once you’re in the airport… it’s magical time, to me, where I can really focus in and get things done.

This time was no exception. Flying from Dublin to Boston is simple and easy, thanks to TSA being on this side of the pond (probably due to the sheer volume of Americans coming back here), so it’s clean, it’s simple, and it’s a beautifully quiet spot.

Jun17

Christmas in Newmarket yards

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Friday, 21-November-2026

Walking home from… Well, walking home from something, I saw wreaths up for sale in one of the shops near the apartment.

I mean, it works, right? They’d put up the Christmas trees earlier, so… yeah. It felt like it was time.

Seriously – one of the things I appreciate about living in an apartment building like this is the decorations. They’re just that lovely extra little bit of fun to the year.