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  • Slot It Group C Ferrari 512 Porsche 956 and 962C
    Carrera and Slot.It racing at Orchard Hills Raceway
    These Slot.It Group C cars are really fast. My favorite? “Big Ben”! Black, gold, and number 7. Go Steelers!
  • Best Breakfast in Asheville
    The Best Breakfast in Asheville
    I’m fortunate to live in a house where my wife and kids love to bake and cook. Baking though is… Read more: The Best Breakfast in Asheville
  • Potato blossom - Life with Grady Varner
    The Promise of New Beginnings
    Things are stirring in the world again. With the exception of a few places, there seems to be a new… Read more: The Promise of New Beginnings
  • Copper Point - Long Island, Schull, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
    Standing Firm in the Choice You Made
    The little tower in the picture is Copper Point which sits at the northeast end of Long Island near the… Read more: Standing Firm in the Choice You Made
  • New blooms of the hydrangea
    After the Choice is Made
    The thoughts that go into making a choice can be very simple and direct. The effort of deciding when to… Read more: After the Choice is Made
  • Biltmore Estate - Asheville, NC
    Time to Make a Choice
    We make choices every day. Coffee? Sure. One? OK. Two. Even better. What shirt should I wear? Should I brush my… Read more: Time to Make a Choice
  • A bowl of Irish potato soup with sliced soda bread and Kerry Gold butter
    The best potato soup and soda bread ever
    I bet you saw the picture of the soup and soda bread and assumed that it came from a fine,… Read more: The best potato soup and soda bread ever
  • Looking at the gravel road winding through the trees of the Piagah National Forest
    Can spending time outdoors improve our mood and brains?
    I know the “happenings” of the year have been taking a toll on all of us in different ways. My… Read more: Can spending time outdoors improve our mood and brains?
  • Interesting log found at the base of Catawba Falls - Old Fort, NC
    The random things you see walking through the woods
    I love the random things you spot while walking through the woods. This log and branch was just off the… Read more: The random things you see walking through the woods
  • Saying hello to a visiting box turtle
    Today I made a new friend while walking in the garden
    You’re never sure what is going to show up here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Tadhg took this… Read more: Today I made a new friend while walking in the garden
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The Stunning Three Castle Head in West Cork

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