WMD: Catching up. Yes, I arrived back in Canada after a successful trip to Ireland. My two last locations visited in Ireland were an archaeological site, at 5,000 years the oldest known farming site in Europe, and Skerries, an incredibly charming seaside resort a short hop north of Dublin. I'll be writing an "official" story about my trip for my employer sometime later this month and will post it here. Note: it will be largely cribbed from posts here, so regular Blinkit readers will see some overlap.
Meantime, I'm enjoying summer, especially the local farms, which in my case are 5 to 10 minutes drive away, a fantastic situation. I've already frozen strawberries for the winter and hope to do the same for some green vegetables, although the search for a suitable small freezer continues to be a bit of a journey. I was all set to buy a 5.5 cubic foot model at Future Shop, but the $55 delivery charge on an item that cost $229 made me choke. I still might get it, thanks to there not being much available in this freezer size, but Costco has a smaller freezer I'm going to check out. It's $199 with delivery included.
Today's bLINKit: If you're driving through Ireland, this trip planner might help. Driving in Ireland requires assistance like this, and a good map, because signs in that country are not always helpful. And the locals, at least in the countryside in the west, tend not to say "take the N51 to get to Dublin" but instead talk in folksy tones about "take the Longford road, which is shorter than the Charlesport road, unless you want more scenery." Which of course has you looking at your map wondering where the heck Longford is. And if you drive, you'll want to know the weather, which in Ireland is one of damp, wet, moist, drenched or flooded.
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