Category Archives: Music

Motherland of Myths and Milesians

The Milesians represent the Irish people as the final race to settle in Ireland; according to medieval Irish Christian history. They sailed from Hispania after traveling the world for hundreds of years and struggled for domination against the Tuatha Dé … Continue reading

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Auld Sod

This nickname was started by almost a quarter, roughly two million, of the Irish population who were forced to immigrate to the United States after the potato crop failure of 1845, caused by the late blight, led to the Great … Continue reading

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Into The Land of a Thousand Welcomes

This phrase stems from the Irish greeting of “céad míle fáilte” and we would see these words in action more often than we would hear them in Gaelic or spoken with their lovely accent in English. There are only some … Continue reading

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Clouds, Rocks, and Signs

I didn’t recognize the park last night, Stephen F. Austin State Park, the same one we stayed at just eight nights ago on our way east. In my defense, we had set up in the dark spot amongst the RVs, … Continue reading

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Boeing Carries All: Belize, Central America

interactive airport piano I spend the morning with last minute pre-travel prep — no smelly laundry, no moldy dishes, make sure bills are paid, and then watch a hummingbird sit on one of my balcony ledge plants and look to … Continue reading

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