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Earl Who?

Earl is now far far somewhere. We did have to move our RV, to higher ground and to make a long story short, we moved to a RV park right near Newport. It is lovely and we will now make … Continue reading

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Waiting For Earl

Just a quick update and photo. Dennis and I arrived in Newport earlier today. We are nicely set up at Melville Ponds Campground in Portsmouth. I am showing you all the photo as proof incase a tree hits poor Ronan … Continue reading

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Let’s Scatter Milwaukee ANd Travel To Newport With Earl!

Milwaukee ended with a bang, a wonderful fireworks display for all along the Lake Michigan coastline. The fireworks were preceded by the scattering of entertainment. All the event entertainment, all genres gathered on stage to perform together, some old songs, … Continue reading

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Milwaukee Irish Fest Celebrates 30 Years

Allison and I are here in Milwaukee, we are set up and the festival started last night with a 5 hour beginning. Our booth is 10×12 which is just right for us. We decorated it and it looks inviting to … Continue reading

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Now You See It, Now You Don’t

Now you see it, now you don’t, refers to my packed car. I swore last year I would never put myself in a position of too much inventory. When I think back on my years of festivals, I have never … Continue reading

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Packed To The Hilt

I just shut the back hatch of the suburban. I am officially packed, ready for Milwaukee, the largest Irish Festival in the world. I made a promise to myself last year to not bring as much stock… and of course … Continue reading

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On The Amish Road To Irish Dublin, Ohio That Is!!!

To spoof a well-known Irish ditty, ” we’re on the long road, mostly the wrong road to only God’s knows where…” Dennis and I began our Denville to Dublin road trip about noon yesterday. 465 miles later we arrived at … Continue reading

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Forgot the Best Part of Festival

I almost forgot the best part of the festival. I was leaving last night, it was 85*, it had been brutally hot all day, no breeze, really tough. My car was parked by the traditional music tent and there was … Continue reading

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Ahhh Summer in the Nutmeg State

I am writing to you from my little dinette inside Ronan on a beautiful Summer morning. everyone in CT this weekend has just experienced a terrible bout of heat and humidity. Somehow a front forced thru and this early AM … Continue reading

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Chicagoland Ends With Several Big Booms (of thunder)

We had a very warm weekend in Chicago, the people were fantastic, met lots of nice new customers, some from our Milwaukee and Dublin Festivals. We even met a few from New Jersey. A funny part of the weekend is … Continue reading

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