There’s a beach near where you are, between Liscannor and Lahinch that I referenced in the nonfiction contest a couple of months ago. If you see dudes out surfing off those beaches, one of them might be my youngest brother. His partner was one of the managers in the hotel in Doolin.
I’m glad you’re getting good weather. There was a wind warning for Clare and Galway on the day ye landed.

If I make it out that way in the spring will you buy me lunch?After 70, everything leaks.
Newsflash from my agent this evening:
My advance for Blue Bottle Tree earned out in eight months, so today I got a check for subsidiary rights, and will get a royalty check soon that amounts to two-thirds of the original advance.
I think maybe I'm a professional writer.
Depends on how expensive your taste in restaurants is.If I make it out that way in the spring will you buy me lunch?
For me, it is cullen skink in this little cafe in Lochcarron, Scotland.
For some reason, I can't stop picturing the Seinfeld Soup Nazi with a broad Glasgow accent. (Don't ask me why, I've never been to Glasgow. Think Billy Connolly).Before I die I must return to McGann’s in Doolin for the carrot parsnip soup
And you a successful author and all. Actually basic bar food is my go-to, especially out there.Depends on how expensive your taste in restaurants is.![]()
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Happy Thanksgiving! I'm grateful for everybody.
You'll find all kinds of Americana round these parts. We're largely partial to such things. Mind you don't get run over by the throngs rushing for the Black Friday deals, which is a relatively new addition. We even tried cheerleaders for a while until the rain and sleet on a mid-winter evening in Cavan for the Junior B football championship put paid to that. There's even a recorded instance of someone pleading the 5th during an investigation into an alleged criminal matter. While we have a right to maintain silence, it's not granted by the 5th Amendment to the American Constitution.I’ve seen signs here referencing American Thanksgiving