Tag Archives: Irish

May the Road Rise Up to Meet You…

Posted on January 4, 2021 by marigold

In a fit of ‘here’s to 2021’ partly inspired by The New York Times, during the seemingly endless New Year’s weekend, a friend and I went to the brand-new Moynihan Train Hall. Governor Cuomo called the building “deeply hopeful” and … Continue reading →

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Happy Bloomsday

Posted on June 16, 2016 by marigold

  Today, as James Joyce fans worldwide know, is Bloomsday. (If you don’t know, June 16th is when Joyce’s work, Ulysses, takes place.) I’ve been a Joyce fan since, during sophomore year in college, I read it twice, in two … Continue reading →

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Not Wearing the Green But Baking the Bread

Posted on March 19, 2013 by marigold

The day before the big green day, I went to the exhibition W W II in NYC at the brilliantly- renovated New York Historical Society.  Thanks to a friend’s generosity, I was part of a Barnard College Club group so … Continue reading →

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Of Trotters, Snugs and Hurling

Posted on November 23, 2012 by marigold

Continuing the Irish saga, we made a stop at Cork’s English Market, put on the ‘must see’ list when Queen Elizabeth  visited last year.    Although I loved these pigs’ trotters I won’t be providing a recipe for them (and … Continue reading →

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