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Take a virtual trip along with EmptyNest Adventures as we explore The Wild Atlantic Way in part one of a two part Blog of Ireland.

Come along as I reflect on 2019 and plan for a more productive and positive 2020.

Labor Day Weekend Fun - The Kansas City Irish Festival

In Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay I take you along on my adventure to Alexandria Bay, New York in the Thousand Islands.

Come with me as I return home to my midwestern roots. I share stories of family, home, and our history in a place called Flora, Illinois.

If you were to look up the definition of "alone" you will find it's described as "unaccompanied, companionless, unescorted, solitary, and then my personal fa...

As the snow falls quietly outside this evening here in Central New York I know it's just a few short weeks and the weather will turn for the better. At leas...

January 1st is a day of reflection and hope. It's a day we all sit down and think about what the last 365 days brought us, and what the next 364 days have i...

This past weekend I had the opportunity to head to my hometown of Geneva, New York to meet up with my classmates from the Class of 1983 for our 35th Class Re...

Every once in awhile you just need to stop and take a break to recharge and regroup. We live in such a fast paced world today, and we're such a goal oriented...

I will begin this by saying, I very well could be Irish. But who knows?!!! My mother was adopted and I know little of her background, so I could have ances...

As a photographer, you struggle to juggle your time between shooting, editing, and marketing yourself and your business. The amount of time you put into eac...

Back in 2016 I was extremely fortunate when my day job decided to send me and a fellow co-worker out to Denver, Colorado for training. For five days we were...

In all the cities I have been fortunate enough to live in, there is one city that stole my heart from the moment I arrived. With it's southern charm, wonder...

Over the next few months I will be sharing with you some of my many adventures. Some may be ones I have already taken, and some will be recent ones I am itc...