Malinda Lo
Blog
Dec 23, 2009
Happy holidays!
I’m starting the holiday weekend a bit early today, yay! Over the next few days I plan to indulge myself with some holiday traditions, both old and new.
Old: I’m rereading a favorite comfort read, Witch by Barbara Michaels, a romantic suspense novel about a creepy old house and, obviously, a witch. Every Christmas I reread a couple of old favorites, usually a Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters (they are the same person), and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. They never cease to entertain me.
New: I’m making peanut butter cookies and braised short ribs, because I’ve never cooked them and I want to.
I’ll be back next week with a 2009 retrospective. Happy holidays!
finally got around to looking at your blog again! Read that you are coming to Ireland next year.
I’m from Ireland and I heard about Ash through Meg Cabot’s website. I can’t wait to read it! (We have to wait a while for it here!).
That commercial is cute. There is, unfortunately, homophobia still in Ireland, but then again condoms only became legal about 20 years ago, and that was only for families.
But you should still come here because it is really quite stunning.
Just to warn you, its rainiest here in summer, winter and especially spring. Its actually not that bad in autumn. Best time to come if your set on summer is early June, exam time, when the sun shines just to spite you.
Depends on where your going I guess, but I suppose the best places to see are Newgrange, Glendalough in Co.Wicklow, its a monastery and a valley. Ireland’s lovely if you walk around all the sites, albeit in rain gear. Going up north is always a good idea, there’s the glens of antrim and the giants’s causeway and the mountains are gorgeous. Glenveagh is worth a visit.
You should look on heritageireland.ie, it will tell you all the best places to go. A heritage card may be worth buying.
Renting a car might be a good idea, but on busy days, weekends its hard to get parking in the cities.
If you’re travelling around the country, spend a night or two in a family run b &b, sometimes they’re lovely. Be warned about renting a mobile home, it can be cold.
Bring clothes, lots of clothes.
And enjoy!
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS!!! And have a happy New Year!
BTW is that your dog? Seriously adorable. I have a sparkly snowflake sweater that I make my cat Ari wear… he loves me anyway.
Yes, that is my dog!
Thanks so much for all the recommendations! I’m excited for my trip.